Ky governor still considering industrial hemp bill

Published April 1, 2013 7:42pm ET



FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Steve Beshear has until Saturday to sign or veto a bill that would open the door to industrial hemp farming in Kentucky. So far, he hasn’t said what he’ll do.

The General Assembly passed the bill last Tuesday in the final minutes of this year’s legislative session, giving the governor 10 days excluding Sundays to veto it, according to the Legislative Research Commission.

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