2018 Farm Bill Status: Page 2

2026 Farm Bill Strives to Reduce Regulatory Burdens for Industrial Hemp Producers

The bill’s draft language would allow hemp farmers to self-designate as industrial producers while aligning with a federal ban on intoxicating products.

3 Senators File Bill to Keep Intoxicating Hemp Products Legal Until Late 2028

The bipartisan legislation mirrors a bill that House members recently introduced to delay the forthcoming federal ban by two years.

Bipartisan Bill Aims to Delay Federal Hemp Product Ban Until November 2028

The bill would give businesses an extra two years to plan for the ban that’s set to prohibit intoxicating hemp products with more than 0.3% total THC.

FDA, DEA May ‘Lack the Resources’ to Enforce New Federal Hemp Product Ban

Congressional researchers are skeptical about how the federal agencies will oversee a new law to prohibit intoxicating hemp products.

Will States Abandon Their Hemp Regulatory Frameworks or Push Back on Federal Restrictions?

State officials could aim to regulate cannabinoid hemp products like cannabis, but their hands are tied on interstate commerce, seeds and 280E.

13 GOP House Reps Oppose Hemp Product Ban Ahead of Vote to End Shutdown

The House needs 217 votes to reopen the government; at least 13 of 219 GOP members oppose the intoxicating hemp language.

Intoxicating Hemp Product Ban Included in Deal to Reopen Government

Intoxicating hemp products would be prohibited under a three-bill spending package the Senate negotiated in a plan to end the government shutdown.

10th Circuit Court Rules 2018 Farm Bill Does Not Preempt Wyoming Hemp THC Laws

The appellate court ruled that states like Wyoming have the right to redefine hemp in a more restrictive manner than the federal standard.

39 Attorneys General Tell Federal Lawmakers to Ban Hemp THC Products

The bipartisan group wrote a letter to GOP committee leaders, asking that they redefine hemp in the appropriations process or farm bill reauthorization.

Illinois Governor Says ‘We Will Take Executive Action’ on Intoxicating Hemp Products

Gov. JB Pritzker said he will regulate hemp-derived cannabinoid products should state lawmakers and industry advocates remain ‘unwilling.’

US Lawmakers Advance Bill to Ban Hemp Products With THC

The Senate Appropriations Committee approved legislation to redefine hemp in an attempt to close a ‘loophole’ from the 2018 Farm Bill.

World Leaders Vote to Ban HHC, List as Schedule II Drug

The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs approved a recommendation to include the cannabinoid in the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances.

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