Keith Ellison Joins AG Coalition to Ban Intoxicating Hemp, Which Advocates Say Could Kill Minnesota's Hemp-Derived THC Industry

Minnesota Attorney General Defends Signing Letter Urging Congress To Ban Hemp THC Products Amid Industry Pushback

The Democratic attorney general of Minnesota is defending his decision to sign a letter to Congress along with 38 bipartisan colleagues from other states and U.S. territories that calls for a federal ban on the sale of intoxicating hemp products. Evidently receptive to criticism from the hemp industry and its supporters, Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) said his endorsement of the letter last week generated “some confusion.” It struck some as …

Keith Ellison joins AG coalition to ban intoxicating hemp, which advocates say could kill Minnesota's hemp-derived THC industry

In a letter to Congress, Ellison and other attorneys general call out “synthetic” cannabinoids such as Delta-8 and Delta-10 THC, THC-O and THC-P, in addition to Delta-9 THC, the active ingredient in marijuana that produces a high.

Carr Calls for Congressional Action to Prevent the Sale of Dangerous THC Products

Attorney General Chris Carr has joined a bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general in urging Congress to clarify the federal definition of “hemp” in the 2018 Farm Bill to prevent the continued sale of unregulated, intoxicating THC products.  “We’re fighting to protect our kids from the dangerous, synthetic drugs that are flooding our communities,” said Carr. “This is a major public safety concern that has to be addressed, and we’re urging Con…

Bipartisan U.S. group calls for ‘Frankenstein’ intoxicating hemp market to be curbed

A coalition of 39 state and territorial attorneys general has asked Congress to close the loophole in the 2018 Farm Bill that has enabled a national market for unregulated intoxicating […]

US Attorneys General Rail Against Hemp Derived THC

Dozens of Attorneys General in the USA have signed a letter calling for Congress to clarify the federal definition of hemp to leave no doubt intoxicating hemp-derived THC products are illegal. The 2018 Farm Bill defined hemp as any part of the cannabis plant or its derivatives containing no more than 0.3% delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-9 […] The post US Attorneys General Rail Against Hemp Derived THC appeared first on Hemp Gazette.