A Republican senator said in a floor speech on Wednesday that the cannabis and hemp industries in Colorado are helping the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO), who returned to the Senate following a 14-day self-quarantine after being informed he came into contact with someone infected with the virus, said residents in his state “have stepped up in every way possible.”
“In a uniquely Colorado way, you have hemp businesses that are now producing cotton swabs for medical needs. You have whiskey distilleries that are producing hand sanitizers for hospitals for home health care,” he said. “We have protective equipment that’s being donated by the Denver Broncos and by cannabis industry and by so many other businesses across the state of Colorado who are stepping up in ways that make all of us proud.”
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