The spending package the U.S. Senate approved late Sunday to end the longest government shutdown in history includes a ban on the hemp-derived THC products that have proliferated since the 2018 Farm Bill.
And though Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul is attempting to remove the language redefining hemp under federal law, President Donald Trump “supports” closing the loophole that’s been a thorn in the side of the regulated U.S. cannabis industry, NBC News reported.
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The ongoing flurry of activity in Washington is the latest act in a long-running drama over the future of hemp-derived THC products in America.
Online and in stores, products containing intoxicating levels of THC – including so-called THCA flower, which critics contend is just marijuana claiming Farm Bill protections
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