Trump Crime Family pay to play the intoxicating hemp way

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Bottom headline:  New York Times, 7/28/2026

Kenneth P. Vogel, Christina Jewett, and Olivia Diaz report:

The White House is lobbying Congress for a reprieve from a ban it approved last year on potent intoxicating hemp products, seeking a delay whose beneficiaries would include the son-in-law of Susie Wiles, President Trump’s chief of staff.  

[snip]

The billionaire financier Howard Kessler, a leukemia survivor who is friendly with Mr. Trump and has urged support for cannabis as a pain treatment, was also involved in the push to delay the hemp limits. His allies worked with the White House on the language sent to Congress, according to two people familiar with the situation who requested anonymity to describe private conversations. [emphasis added]

Related reading:

Hemp Today, 5/30/2025

Somebody obviously whispered into Dear Leader’s fuzzy ear: (“Billions, sir. Billions. Let the boys know.”) But who? Here are our three prime suspects: 

Howard Kessler, The Commonwealth Project: Kessler is a longtime Palm Beach financier, a reported member of Mar-a-Lago, and was officially listed by OpenSecrets as a bundler for Trump’s 2016 campaign, credited with raising more than $2.5 million through his network. The Commonwealth Project produced the CBD video.  [emphasis added]

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