Tell that to certain states that will STILL ARREST - like IDAHO where the trucker in question was arrested and STILL FACES CHARGES.
Charges which - if convicted, may result in the permanent disqualification of his CDL under current rules.
Don't get me wrong - I'm all for hemp and even legalized weed (which I choose not to partake myself). But there's a whole bunch of rules and laws that need to be updated - not just a "memo". And states still have the right to regulate more stringently.
Not sure I'd want to be hauling a load of hemp right now. Not with a risk to my freedom, criminal record and driving privilege.
The other guys in the article that plead down from trafficking, still will have FELONY "possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance" convictions on their record. Have fun explaining THAT.
The other question is - WTH is up with Idaho being such hardazzes on this?
Meanwhile - the receiver is still trying to get their hemp back. Probably all moldy and ruined by now...
Rick
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In response to the large amount of publicity given to a truck driver being arrested in Idaho for legally transporting a hemp load the United States Department of Agriculture released a statement last week clarifying that hemp is no longer subject to the Controlled Substance Act and thus can be legally transported.
Hemp arrest prompts USDA memo