The hemp farmers’ letter this week urges an in-person meeting with McConnell, demanding that he not attempt to insert similar language into another legislative vehicle. “If Congress moves to eliminate the end markets that make our crop viable, we will sufferimmediate and catastrophic consequences,” stated the hemp farmers. They fear such a provision could put CBD products on the chopping block, along with the synthetic intoxicating products that McConnell is targeting. He said a similar provision in the House would “completely destroy the American hemp industry” and prohibit the sale of CBD products. The Kentucky General Assembly has passed laws in recent years to strengthen regulation over hemp-derived products, including beverages and synthetic Delta-8 THC products.