Rand Paul: Protect Consumers, but Don't Let McConnell Outlaw the Hemp Industry

Rand Paul: Protect consumers, but don't let McConnell outlaw the hemp industry

I'm open to reforms against 'juicing up' hemp products with synthetic cannabinoids, but target regulations shouldn't be so low they can't be attained.

Hemp industry remains in the weeds even after Senate takes loophole closure out of bill

The Senate stripped language that would close a hemp loophole from its Agriculture Appropriations Bill, but with the House holding firm, the hemp industry remains in the weeds."This bill that we're here to discuss today is really designed to ban the industry. It does give us a year in theory for us to continue to be doing what we do... but this is a bill designed not to regulate this industry but essentially to just prohibit it," Carolindica fou…

'Hemp-Killing' US Legislation Language Removal Applauded

Passing of the USA’s Senate Agriculture Appropriations Bill last week without language that would have heavily impacted the nation’s hemp industry has been welcomed by the U.S. Hemp Roundtable. The Bill previously included wording that would have banned intoxicating hemp products. While hemp by legal definition is low in naturally-occurring intoxicating cannabinoids such as delta-9 […] The post ‘Hemp-Killing’ US Legislation Language Removal Appl…