US EditionFederal THC ban sends hemp companies scrambling
The Senate's bill caps THC at 0.4 mg per container, potentially eliminating 95% of hemp-derived THC products and risking 300,000 jobs, industry groups warn.
- The U.S. Senate approved H.R. 5371 with an embedded hemp rider that caps THC at 0.4 milligrams per container, without a specific date mentioned in the source.
- Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell inserted language to close what supporters called a 2018 Farm Bill loophole amid urging from at least 39 state attorneys general and Smart Approaches to Marijuana.
- Product testing reveals many hemp products contain milligrams of THC — some seltzers have 5 to 10 milligrams per can, and Cornbread Hemp gummies contain four milligrams, according to Whitney Economics.
- Sen. Rand Paul opposed the bill, saying the hemp provision would harm jobs, while Sen. Mitch McConnell tabled Paul’s amendment, defending the language as rooting out 'bad actors' and the White House supporting it, according to reports.
- The bill now heads to the U.S. House of Representatives, which could vote as soon as Wednesday, and if approved the new rules would take effect one year after signing, overruling state laws and prompting responses from Wisconsin lawmakers and the convenience store industry.
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