Hemp Ban Sparks Fierce Senate Floor Debate!

As the Senate voted 60–40 to reopen the government, a heated clash broke out over a controversial move to ban intoxicating hemp products like Delta-8 THC. Senators Merkley, Paul, and McConnell sparred on the Senate floor over whether the ban goes too far — and the U.S. Hemp Roundtable warns it could wipe out 95% of the $28 billion hemp industry and cost hundreds of thousands of jobs.

Watch the debate and see what’s at stake for America’s hemp industry.