Now the White House is placing its thumb on the scale to get the provision added. The president's call came after White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles visited Capitol Hill to sell lawmakers on Trump's hemp agenda, reports the Times. But in this case, efforts to pause the hemp ban might directly benefit Wiles' son-in-law, Bret Worley, CEO of several companies that "distribute and sell intoxicating-hemp-derived gummies and vapes." But the White House backing the pause hasn't gotten every Republican senator in line. Unfortunately, it may also be yet another example of the Trump White House making policy decisions that enrich those in its orbit.