Congressional Deals on Hemp and THC Spark Industry Concerns
TL;DR
A proposed government funding bill aims to end the government shutdown but includes a provision to ban many hemp-derived THC products, reversing some of the 2018 Farm Bill's legalization efforts, sparking debate among senators and industry stakeholders.
- The bill to re-open the government would shut down these THC products Axios
- Republican disquiet over hemp ban threatens passage of bill to end shutdown The Guardian
- Congress Reopens the Government—and Reignites Prohibition Cato Institute
- Senate deal to end shutdown addresses unregulated Delta-8 sales in North Carolina WLOS
- Missouri hemp businesses fear new federal THC limits will destroy the industry Missouri Independent
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