Regulation, not prohibition: Congress must give hemp science time to work

By: Mike Simpson

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: February 2, 2026

Words: 949

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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At a moment when Americans across the political spectrum say they want evidence-based policy, Congress is on the verge of repeating a familiar mistake: banning first and studying later.

Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in both the U.S. House and Senate would delay the impending federal ban on hemp-derived products. This is not to legalize anything new, but instead to give regulators, researchers, and farmers time to do what Congress says it wants to …

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