WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today reintroduced legislation that would return hemp to the market and create national safety standards for hemp-derived products, keep these products out of the hands of children, and ban unsafe, untested hemp products.
Reintroduction of the Cannabinoid Safety and Regulation Act (CSRA) follows passage of last month's government funding bill containing a provision to outlaw hemp products nationwide. Wyden has long pressed for common-sense consumer regulations and protections instead of a one-size-fits-all approach that does nothing to protect kids or consumers from unsafe or untested hemp products.
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