date:Dec 06, 2014
According to The Washington Times, a U.S. federal judge has declared a 2013 Hawaii County law restricting genetically engineered crops as invalid because it was a matter that must be regulated at the state level. The decision comes just weeks after voters in nearby Maui County passed a ballot initiative to stop genetically engineered crop production until public safety tests can be conducted, an initiative that is also being tested in court. U.S. Magistrate Judge Barry Kurrens decision is simila