❓ Hon Frank Hough asks about government involvement in industrial hemp trials in Manjimup and Scott River. Hon Kim Chance responds that no applications for research trials have been made, implying any hemp cultivation is unlicensed.
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INDUSTRIAL HEMP TRIALS, MANJIMUP AND SCOTT RIVER AREAS
Will the minister please explain the extent of government involvement in a scheme to grow industrial hemp in the Manjimup and Scott River areas? Hon KIM CHANCE
Will the minister please explain the extent of government involvement in a scheme to grow industrial hemp in the Manjimup and Scott River areas? Hon KIM CHANCE
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This is a much more interesting question than members might imagine. When I first saw the draft answer I suggested that it was somewhat short and even a little dismissive. However, when I made inquiries about what lay behind the question, I determined that the answer would probably satisfy Hon Frank Hough given that it refers to what is possibly a specific event. No applications have been made to the Department of Agriculture for a licence to conduct research trials on hemp in the Manjimup and Scott River areas. I can only deduce from that answer that any hemp being grown in the area is occurring without application for a licence and I could not possibly speculate on the reason for its being grown.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: This is a much more interesting question than members might imagine. When I first saw the draft answer I suggested that it was somewhat short and even a little dismissive. However, when I made inquiries about what lay behind the question, I determined that the answer would probably satisfy Hon Frank Hough given that it refers to what is possibly a specific event. No applications have been made to the Department of Agriculture for a licence to conduct research trials on hemp in the Manjimup and Scott River areas. I can only deduce from that answer that any hemp being grown in the area is occurring without application for a licence and I could not possibly speculate on the reason for its being grown.
This is a much more interesting question than members might imagine. When I first saw the draft answer I suggested that it was somewhat short and even a little dismissive. However, when I made inquiries about what lay behind the question, I determined that the answer would probably satisfy Hon Frank Hough given that it refers to what is possibly a specific event. No applications have been made to the Department of Agriculture for a licence to conduct research trials on hemp in the Manjimup and Scott River areas. I can only deduce from that answer that any hemp being grown in the area is occurring without application for a licence and I could not possibly speculate on the reason for its being grown.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: This is a much more interesting question than members might imagine. When I first saw the draft answer I suggested that it was somewhat short and even a little dismissive. However, when I made inquiries about what lay behind the question, I determined that the answer would probably satisfy Hon Frank Hough given that it refers to what is possibly a specific event. No applications have been made to the Department of Agriculture for a licence to conduct research trials on hemp in the Manjimup and Scott River areas. I can only deduce from that answer that any hemp being grown in the area is occurring without application for a licence and I could not possibly speculate on the reason for its being grown.
This is a much more interesting question than members might imagine. When I first saw the draft answer I suggested that it was somewhat short and even a little dismissive. However, when I made inquiries about what lay behind the question, I determined that the answer would probably satisfy Hon Frank Hough given that it refers to what is possibly a specific event. No applications have been made to the Department of Agriculture for a licence to conduct research trials on hemp in the Manjimup and Scott River areas. I can only deduce from that answer that any hemp being grown in the area is occurring without application for a licence and I could not possibly speculate on the reason for its being grown.
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