A major advocacy group representing the regulated cannabis industry was on Capitol Hill this week to urge lawmakers to close what it refers to as a “loophole” that has allowed the hemp industry to thrive in recent years.

“The regulated cannabis industry was on Capitol Hill this week to urge Congress to keep the dangerous Farm Bill loophole closed,” Saphira Galoob, CEO of the US Cannabis Roundtable, told Bloomberg Government in a statement Thursday. “The loophole has fueled the proliferation of unregulated and synthetic drugs, often for sale to children. We heard loud and clear this week that Congress is …