As the House prepares to vote on a Senate-passed spending bill with provisions to ban consumable hemp products, one GOP representative’s final push to strike the prohibition language has failed. At the same time, a Democratic senator says Congress should take the one-year before its implementation to develop a regulatory framework to preserve legal access to certain hemp products.
Ahead of the Senate vote on Monday, Sen. Paul Rand (R-KY) tried to eliminate language championed by Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to prohibit hemp products containing THC. But while he was joined by 22 Democrats and, notably, anti-marijuana Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) in voting against a motion to table the amendment, the majority ultimately quashed it.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) then took up the mantle, filing an amendment mirroring Paul’s ahead of House consideration of the appropriations package.
It was not made in order for floor consideration by the House Rules Committee, however.
I submitted 2 amendments to the CR/minibus to fix onerous provisions in it. The rules committee allowed neither to get a vote.
One amdt mirrored @SenRandPaul’s effort to remove the hemp ban that will devastate the industry. The other would reinstate Congressional budget rules. pic.twitter.com/9DNNp7T4yo
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