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Oz Asks Senate to Delay Hemp Ban to Keep CBD Coverage for Seniors
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz is wading into the debate over hemp ripping through the halls of the Senate this week, asking the chamber to keep a provision in the continuing resolution that would delay an impending ban on hemp products.
TL;DR
- CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz is involved in the Senate's debate on a hemp ban.
- Oz is asking the Senate to keep a provision in the continuing resolution that delays an impending hemp ban.
- Senators Klobuchar, Paul, and Merkley proposed moving the ban date from Nov. 12 to Dec. 11.
- Drug safety advocates, led by Senator Ted Budd, oppose the delay and want to preserve the original ban date.