In Senate and in call with Trump, NC’s Ted Budd pushes to go ahead with hemp ban

Senate should 'just say no' to Trump's retreat on hemp

Despite millions of dollars spent by the marijuana industry, Congress finally closed a loophole that had allowed intoxicating hemp products to spread across the country last year. Now, before the law has even taken effect, President Donald Trump and Senate leaders are trying to delay it. The continuing resolution that will fund the government past November includes language postponing enforcement of the new hemp restrictions. The Senate should r…

Surprise GOP hemp fight drags funding bill

A GOP ban on hemp products is holding up a major funding bill in Washington.

Vance meets with Senate GOP to help settle fight over hemp language in funding stopgap

Vice President Vance met with Senate Republicans at the Capitol on Thursday to discuss how to move the Republican agenda, which has stalled in part because of a fierce intraparty fight over delaying a ban on hemp-derived, intoxicating products, such as delta-8 THC. Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) invited Vance to speak to GOP colleagues at…

Brouhaha Over Hemp Ban Delay Could Cause Major Funding Bill To Go Up In Smoke

A bipartisan push to stop a delay in banning hemp THC products could prevent a continuing resolution (CR) from passing in the Senate.

GOP Senators Argue That Hemp Product Ban Should Take Effect As Scheduled, Raising Alarm About Kids' Access To THC

A pair of Republican lawmakers took to the Senate floor on Wednesday to urge their colleagues not to delay the federal recriminalization of hemp THC products that is currently scheduled for November. Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) said the widespread availability of intoxicating hemp products in states across the country is a “public health crisis” that threatens the lives of children, harms the workforce and undermines military readiness. “The intoxicati…

In Senate and in call with Trump, NC’s Ted Budd pushes to go ahead with hemp ban

In a last-minute addition to a law passed to reopen the federal government, Congress added last November a provision that would upend much of the booming hemp industry in the United States.