White House pushes three-week hemp ban delay, GOP cites potential conflict of interest
TL;DR
The White House is pushing a three-week delay to the intoxicating hemp ban as part of a bipartisan stopgap funding bill, a move that Republicans are vocally criticizing because the delay would affect a hemp business run by a family member of White House chief of staff Susie Wiles.
- Republican lawmakers complain about White House’s hemp push NBC News
- Senate funding bill seeks delay of hemp THC ban The Hill
- Trump Seeks a Boost for Hemp That Would Benefit a Top Aide’s Family The New York Times
- Edible hemp products facing nationwide ban wkyt.com
- Louisville hemp company says looming federal ban could cost more than 100 jobs WDRB
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