GOP senators call for DOJ to investigate Chinese role in hemp, cannabis markets

Four GOP senators have requested that the Justice Department investigate the influence of Chinese criminal networks on the U.S. cannabis and intoxicating hemp markets. The senators argue that these networks are exploiting federal regulatory vulnerabilities.
Four GOP senators who opposed the delay of a ban on intoxicating hemp products are calling on the Justice Department to investigate the role of Chinese criminal networks in America’s cannabis and intoxicating hemp markets. In a Wednesday letter to Attorney General Todd Blanche, the senators said Chinese criminal networks “are exploiting vulnerabilities in federal...
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