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House Appropriators Develop Hazy Picture For Future Of US Hemp Products Industry

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

Industry expects instructions stated in committee’s report to counter an amendment included in the bill it passed by on 10 July which would define as controlled substances a majority of hemp ingredients currently available in supplements, food and non-drug topicals in the US.

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“Intoxicating cannabidiols” language in the report House appropriators published with their fiscal year 2025 spending bill for the US Food and Drug Administration is having a sobering effect on the hemp industry.

That’s because the industry expects the instructions stated in the report item to counter an amendment included in

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