White House pushes Congress to keep some hemp products legal (Newsletter: June 8, 2026)
VA gov & lawmakers' "fruitful" marijuana negotiations; Cannabis & workers' comp; Medicare CBD lawsuit dismissal appealed
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American Farmers Grew $739 Million Worth Of Legal Hemp Last Year, New USDA Report Shows: The data comes ahead of the pending federal recriminalization of hemp THC products in November, a move advocates say will devastate the industry.
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Amendment To Delay Hemp THC Ban Won't Get A Vote At Farm Bill Hearing, Key GOP Congressional Committee Chair Signals: The hemp sector has been sounding the alarm for months about the cannabinoid ban that's set to take effect in November.
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Compounds found in hemp "show the ability to prevent the virus that causes COVID-19 from entering human cells," Oregon State University says.
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I don’t use hemp, but I’ll defend your right to.
Now Washington wants to wipe out a $25 billion industry and override hemp laws in 25 states. Kentucky regulates hemp responsibly. We allow a simple 5mg hemp drink because adults can make their own decisions. We also know legal, regulated products are always safer than pushing everything back to the black market.
To the lawmakers pushing this backward policy: we tried prohibition. It failed. Let adults make their own choices, stay out of businesses, and leave state laws alone.
I’ll introduce a bill to let state hemp laws override the new federal ban. The Constitution already puts these powers with the states, but Washington ignored that. Kentucky regulates hemp responsibly—with age limits, serving sizes, and anti-fraud rules. Washington erased all of it with one blanket ban. Kentuckians believe adults should make their own choices. Federal law should too.
Only in Washington would the alcohol lobby, the cannabis lobby, and stone-age lawmakers still fixated on Reefer Madness join forces to attack hemp.
I don’t object to a 5mg gummy that helps someone’s grandmom sleep. It makes no sense.
intoxicating hemp was like a puppy dog sale for canna and that dog is now 5 years old. try taking a five-year old dog away from any family and see what happens.
we're about to see what happens.
The last few days have shown me the cannabis industry is more united than divided.
We WILL turn up the volume in Washington between now and Midnight.
We've grown this account 500 followers in the last 2 days. The momentum is there.
The government is open, but a hemp industry shutdown has just begun.
In true Washington swamp fashion, this hemp ban is not being debated on its own. Once again, Congress created a crisis, then conveniently used the crisis to jam through new laws without debate.
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2018: Mitch McConnell stands in a Kentucky hemp field. "This is the future of Kentucky agriculture," he tells farmers. "Plant hemp. Trust me."
2025: Those same farmers are about to lose everything.
Because McConnell took $73,000 from a whiskey executive.
This is what betrayal looks like 🧵
Maybe Rand Paul was right.
THE Senate just passed a CR that bans most hemp products & overrides 23 state laws.
Sen. Rand Paul fought it: “Every hemp plant in America will be destroyed.” His amendment failed 76-24.
If the House passes this (vote possibly tomorrow), the $28B industry dies in 2026.
Farmers, small businesses, 300K jobs—gone.
Call your Rep.
Stop the hemp ban.
@cantripguy I was just at Total Wine and they have an entire aisle of it. Far more popular than Alcohol, as it should be. I can't understand this move from this administration at all. Hopefully it gets worked out.