This would wipe out 87% of the industry,” hemp advocate and former Kentucky Treasurer Jonathan Miller said of a federal legislative push.

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Dozens of hemp farmers from Kentucky are urging their state’s senior U.S. senator to back off from his push to recriminalize some products that are derived from their crops. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY),

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Hemp is the foundation of our diversified, sustainable farm operations that helps us weather tough commodity cycles, diversify away from tobacco and empower profit in an uncertain economy. We planted our hemp crop under the legal framework established by the 2018 Farm Bill and subsequent Kentucky laws and regulations,

“McConnell did a 180 on his own legislation and is seeking to make all THC from hemp illegal, which would eliminate all of our products from legitimate commerce,” Cornbread Hemp co-founder Jim Higdon told WAVE reporter David Mattingly.

Kentucky hemp farmers sent a letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell asking him for a meeting and to not again try to insert language into a bill banning certain hemp-derived products.

Products like CBD and Delta-8 could be made illegal if McConnell's 'loophole' closure takes root in the House.

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September 25, 2025 - LOUISVILLE, KY –On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, issued the following statement: