GREEN BAY (WLUK) - A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Menominee Indian Tribe, in which it sought a declaration its hemp-growing operation was legal.
Last November, the tribe sued the federal Drug Enforcement Administration and Department of Justice over an October raid which destroyed the hemp being grown on tribal land.
The tribe said it was growing hemp for research purposes. However, after the raid, the DEA reported it confiscated 30,000 high-grade marijuana plants. The difference between marijuana and industrial hemp is THC level. Industrial hemp has a lower THC level, preventing anyone from getting a high from it. It's used in things like clothes and building materials.
Part of the tribe's argument was that Congress allows states to grow hemp for research but the judge rejected that interpretation of the law.
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Judge Dismisses Menominee Indian Tribe Hemp Lawsuit
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