US EditionMinnesota Democrats in Congress Look to Reverse Federal Ban on Hemp THC Products
The federal ban will end 95% of the psychoactive hemp market, affecting products with THC above 0.4 milligrams per container and disrupting a $28 billion industry, U.S. Hemp Roundtable said.
- On Nov. 12, President Donald Trump signed the federal spending package that bans synthetic intoxicating THCs and caps total THC per container at 0.4 milligrams, with a one-year off-ramp.
- The 2018 Farm Bill left dry-weight ambiguity exploited by companies, producing a rapid unregulated market that ignored FDA warnings, while dozens of state attorneys general urged Congress to tighten the definition.
- Industry data show the U.S. hemp industry generates around $28 billion and employs over 300,000 people, while Brightfield Group projects a $571 million psychoactive market by 2025 and Euromonitor $4 billion by 2028; THC beverage consumers typically use 2–10 mg per serving.
- Companies responding to the change say many consumer hemp and THC brands may pivot to non‑THC products or sell only in state‑licensed cannabis markets, with some startups facing closure by late 2026.
- Lawmakers are already planning as Minnesota's congressional Democrats pledged on Nov. 24 to reverse the ban, while industry groups urge regulation instead of prohibition during the one-year window.
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Minnesota Democrats look to reverse new federal limit on hemp-derived THC products
ST. PAUL — Some of Minnesota’s congressional Democrats pledged Monday, Nov. 24, to try to reverse what is being called an outright ban on hemp-derived THC products, passed with the reopening of the federal government after a 43-day shutdown. Minnesota’s legal hemp-derived THC industry launched in 2022, setting limits for beverages of no more than 10 mg per container and up to 50 mg for products such as edibles — drastically different from the 0.…
Minnesota Democrats look to reverse new federal limit on hemp-derived THC products
ST. PAUL — Some of Minnesota’s congressional Democrats pledged Monday, Nov. 24, to try to reverse what is being called an outright ban on hemp-derived THC products, passed with the reopening of the federal government after a 43-day shutdown. Minnesota’s legal hemp-derived THC industry launched in 2022, setting limits for beverages of no more than 10 mg per container and up to 50 mg for products such as edibles — drastically different from the 0.…
Minnesota Democrats look to reverse new federal limit on hemp-derived THC products
ST. PAUL — Some of Minnesota’s congressional Democrats pledged Monday, Nov. 24, to try to reverse what is being called an outright ban on hemp-derived THC products, passed with the reopening of the federal government after a 43-day shutdown. Minnesota’s legal hemp-derived THC industry launched in 2022, setting limits for beverages of no more than 10 mg per container and up to 50 mg for products such as edibles — drastically different from the 0.…
Minnesota Democrats look to reverse new federal limit on hemp-derived THC products
ST. PAUL — Some of Minnesota’s congressional Democrats pledged Monday, Nov. 24, to try to reverse what is being called an outright ban on hemp-derived THC products, passed with the reopening of the federal government after a 43-day shutdown. Minnesota’s legal hemp-derived THC industry launched in 2022, setting limits for beverages of no more than 10 mg per container and up to 50 mg for products such as edibles — drastically different from the 0.…
Minnesota Democrats look to reverse new federal limit on hemp-derived THC products
ST. PAUL — Some of Minnesota’s congressional Democrats pledged Monday, Nov. 24, to try to reverse what is being called an outright ban on hemp-derived THC products, passed with the reopening of the federal government after a 43-day shutdown. Minnesota’s legal hemp-derived THC industry launched in 2022, setting limits for beverages of no more than 10 mg per container and up to 50 mg for products such as edibles — drastically different from the 0.…
Minnesota Democrats look to reverse new federal limit on hemp-derived THC products
ST. PAUL — Some of Minnesota’s congressional Democrats pledged Monday, Nov. 24, to try to reverse what is being called an outright ban on hemp-derived THC products, passed with the reopening of the federal government after a 43-day shutdown. Minnesota’s legal hemp-derived THC industry launched in 2022, setting limits for beverages of no more than 10 mg per container and up to 50 mg for products such as edibles — drastically different from the 0.…
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