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The Farm Bill, Hemp Legalization and the Status of CBD: An Explainer
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McConnell understood much about this concern. First, he knows hemp doesn’t get you high and that the drug battle debate that swept up hemp was politically motivated, relatively than coverage-oriented. Second, Kentucky-the leader’s home state-is top-of-the-line places to domesticate hemp in the world, and pre-prohibition the state had a robust hemp sector. Third, the grassroots curiosity on this issue was rising in Kentucky, and McConnell is aware of that his position as Senate Majority Leader hangs within the steadiness in 2020, as does his Senate seat as he faces re-election that same yr. McConnell emerges from the Farm Bill as a hemp hero, but advocates needs to be hesitant to label him a cannabis champion