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US Cannabis Legalization Cultivated By House Has Thorny Forecast For Harvest In Senate

Senate Democrats Want Language For Make Lawful Use Of Hemp Ingredients In Supplements

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

Absence of hemp provisions in House bill could be a problem with Senate Democrats, who have drafted legislation not only on producing, marketing and possessing marijuana but also using in supplements ingredients classified as hemp. Still, Senate passage of cannabis legalization is unlikely.

• Source: Alamy

The House for the second consecutive session passes legislation to legalize cannabis in the US but, like the previous bill, it doesn’t include language the majority leader and other Senate Democrats support to allow ingredients derived from cannabis plants classified as hemp to be used as dietary ingredients.

The House, in a 220-204 vote with approval from three Republicans and all but two Democrats, on 1 April passed the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement "MORE" Act, H.R

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