Anndrea Hermann is a Super Activist. She first appeared on Up Close earlier this year. That show, Hemp Activists and Entrepreneurs remains one of our highest rated shows to date. Anndrea is a Professor at Oregon State University, President at Hemp Industries Association (HIA) and serves on a special committee with the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance. In the past she has worked with Taos Hemp LLC and Hemp Oil Canada Inc. Tonight we speak with Hemp Activists Anndrea and get updates on current legislation, including two stand alone industrial hemp bills have been introduced in the 113th Congress so far. H.R. 525, the “Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2013,” was introduced in the U.S. House on February 6, 2013. A companion bill, S. 359, was introduced in the U.S. Senate on February 14, 2013. The bills define industrial hemp, exclude it from the definition of “marihuana” in the Controlled Substances Act, and gives states the exclusive authority to regulate it.