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Senate tables hemp amendment at center of funding fight, allowing one-month delay of ban

Senate tables hemp amendment at center of funding fight, allowing one-month delay of ban

Summary

The Senate voted to delay a federal ban on most hemp-derived THC products for one month. An effort to remove this delay failed in a 61-32 vote, allowing the temporary funding measure to include the one-month postponement.

Key Facts

  • The federal ban targets most THC products made from hemp.
  • The ban’s enforcement is delayed by one month.
  • Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and other senators proposed an amendment to remove the delay.
  • The Senate voted 61-32 to table (set aside) that amendment.
  • The delay is included in a temporary government funding bill.
  • The decision keeps the original timeline from being implemented immediately.
  • This issue is part of a funding fight in the Senate.
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