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Kat

Cannibis Business Times

13 GOP House Reps Oppose Hemp Product Ban Ahead of Vote to End Shutdown

The House needs 217 votes to reopen the government; at least 13 of 219 GOP members oppose the intoxicating hemp language.

Tony Lange November 12, 2025

As the U.S. House tees up a key vote on Wednesday afternoon to end the longest federal government shutdown the nation has faced, at least 13 Republican representatives oppose language surrounding hemp.

That number could be a pivotal roadblock to reopening the government.

Arizona Democratic congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva is expected to be sworn in on Nov. 12, before the House votes on a Senate-passed continuing resolution to end the shutdown that began on Oct. 1. Once Adelita is sworn in, the Republican majority will be trimmed to five seats, 219-214, with two vacancies in the lower chamber.

This means the House needs 217 votes to gain a simple majority on legislation to reopen the government: Should Republicans lose three votes within their party, then they’ll need to rely on Democrats to break party lines to end the shutdown.

The problem? Hemp could be a deciding factor in breaking up a unified GOP vote.

U.S. House Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., and 12 of his Republican colleagues previously spoke out in opposition to a federal ban on intoxicating hemp products that was under consideration earlier this year.
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Poncier

Kat said:

Cannibis Business Times

13 GOP House Reps Oppose Hemp Product Ban Ahead of Vote to End Shutdown

The House needs 217 votes to reopen the government; at least 13 of 219 GOP members oppose the intoxicating hemp language.

Tony Lange November 12, 2025

As the U.S. House tees up a key vote on Wednesday afternoon to end the longest federal government shutdown the nation has faced, at least 13 Republican representatives oppose language surrounding hemp.

That number could be a pivotal roadblock to reopening the government.

Arizona Democratic congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva is expected to be sworn in on Nov. 12, before the House votes on a Senate-passed continuing resolution to end the shutdown that began on Oct. 1. Once Adelita is sworn in, the Republican majority will be trimmed to five seats, 219-214, with two vacancies in the lower chamber.

This means the House needs 217 votes to gain a simple majority on legislation to reopen the government: Should Republicans lose three votes within their party, then they’ll need to rely on Democrats to break party lines to end the shutdown.

The problem? Hemp could be a deciding factor in breaking up a unified GOP vote.

U.S. House Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., and 12 of his Republican colleagues previously spoke out in opposition to a federal ban on intoxicating hemp products that was under consideration earlier this year.
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https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/hemp/news/15771617/13-gop-house-reps-oppose-hemp-product-ban-ahead-of-vote-to-end-shutdown

Leave it to the stoners to keep things shut down. LOL.

Gern Blansten

I saw that last night and panic set in but this is hemp....not cannabis

I realize some GOP are against this but this is just for the Delta-8 junk that gas stations sell isn't it?

mickeyrat

Foreign food safety inspections have hit a historic low after Trump staffing cuts. The dramatic shift in oversight comes as the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food.

“It’s only a matter of time before people die,” one expert said.

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