Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) took to the Senate floor on Friday to lambast opponents of his proposal to ban hemp THC products, including his home-state GOP colleague who he said “derailed” his attempt to recriminalize most consumable cannabinoids through a key spending bill.
During a floor speech, McConnell acknowledged that he “led the effort” to legalize hemp as part of the 2018 Farm Bill, which spurred “tremendous growth” in the industry, “especially in Kentucky.”
“Hemp is used in food, clothing, paper, plastic and many of our consumer products. Its versatility gave farmers hope for a new and profitable cash crop,” he said. “Unfortunately, some companies looking to make a quick buck have been exploiting a loophole in the 2018 Farm Bill by taking legal amounts of THC from hemp and turning it into intoxicating substances.”
“They take these synthetic chemicals and use them as ingredients in appealing snack- and candy-like products and distribute them in familiar packaging,” the senator said. “Young children are consuming these snacks—thinking they’re candy, not poison. On top of that, these products are easily accessible and be purchased at convenience stores.”
“Some of them are even more intoxicating than actually smoking marijuana. So let me repeat
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