The U.S. Senate on Saturday voted down an amendment that would have stripped a delay of an impending ban on hemp THC products included in a continuing resolution to fund the government, according to a report from The Hill. Congress voted last year to prohibit hemp products with more than 0.4 milligrams of THC or other intoxicating cannabinoids, a ban that advocates say threatens an industry worth more than $28 billion per year.
The Senate voted 61-32 to table an amendment to the continuing resolution from Republican Sen. Ted Budd of North Carolina that would have retained the scheduled start date of the ban. The continuing resolution delays the prohibition on hemp products from November 12 until December 11, giving lawmakers time to regulate the popular consumer products instead of prohibiting them outright.
