“Congress, you have your marching orders from the president. Extend the implementation timeline for the hemp ban.”
By Adam Terry, Cantrip
As was widely reported to be imminent, last week just about the entire cannabis universe watched President Donald Trump sign an executive order to reschedule marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III. What was not as widely reported was what Trump also did: He directed lawmakers to legislate again on the new definition of hemp as passed by Congress last month.
The specific text from the executive order reads:
“The Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Legislative, Political, and Public Affairs shall work with the Congress to update the statutory definition of final hemp-derived cannabinoid products to allow Americans to benefit from access to appropriate full-spectrum CBD products while preserving the Congress’s intent to restrict the sale of products that pose serious health risks…”
This provision is careful and specific. It directs a deputy chief of staff to work with Congress to update the new definition of hemp in direct recognition of what the hemp industry has been saying for weeks now: Full-spectrum CBD products are not possible under this new language.
It acknowledges specifically
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