A farm bill battle is pitting hemp against its closest cousin: marijuana.
The fight centers on intoxicating hemp products, which have developed into a multi-billion-dollar industry subject to few rules and regulations.
“This will probably be one of the more interesting debates and discussions in the farm bill,” House Agriculture Chair G.T. Thompson told POLITICO. | Francis Chung/POLITICO
A farm bill battle is pitting hemp against its closest cousin: marijuana.
The fight centers on intoxicating hemp products, which have developed into a multi-billion-dollar industry subject to few rules and regulations.
Some marijuana companies and trade groups are pushing Congress to close a loophole that allows the production and sale of intoxicating substances derived from legal hemp. The hemp industry has a very different ask for lawmakers: leave the federal definition of hemp unchanged.
“This will probably be one of the more interesting debates and discussions in the farm bill,” House Agriculture Chair G.T. Thompson (R-Penn.) told POLITICO earlier this month.
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