💥“While the medical cannabis protections would be omitted under Trump’s plan,💥 IT PROPOSES TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST INTERFERENCE IN STATE HEMP PROGRAMS.” During his first term, Trump legalized hemp containing no more than 0.3 percent THC by dry weight under the 2018 Farm Bill.
💥”THE COMMITTEE RECOGNIZES THE GROWING CONSUMER DEMAND FOR AMERICAN MADE HEMP- DERIVED PRODUCTS FOLLOWING THE EXPANDED LEGALIZATION OF HEMP UNDER THE AGRICULTURE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2018, A NEW SECTION OF THE REPORT SAYS. “AS THE INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO EXPAND TO MEET CONSUMER DEMAND, THE COMMITTEE ACKNOWLEDGES THE NEED FOR CLEAR, SCIENCE-BASED GUIDANCE TO ENSURE PRODUCT SAFETY, CONSUMER CONFIDENCE, AND REGULATORY CLARITY.”💥
“MEMBERS ARE DIRECTING FDA TO CREATE A TASK FORCE WITH “INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING SCIENTISTS, MANUFACTURERS, PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS, ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS, AND OTHER RELEVANT PARTIES IN THE INDUSTRIAL HEMP COMMUNITY.” “ADDITIONALLY, THE COMMITTEE IS TASKING THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ((USDA) WITH IDENTIFYING PROGRAMS THAT “SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING OF “PLANT-BASED” FIBER CROPS, SUCH AS COTTON, “HEMP”, AND FLAX, AND ANIMAL- BASED FIBERS SUCH AS WOOL, ALPACA, AND LEATHER, AND THEN BRIEFING APPROPRIATORS WITHIN 180 DAYSOF ENACTMENT ON WAYS TO “BOLSTER SUPPORT “FOR PLANT AND ANIMAL- BASED FIBER PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING.” “THE TASK FORCE SHOULD PROVIDE INPUT ON DETERMINING THE LEVEL OF QUANTIFIABLE AMOUNTS OF TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL OR OTHER CANNABINOIDS IN HEMP- DERIVED CANNABINOID PRODUCTS. AS REQUIRED BY THIS ACT.” “FURTHER, THE TASK FORCE SHOULD PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO CREATE A MINIMUM CONSUMER SAFETY FLOOR FOR HEMP- DERIVED CANNABINOID PRODUCTS…
💥Some parallels already exist. For example, hemp flower has been marketed as a tobacco cessation tool, allowing consumers to retain the ritual of smoking without the addictive qualities of nicotine. 💥