Newsbrief: Bipartisan bill aims to block hemp ban
With a federal ban on hemp-derived products set to take effect in November, a new bipartisan bill aims to save the hemp industry. Hemp-derived products legalized by the 2018 Farm Bill have by some estimates grown to be a bigger industry than the roughly $30B licensed cannabis industry.
The Lawful Hemp Protection Act, introduced by Reps. Andy Barr, (R-Ky.) and Angie Craig (D-Minn.) would redefine hemp as cannabis containing less than 1 . . .
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