Hemp growers, retailers targeted in section of government shutdown legislation

Sen. Mitch McConnell prevailed in a Senate battle over new hemp restrictions, keeping language in the spending deal that would sharply limit THC content in hemp products. Sen. Rand Paul and industry advocates warned the change would cripple the industry and nullify state laws, but McConnell argued the move is needed to stop the sale of intoxicating hemp-derived products.

Hemp growers, retailers targeted in section of government shutdown legislation

US Senate advances bill to end record-breaking government shutdown

After 40 days of gridlock, the U.S. Senate advanced a bipartisan deal to end the Trump administration’s record-breaking shutdown. The bill restores food assistance for 42 million Americans and brings back laid-off federal workers, but Democrats remain divided over the omission of key Affordable Care Act subsidies — the very issue that sparked the shutdown.

US Senate advances bill to end record-breaking government shutdown