Hemp could replace tobacco

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said that his role in getting industrial hemp legalized is at “the top of the list” of reasons Kentuckians should re-elect him in 2020.

He added that hemp could replace tobacco, historically a large cash crop for Kentucky that could possibly take a hit under new legislation McConnell introduced. The legislation would raise the minimum age requirement for tobacco sales from 18 to 21 nationwide.

“How does my job as majority leader help you? Help Kentucky?” McConnell said at a press conference. “At the top of the list I would put hemp.”