White House Seeks Delay of Hemp Ban in Stopgap Spending Bill
The White House says a four-week delay would give lawmakers time to craft a broader THC framework and protect access to hemp products.
- President Trump personally called Senator Ted Budd to support delaying the ban on hemp-derived THC products by about a month, citing ongoing White House work on medicinal THC frameworks.
- An amendment led by Budd seeks to remove the delay provision from the stopgap spending bill, causing tension among Senate Republicans.
- The delay in banning intoxicating hemp products could benefit the son-in-law of White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, who owns a company selling hemp-derived products, although the White House denies this.
- Public health advocates and a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general oppose the delay, citing consumer protection and regulatory clarity, while some senators express concern about children's access to intoxicating hemp products.
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Hemp fight snarls speedy passage of government funding bill
WASHINGTON — The White House’s push to delay a ban on intoxicating hemp products that President Donald Trump signed into law last year has snarled an otherwise straightforward effort to pass legislation that would lock in government funding through the fall before senators leave Washington on a summer recess. The post Hemp fight snarls speedy passage of government funding bill appeared first on West Hawaii Today.
Susie Wiles’ Son-in-Law Stands to Benefit from WH Hemp Ban Reversal: Report
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Susie Wiles’s son-in-law could reap the benefits from a White House change of course on banning hemp products, according to reporting from MS NOW. The Trump administration initially pushed to ban intoxicating hemp products by limiting how much THC could go in them, and recriminalizing certain products, including delta-8. Those restrictions were set to take effect in November, but the White House has suddenly flip-flopped, a…
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