LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Pressure is mounting in Congress over the possible restriction of THC products derived from hemp.

Kentucky Lawmakers James Comer, Morgan McGarvey, Andy Barr and Thomas Massie are leading the charge, writing a letter of opposition to House Speaker Mike Johnson that was posted to X on Friday.

The bi-partisan group pushes back on language included in the 2026 FDA appropriations bill that they say would redefine what is considered “legal” hemp, which they claim would “deal a fatal blow to American farmers supplying the regulated hemp industry and small businesses, and jeopardize tens of billions of dollars in economic activity around the country,” according to the letter.

Monday, 58 hemp farmers signed a letter to Senator Mitch McConnell, requesting a meeting an

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