US EditionBill to End Shutdown Would Sweep Popular THC Drinks From Maine Shelves
The bill would redefine hemp to include total THC, potentially banning most edible hemp products and affecting 100% of the hemp market, lawmakers say.
- Tuesday, a sweeping federal funding bill moving through Congress would reopen the government while shutting down much of the country’s edible hemp industry, banning intoxicating hemp-derived products.
- Redefining hemp to include 'total THC' would amend the 2018 Farm Bill, rolling back the gray space that allowed delta-8 and delta-10 THC products to flourish.
- Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell said earlier this year some companies exploited 2018 Farm Bill loopholes, while state crime lab officials warn unregulated hemp products have reached minors at convenience stores and gas stations.
- The U.S. Hemp Roundtable estimates the $28 billion national hemp market could lose 95% of businesses, with many hemp-derived edibles disappearing from shelves within a year if the bill passes.
- Facing opposition, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said the measure would require destroying hemp plants and seeds, as lawmakers consider redefining hemp to include 'total THC' and potentially eliminate many products.
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