Hemp ban caught in D.C. drama

The hemp industry got some welcome news this week when a Senate committee endorsed delaying the federal hemp ban, set to take effect in November, by 30 days. Tucked into a must-pass spending bill, industry advocates hoped the extension would open a window for negotiating a permanent legal status for hemp-derived products.

But hemp's complex politics, which don't fit the familiar red/blue divide, and a personal pro-hemp intervention by President Donald Trump, have turned . . .