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Hemp Industry Plans Next Move After Trump Signs THC Ban
The federal ban closes a Farm Bill loophole, affecting over 300 Nebraska hemp shops and complicating Ohio's hemp product regulations with a one-year delayed enforcement.
- On Nov. 12, President Donald Trump signed a federal spending bill that included a provision banning most hemp-derived THC products nationwide.
- The provision targets a loophole in the 2018 Farm Bill that supporters said enabled a booming intoxicating hemp market, with dozens of attorneys general warning of its exploitation last month.
- The law sets a 0.4 milligrams total THC per container cap and applies to products exceeding 0.3% total THC by weight, with a one-year delay targeting gummies, drinks, topical pain relief, and vapes.
- The House approved a bill that threatens to shut most of Nebraska's 300 dispensary-type shops, risking a $28.4 billion industry, over 300,000 jobs, and $1.5 billion in tax revenue, the U.S. Hemp Roundtable warns.
- Industry leaders say they will spend the next year urging Congress to reverse course while some business owners have one-year wind-down timelines and Colorado regulations limit THC to 1.75 milligrams per serving.
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Hemp industry plans next move after Trump signs THC ban
The hemp industry is regrouping and gearing up for a significant lobbying blitz following passage of the government funding package that contained a provision they say would outlaw nearly all hemp products. The legislation clarifies the definition of hemp to ban all hemp-derived products containing THC, which were legalized by the 2018 farm bill. Legal…
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