A Republican congresswoman from Colorado is accusing her primary election opponent of being an \u201cillegal drug dealer\u201d over allegations that a company he owns grew and sold hemp containing more than the allowable amount of THC.<\/p>\n
At a debate on Thursday, Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) attacked state Sen. Don Coram\u2019s (R) drug policy and criminal justice record, alleging that he may have supported legislation to lower penalties for fentanyl and remove qualified immunity for police because he had \u201culterior motives\u201d and may be a \u201cfelon\u201d himself for \u201cselling hot hemp.\u201d<\/p>\n
Boebert, a controversial figure in Congress who often makes headlines for pushing political boundaries, said that there were seven lab reports showing that Coram\u2019s hemp contained more than 0.3 percent THC per dry weight, which would be considered \u201chot\u201d hemp that needs to be disposed of.<\/p>\n
\nCannabis Law Report recently reported about lab tests from Coram\u2019s hemp business, citing a complaint that some of its products contained up to 0.59 percent THC. The outlet noted accusations<\/a>\u00a0that the senator used his political influence with the state Department of Agriculture and a county prosecutor\u2019s office to get charges brought against a company that didn\u2019t pay him for hemp biomass they allegedly purchased from his business, Paradox Ventures.<\/p>\n It\u2019s not necessarily felonious to grow hemp that exceeds the THC limit. There are several factors, including those related to the environment, that can cause the concentration of the intoxicating cannabinoid to spike.\u00a0But what the congressman alleged is that Coram\u2019s cannabis business then went on to sell that product.<\/p>\n \u201cThat makes you an illegal drug dealer, with a vote that maybe changed that,\u201d Boebert said. \u201cSounds corrupt to me.\u201d<\/p>\n Coram laughed off the allegation, as did several members of the audience when Boebert raised it. He didn\u2019t specifically refute the hemp-related claims, choosing instead to defend his support for a policing bill he voted to advanced with amendments.<\/p>\n Of course, while marketing hemp with more than the allowable THC limit would be in violation of the federal Controlled Substances Act because the plant would then be considered illegal marijuana, it\u2019s questionable how politically effective the congresswoman\u2019s complaint will be in Colorado, where marijuana is legal for adult use and attitudes toward the crop are generally favorable across party lines.<\/p>\n Gov. Jared Polis (D) has been a particularly outspoken advocate for the state\u2019s hemp market. He hosted a celebratory event at a hemp farm<\/a> late last year after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) signed off on Colorado\u2019s regulatory plan for the crop.<\/p>\n Marijuana Moment reached out to Boebert and Coram\u2019s campaigns for comment, but representatives were not immediately available.<\/p>\n Boebert\u2019s line of attack isn\u2019t especially surprising, not just because she\u2019s known for taking extreme positions. Her record shows a general unwillingness to advance drug policy reform. She voted against legislation to federally legalize<\/a> cannabis and support research<\/a> into the therapeutic potential of psychedelics, for example. She was absent for a vote on marijuana banking<\/a> legislation.<\/p>\n While the congresswoman supported an amendment to remove protections<\/a> from universities that study cannabis, she also backed separate legislation to expand marijuana research<\/a>.<\/p>\n State Marijuana Regulators Say Banking Fix Will Make Their Jobs Easier In Addition To Helping Businesses<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n Photo courtesy of Pixabay<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n The post GOP Congresswoman Says Primary Opponent Sold \u2018Hot Hemp\u2019 And May Be \u2018Illegal Drug Dealer\u2019 At Debate<\/a> appeared first on Marijuana Moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n
A Republican congresswoman from Colorado is accusing her primary election opponent of being an \u201cillegal drug dealer\u201d over allegations that a company he owns grew and sold hemp containing more than the allowable amount of THC. At a debate on Thursday, Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) attacked state Sen. Don Coram\u2019sContinue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":458,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[18,81,126],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54964"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/458"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54964"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54964\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54965,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54964\/revisions\/54965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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