Mace Warns Farm Bill Hemp Ban Will Deal Major Blow to Farmers

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) is urging House leadership to remove language that would ban the sale of certain hemp-derived products including Delta-8 vapes from two agriculture bills awaiting floor consideration.

Mace, a longtime cannabis law reform advocate, expressed “strong opposition” to sections of the 2024 farm bill (H.R. 8467) and the Agriculture-FDA fiscal 2025 spending bill (H.R. 9027) and highlighted concerns some lawmakers have about the legislation’s impact on a burgeoning $28 billion industry in the letter addressed to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). The missive, obtained exclusively by Bloomberg Government, is expected to be sent on ...