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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Hemp Economic Mobilization Plan Act of 2020 or the</b> <b>HEMP Act of 2020 </b></p> <p>This bill modifies the definition of hemp to raise the tetrahydrocannabinol (THC, the psychoactive component of marijuana) limit from 0.3% to 1%, and requires hemp shipments to contain a copy of a seed certification showing such hemp was grown from not more than 1% THC seed.</p>]]></text>
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