Kentucky Ag Commissioner James Comer is expressing his displeasure, as legislation that would allow hemp farming in Kentucky failed to make it to a vote in a House committee Wednesday. Tom McKee, a Democrat from Cynthiana, and the Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, closed the meeting after two hours of discussion, but did not allow a vote, claiming another committee needed the meeting room.
McKee wants to have the University of Kentucky study the issue and grow a test crop. Ag Commissioner Comer stands in opposition to that proposal. An attempt by Representative Jim DeCesare, of Rockfield, to have a vote on allowing hemp farming under Comer’s plan was ruled out of order by McKee.
A plan to reconvene Wednesday afternoon failed to materialize as McKee called a meeting at his desk in the House Chamber instead. McKee is giving no indication as to whether or not his committee would actually vote on the bill.
McKee wants to have the University of Kentucky study the issue and grow a test crop. Ag Commissioner Comer stands in opposition to that proposal. An attempt by Representative Jim DeCesare, of Rockfield, to have a vote on allowing hemp farming under Comer’s plan was ruled out of order by McKee.
A plan to reconvene Wednesday afternoon failed to materialize as McKee called a meeting at his desk in the House Chamber instead. McKee is giving no indication as to whether or not his committee would actually vote on the bill.
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