The Hill
Vice President Vance met with Senate Republicans at the Capitol on Thursday to discuss how to move the Republican agenda, which has stalled in part because of a fierce intraparty fight over delaying a ban on hemp-derived, intoxicating products, such as delta-8 THC.
Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) invited Vance to speak to GOP colleagues at the lunch meeting hosted in the Mansfield Room just off the Senate floor.
A person with knowledge of the meeting said the vice president was expected to talk about the proposal pushed by the White House to delay the implementation of a ban on hemp-derived products, such as delta-8 THC gummies and vapes, which are often sold at gas stations.
The language is attached to a stopgap measure to fund the government through Dec. 11, known as a contiuing resolution (CR), and the fight has delayed action on the bill.
The battle over delaying the ban on hemp-derived THC products pits the White House and some Republicans, such as Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who says the ban would hurt Kentucky’s hemp industry, against GOP senators who warn that delta-8 and similar substances pose a danger to the public.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6014671-vance-gop-hemp-thc-ban-funding-bill/
