The former head of the Department of Homeland Security under the first Trump administration is warning lawmakers against keeping hemp THC products legal, claiming that reversing a ban that is set to take effect later this year would “undermine public health” and “embolden foreign criminal actors.”
Chad Wolf, who served as acting secretary of homeland security from late 2019 to early 2021, sent a letter urging leaders of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party to investigate the “growing role that Chinese-linked actors and foreign criminal organizations are playing in the proliferation of hemp-derived tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) products and illegal marijuana operations” in the U.S., saying they are “putting our youth and adults at risk.”
“What began as a narrowly tailored effort to legalize industrial hemp and non-intoxicating cannabidiol (CBD) products has evolved into a dangerous and unregulated market for high-potency THC hemp products that are being sold across the country with little to no oversight,” the letter says. “These products are frequently marketed as gummies, candies, beverages and vapes, often packaged and promoted in ways that appeal to children. They lack acceptable age restrictions, labeling requirements and safety standards.”
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