James Comer

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FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013, file photo, Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture James Comer, R-Thompkinsville, speaks during the 133rd annual Fancy Farm picnic in Fancy Farm, Ky. Kentucky's Agriculture Department has filed a lawsuit s Wednesday, May, 2014, seeking the release of imported hemp seeds being held up by federal officials. The state Agriculture Department wants to distribute the seeds for use in pilot projects that would be Kentucky's first hemp crop in decades. Holly Harris VonLuehrte , chief of staff to Comer, says federal officials wanted the state to apply for a permit. (AP Photo/Stephen Lance Dennee)