Attorneys general from 20 states and Washington, D.C. are asking congressional leaders to take action on intoxicating hemp products that became legal through the 2018 Farm Bill. Federal lawmakers should amend the definition of hemp, they wrote in a letter sent on Wednesday, and clarify that states can take their own measures to regulate the plant and its derivative products.
farm-bill-letter“As Congress prepares to embark on a new five-year reauthorization of the Farm Bill, we strongly urge your committees to address the glaring vagueness created in the 2018 Farm Bill that has led to the proliferation of intoxicating hemp products across the nation and challenges to the ability for states and localities to respond to the resulting health and safety crisis,” the top state law enforcement officials wrote. “We urge Congress in the strongest possible terms to address this reckless policy.”
Led by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita (R) and Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffen (R) to top lawmakers on the House and Senate agriculture committees, the letter is also signed by bipartisan attorneys general from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington State and Washington, D.C.
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21 State Attorneys General Push Congress To Regulate Intoxicating Hemp Products
