Tell Your Representatives to Protect Kansas Hemp!

Kansas hemp businesses, consumers, and law enforcement need to work together more than ever.

In recent weeks, Kansas businesses have been subject to detrimental raids. The hemp industry supports the development of a clear, commonsense regulatory framework – one that provides further clarity to law enforcement without compromising on good faith businesses.

By working together, we can protect Kansas jobs, safeguard consumers, and ensure the continued success of our state’s hemp industry.

Dear [Lawmaker],

As your constituent, I am writing to urge you to vote NO on any appropriations bill containing restrictions or bans on hemp-derived consumable products and instead supporting commonsense regulations that protect Kansas farmers, businesses, and consumers.

The 2018 Farm Bill was viewed as a new frontier for rural communities. Instead of recognizing the economic success and expanding further on its opportunity, a ban would senselessly ruin the returns brought by the hemp industry and force consumers who depend on hemp-derived products to look for other pain-management solutions or turn to products made by foreign adversaries.

The economic impact on Kansas would be irreversible:

- Thousands of Kansas jobs lost in manufacturing, retail, and agriculture

- Family farms forced out of business after making legal investments

- Rural Kansas communities losing critical economic development

- Small businesses across the state shuttered overnight

Rather than an outright ban that destroys a billion-dollar industry, Kansas lawmakers should pursue commonsense regulations that protect consumers while preserving jobs. Hemp farmers, veterans, manufacturers, and small business owners across Kansas are counting on your leadership.

I respectfully urge you to:

1. Oppose any appropriations bill containing restrictions or bans on hemp-derived products

2. Support commonsense hemp regulations instead of industry-destroying prohibitions

-21-and-up restrictions

-Clear labeling requirements

-3rd-party testing requirements

-School zones requirements

Thank you for representing the interests of Kansas’ hardworking farmers and businesses. I look forward to your commitment to protecting Kansas’ agricultural economy and rejecting this detrimental ban.

Sincerely,
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