US CA: Bill Seeks to Allow Industrial Hemp Grows in Kern

The Bakersfield Californian, 01 Oct 2011 – It may be distantly related to pot, but industrial hemp most definitely is not, say supporters of a California Senate Bill aimed at legalizing cultivation of the cannabis cousin in four counties, including Kern. Senate Bill 676 or the California Industrial Hemp Farming Act — which is on the governor’s desk for signing by Oct.