A GOP senator says that if Congress moves forward with a proposal to ban hemp products with any amount of THC, nobody is going to buy the remaining CBD preparations—in large part because “even a little bit” of the intoxicating cannabinoid makes an important difference for health effects.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has made abundantly clear that he’s opposed to a blanket ban on hemp THC products that have been proposed in both chambers this session. And while he’s in favor of increasing regulations for the hemp market, he told LEX 18 in an interview published on Tuesday that an outright prohibition would be disastrous for the industry.
Some of his colleagues, including Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), “want a product where, if you were to buy the product, it would have no THC in it—or no measurable THC,” Paul said.
“I don’t think anybody will buy those products, because, frankly, the THC– even a little bit of it—is probably what helps to make people more calm, sleep better, or [have] less anxiety,” he said.
The senator described what scientists refer to as the entourage effect, where the efficacy of cannabis appears to be enhanced when its cannabinoids work together, rather
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