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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 8, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Mr. Trone:H.R. 1428.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.The single subject of this legislation is:To repeal Section 297B(e)(3)(B) of the AgriculturalMarketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1639p(e)(3)(B)) and eliminatethe 10-year drug felony prohibition for hemp farmers.[Page H1207]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Free to Grow Act of 2023&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This bill repeals a federal provision barring individuals with certain felony drug-related convictions within the past 10 years from obtaining a license to grow hemp.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Hemp is a variety of&lt;i&gt; Cannabis sativa&lt;/i&gt; (the same plant as marijuana) which is grown to produce nonpsychoactive food, beverage, and consumer products. In 2018, Congress legalized hemp production.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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