Dave Turpin wrote:You are certainly in a pickle there. It is not legal to grow hemp even for industrial purposes in the US, and only the DEA has the authority to issue a grow permit (which they have not done, ever)
Some states are fighting to legalize the production of hemp for industrial purposes, but Nebraska is not one of them.
What you should do really depends on how the hemp got on the property.... If someone in your family was growing it illegally you should probably destroy the evidence ASAP. If you are innocent in the whole thing and just found it that way, inform the DEA and THEY will probably destroy it for you.
It is all unfortunate, IMO. Hemp is such a useful plant, and is legal to grow for the oil and fibers in so many 1st world countries, but not ours!
I'm aware of the legality of hemp, that's a large part of why I want to get rid of it. I did consider uses for it at first, its as viable as corn for biodiesel with a much lower need for care. In fact I don't do any thing and springs out of the ground. If only politics weren't in the way it would be a great harvest every year.
As for the illegal growing thing, it was actually a state mandate in WWII to grow hemp and donate it as supplies for the war. The stuff grows everywhere out here and its difficult to get rid of. It is currently very much illegal to cultivate it but the local law enforcement know its all wild for the most part. You can't get stoned off it, its like trying to smoke a piece of rope. If it were THC active I would forget about farming any thing else entirely and ship tons of marijuana out to Colorado my home state. Haha, of course that's tongue in cheek.
On to my actual problem that hasn't been answered. How in the world am I to get rid of it all? I have a tractor but its an old broken down T1 that would take some repairs. I don't have any attachments for it that I'm aware but there is a lot of odd things laying about the farm. Funding is a pretty big issue from me, I'm unemployed right now. I work some times for contractors doing construction but the industry isn't exactly thriving at the moment. Farmers are surprisingly doing ok despite the drought. I plan on building apiaries this winter and figure out what I can do with the land that is ready to cultivate. I spent all of today building laying boxes for chickens and bracing up the roof of an old hen house. I built the roof myself about 4 years ago but a tree fell on it and the trusses were bowing. I'm making the most of a difficult situation and I hope I can turn a small profit.
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They are pushing for legalization in Nebraska as well apparently. I don't stay up to date with the news as I should.
http://www.netnebraska.org/article/news/nebraskans-seek-legalize-various-uses-marijuana
Perhaps I should leave the part of the property alone and only use what I can manage right now. Who knows what might happen in politics the next few years. The real problem with hemp will be the fact that it will remain illegal on a federal level despite it being legalized state wide. They are having that problem in Colorado right now. I guess it will work like backwards prohibition most of the states will legalize it and then the fed will give up.
