Chad Wolf Urges Probe of Chinese-Linked THC Trade, Citing 80% Share in Oklahoma Farms
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 8
Chad Wolf Urges Probe of Chinese-Linked THC Trade, Citing 80% Share in Oklahoma Farms
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 8
Summary
A Tuesday letter from former acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf asked the House China committee to investigate Chinese-linked actors in U.S. hemp-derived THC products and illegal marijuana operations, calling the issue a national security risk.
Wolf said a market originally meant for industrial hemp and CBD has become an unregulated channel for high-potency THC gummies, vapes and drinks sold with weak age limits, labeling and safety standards.
The White House's 2026 National Drug Control Strategy, which Wolf cited, says transnational groups tied to China have industrialized the U.S. marijuana trade; in Oklahoma, law enforcement estimates they run more than 80% of thousands of marijuana and hemp farms.
Wolf said those operations are tied to human trafficking, money laundering and dangerous pesticide use, and warned efforts to weaken last year's bipartisan federal crackdown on intoxicating THC hemp could deepen those risks.