McConnell Strips Hemp-Banning Language From Funding Bill
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The language was intended to close a loophole in the 2018 Farm Bill.
Sen. Mitch McConnell says he will back off his fight to close a 2018 loophole that legalized hemp -- for now. Speaking on the Senate floor Friday, Sen. McConnell said he removed the hemp-banning language from a federal appropriations bill to allow the bill to move forward.
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McConnell Strips Hemp-Banning Language From Funding Bill
Clip: Season 4 Episode 24 | 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Sen. Mitch McConnell says he will back off his fight to close a 2018 loophole that legalized hemp -- for now. Speaking on the Senate floor Friday, Sen. McConnell said he removed the hemp-banning language from a federal appropriations bill to allow the bill to move forward.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipSenator Mitch McConnell says he's backing off his fight to close the 2018 loophole that legalized hemp.
For now, McConnell recently included language in a Senate Agriculture appropriations bill that he says would have kept bad actors from exploiting the 2018 farm bill to create intoxicating products with federally illegal levels of THC.
Kentucky's other U.S. senator, Rand Paul, is reportedly against banning ingestible hemp products containing THC.
Speaking on the Senate floor today, Senator McConnell said he allowed his language to be stripped from the bill so that it can move forward, adding his efforts to protect children and support farmers will continue.
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