White House Pushes 1-Year Hemp Ban Delay, Benefiting Top Aide's Family
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 5
White House Pushes 1-Year Hemp Ban Delay, Benefiting Top Aide's Family
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 5
Summary
Senators inserted a White House-backed delay of last year’s ban on potent intoxicating hemp products into a stopgap spending bill they aim to pass this week.
The reprieve would help the hemp industry and also benefit Bret Worley, the son-in-law of Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, who runs companies selling hemp-derived gummies and vapes.
Congressional resistance is growing because the rollback would ease restrictions designed to address public health risks, raising the chance of complicating a deal to avert a government shutdown by the end of September.
The push fits the administration’s broader openness toward products such as peptides, kratom and flavored vapes, a stance that has alarmed public health experts while appealing to the MAHA movement.