The House of Representatives delayed a congressionally approved impending ban on hemp products by four weeks on Tuesday, giving the hemp industry until Dec. 11 as it attempts to negotiate a lifeline. The House pushed through the Senate-passed funding bill on Tuesday, with 176 Democrats joining Republicans to pass the stopgap funding…
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House passes funding bill, hemp ban delayed, hemp ban delayed again
I wrote this down—hang on, just a second, ah, here it is. The House passes a funding bill, which delays the hemp ban by four weeks. Then I see the ban is delayed again, set back by another month. The word I keep coming back to is "delay." In my house, when the oven timer rings and dinner isn’t ready, I call it a delay. But here, two delays mean the ban never actually lands. If the bill delays the ban, and the ban is delayed again, that’s two moves but no action. Excuse me, before you go—is the ban moving forward, or is it just moving in circles?
“Congress passes a bill, delays the hemp ban, then delays it again. The clock keeps ticking, the ban keeps moving, and the growers keep waiting. Nobody’s in a hurry, except the folks who need the crop.”
“It’s just a procedural delay—one bill, one ban, and a little extra time for everyone. There’s nothing unusual here. Delays are normal, bans are temporary, and funding is routine. Unless it isn’t. But it is. Or it isn’t.”
The receipts
The House on Tuesday passed a short-term government funding bill that will buy the intoxicating hemp industry more time to fight off a looming crackdown on its products. The continuing resolution, which funds the government through Dec. 11, passed in the House on a 370-48 vote — with 19 Republicans and 29 Democrats voting in...
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