McConnell understood much about this concern. First, he knows hemp doesn’t get you high and that the drug war debate that swept up hemp was politically motivated, reasonably than policy-oriented. Second, Kentucky-the leader’s dwelling state-is top-of-the-line locations to domesticate hemp on this planet, and pre-prohibition the state had a sturdy hemp sector. Third, the grassroots curiosity in this concern was rising in Kentucky, and McConnell knows that his role as Senate Majority Leader hangs in the stability in 2020, as does his Senate seat as he faces re-election that very same 12 months. McConnell emerges from the Farm Bill as a hemp hero, but advocates needs to be hesitant to label him a cannabis champion