Senators have agreed to strip out language that would close a hemp regulatory loophole from their agriculture funding bill, following a clash between Kentucky GOP Sens. Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul.
Senate Appropriations Agriculture-FDA subcommittee Chair John Hoeven (R-N.D.) told reporters Tuesday that the hemp provision, which was championed by McConnell, was removed after Paul threatened to block Senate passage of the appropriations bill entirely.
“We could never get agreement between the two,” Hoeven said.
The loophole, which McConnell was responsible for introducing through the 2018 farm bill, allows hemp producers to create intoxicating…
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