SIXTH DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN…..ANDY BARR…..HAS INTRODUCED THE BI-PARTISAN “LAWFUL HEMP PROTECTION ACT”…..TO ESTABLISH THE FIRST
COMPREHENSIVE FEDERAL REGULATORY FRAME WORK FOR HEMP-DERIVED CONSUMER PRODUCTS…..WHILE PROTECTING KENTUCKY FARMERS, ENHANCING
CONSUMER AND CHILD SAFETY AND PRESERVINGTHE LONG-TERM VIABILITY OF THE DOMESTIC HEMP INDUSTRY…..
THE LEGISLATION WOULD SET STANDARDS FOR CULTIVATION, MANUFAXCTURING, TESTING AND LABELING…..PROHIBIT SYNTHETIC CANNABINOIDS IN FINISHED
HEMP-DERIVED PRODUCTS….AND ALSO WOULD ALLOW ONLY HEMP GROWN, CULTIVATED AND PACKAGED IN THE UNITED STATES….
THE BILL ALSO LIMITS RETAIL SALES OF HEMP-DERIVE CONSUMER PRODUCTS TO INDIVIDUALS 21 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER…..AND PROHIBITS THE MARKETING
ANY HEMP PRODUCTS TOWARDS CHILDREN…..