Tucked within a continuing resolution intended to end the ongoing federal government shutdown is Section 781, which industry advocates say would “effectively outlaw” most consumable hemp-derived cannabinoid products.
Of course in the end he still voted for the final “clean” (not so clean, as it turns out) continuing resolution, so it’s not like he’s very principled about it. But it’s not nothing, I suppose, that he even feels comfortable speaking out in this way. Says a lot about how the winds have changed on cannabis.
As much as he’s an absolute piece of shit, he actually voted against this provision: https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/11/10/congress/senators-reject-pauls-hemp-plans-00646064
Of course in the end he still voted for the final “clean” (not so clean, as it turns out) continuing resolution, so it’s not like he’s very principled about it. But it’s not nothing, I suppose, that he even feels comfortable speaking out in this way. Says a lot about how the winds have changed on cannabis.