Eight Democratic U.S. senators are urging regulation of hemp-derived THC products rather than a Republican-led proposal that would end Farm Bill protections and re-criminalize hemp.
But recriminalization – and “kill(ing) the industry completely” – is exactly what could happen within the next two weeks, one Republican senator fears.
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Federal lawmakers are wrestling with the explosive growth of intoxicating hemp-derived THC products that followed the 2018 Farm Bill.
But rather than regulate, Republicans in the GOP-controlled Congress are pushing language that would redefine hemp under federal law to outlaw most cannabinoid products.
Last month, a proposal that would have recriminalized many hemp products was removed from a major spending bill at the last minute by Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky.
However, ban advocates
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