"A day after Democratic Senators reached a deal with their Republican counterparts in the Senate to end the longest government shutdown in history, a vote on the agreement was held up by a provision in the bill that would ban the unregulated sale of hemp-based or derived products. The provision relates to funding for the Department of Agriculture, and was flagged by Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, home to a burgeoning hemp industry."
"However, the bill, which would impact everything from smokable hemp products to hemp-derived THC drinks, won't take effect until 365 days after it is signed into law. Sales of hemp and hemp-derived products were allowed under the 2018 Farm Bill, and that's led to the sale of certain cannabis-derived products around the country, sometimes in contrast to state laws. The new language would ban sales of any products containing THC, of which hemp may contain trace amounts, effectively outlawing it."
A Senate funding provision would ban the unregulated sale of hemp-based and hemp-derived products, creating a roadblock in reopening the federal government. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky flagged the provision and introduced an amendment to remove it, but the amendment failed and the Senate passed the bill with the language intact. The provision would affect smokable hemp products and hemp-derived THC drinks, though the ban does not take effect until 365 days after signature. Sales had been allowed under the 2018 Farm Bill, and the new language would outlaw products containing any THC, threatening Kentucky hemp jobs.
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