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00:00This bill contains language that has been airdropped in that will destroy

00:04hemp farming in Kentucky and across the United States. And it couldn't come at a

00:09worse time for America's farmers. Times are tough for our farmers. Farmers costs

00:15have increased but that lifeline may soon be extinguished by this very

00:19legislation. The numbers put forward in this bill will eliminate 100% of the

00:26hemp products in our country. Most of the things that your states have regulated,

00:30are regulating, and have made legal will be made illegal by this bill. Instead of a

00:36clean CR, this bill contains language that has been airdropped in that will destroy

00:42hemp farming in Kentucky and across the United States. Tucked away on page 163,

00:49Title VII, Division B of this spending package is a provision that will shut

00:55down the hemp industry across the United States. My amendment would strip the

00:59provision designed to regulate the hemp industry to death. The bill as it now

01:04stands overrides the regulatory frameworks of several states, cancels the

01:10collective decisions of hemp consumers, and destroys the livelihoods of hemp

01:15farmers. And it couldn't come at a worse time for America's farmers. Times are tough

01:21for our farmers. Farmers costs have increased as the price of fertilizer

01:25and machinery have jumped, while prices for their crops like soybean, corn, wheat, have

01:31declined. For many farmers, hemp has proved to be a lifeline, a new cash crop. Farmers

01:38turn to growing hemp to mitigate the losses they've endured during this season of

01:43hardship. But that lifeline may soon be extinguished by this very legislation. The

01:49effective hemp ban included in this spending package is a result, we are told, of bad actors

01:56skirting the legal limits by overly enhancing the concentration of THC in their products.

02:02The hemp industry, myself and others, have come together and we have been willing to negotiate

02:07to get rid of the bad actors. And yet, instead, we are met with legislation that would be prohibition.

02:17Members of the industry, myself and others who are advocates of this, we have been willing

02:21to get rid of synthetic cannabinoids. We have been willing to compromise at every turn, but

02:26we're met with the numbers in this bill which will eradicate the hemp industry. For the last

02:32several weeks, we've offered proposals with the goal of creating an environment in which

02:36the hemp industry could thrive and sell products. And we've been met with those who want to prohibit

02:43the industry from continuing. This bill's per serving THC content limit would make illegal

02:51any hemp product that contains more than 0.4 milligrams. That would be nearly 100% of the

02:58existing market. The numbers put forward in this bill will eliminate 100% of the hemp products

03:06in our country. That amounts to an effective ban because the limit is so low that the products

03:11intended to manage pain or anxiety will lose their effect. The states have done what they're

03:17supposed to. The states have instituted laws. 23 states have instituted laws on hemp. None

03:24of them have limits anywhere close to what is being proposed in this bill. So what will happen

03:30is most of the things that your states have regulated, are regulating, and have made legal will

03:36be made illegal by this bill. This bill will effectively preempt and nullify all state laws concerning

03:44hemp. Currently Maine limits THC to 3 milligrams per serving. That will be overruled. My home

03:52state limits THC to 5 milligrams in beverages. That will be overruled. Minnesota, Utah, Louisiana

03:58also have 5 milligrams per serving. Alabama and Georgia have 10 milligrams. Tennessee has 15

04:05milligrams. The bill before us nullifies all these state laws and makes the hemp industry

04:11kaput. The language in this bill will outlaw all current hemp plants and seeds. It changes

04:18the definition of what a hemp plant is. It makes it so low that there may not even be an existing

04:24plant that can meet the parameters. But every plant in the country will have to be destroyed.

04:30Every hemp seed in the country will have to be destroyed. This is the most thoughtless, ignorant

04:38proposal to an industry that I've seen in a long, long time. The states have made progress,

04:46and more progress was coming. Most states have age limits. To add insult to injury, we are

04:53given this legislation and appropriation bills. We have Senate rules against this. So I would

05:00recommend that we vote for this amendment. And my amendment would strip out the language,

05:06and I would like to transfer the remainder of my time to Senator Merkley.

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Republican Senator Rand Paul EXPLODES As Senate Passes Bill to End US Shutdown | Paul Betrays Trump?

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