Congress might not pass the 2023 Farm Bill until 2024, a leading Senate Republican recently indicated.
Such a delay would mean more waiting – and more uncertainty – for the U.S. hemp industry.
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That includes sellers and manufacturers of products containing controversial intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids such as delta-8 THC.
Congress has been gridlocked for most of the past month while the drama to select a new speaker for the House of Representatives played out.
Republicans on Wednesday elected relatively unknown Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson, meaning legislative action might return to normal soon.
But that decision might not leave enough time to pass a new Farm Bill before an end-of-year deadline, according to Arkansas Sen. John Boozman, the ranking Republican on the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee.
Since federal lawmakers need to first pass a spending bill to avoid a looming Nov. 17 government shutdown, other business such
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