[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 18 (Wednesday, February 6, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H414]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. MASSIE:
        H.R. 525.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This act is justified by the Commerce Clause of the United 
     States Constitution which, by granting Congress the power to 
     regulate commerce among the several states, also allows 
     Congress to prevent the federal government from interfering 
     with Americans' ability to grow and process industrial hemp. 
     This act is also justified by the Ninth Amendment and the 
     Tenth Amendment to the Constitution, which recognize that 
     rights and powers are retained and reserved by the people and 
     to the States.