Dr. Oz urges senators to reject Budd hemp amendment

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Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), is urging senators to not support an amendment that would allow a federal ban on most hemp-derived products to take effect in November. In a Friday letter, Oz noted he had “grave concerns” about the amendment from Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.)…