There’s an effort underway to rally federal lawmakers representing Minnesota to push the Trump administration to scale back a recently enacted ban on hemp-derived THC by providing a carve-out for states that want to regulate cannabinoid products, a Democratic congresswoman tells Marijuana Moment.
But a GOP congressman who helped secure the ban that was signed into law last week by President Donald Trump says he’s not concerned about attempts to undercut the enacted law, brushing off arguments about the possible consequences of the policy change as “desperate mistruths from an industry that stands to lose billions of dollars by selling intoxicants to children.”
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, told Marijuana Moment on Tuesday that she and other legislators are working to see if they can secure “exemptions” from the ban “for states that have already rolled out their hemp policies.”
“So much of our economy is already absorbing the hemp industry, and it’s just going to be a tragedy for the industries that already exist in states like Minnesota,” she said.
The congresswoman said that here office has been working to “gauge interest” among colleagues from Minnesota about the possibility of signing a letter to
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