Hemp THC ban remains intact after House abandons rescue plan

Alcohol Industry Group Calls Out Congress For Failing To Address Hemp THC Product Ban In Farm Bill

A major alcohol industry trade association says the U.S. House of Representatives’s passage last week of a Farm Bill without including provisions to call off the federal recriminalization of hemp THC products represents a “missed opportunity.” “A ban will not remove these products from the market—it will push consumers toward unregulated, online channels with no age verification, no product standards and no accountability,” Dawson Hobbs, executi…

Hemp THC ban remains intact after House abandons rescue plan

Lawmakers declined to delay or overturn restrictions on the buzzy category, which has grown into a significant competitor of the alcohol sector.

House-Advanced Farm Bill Keeps Hemp Ban Intact - Shanken News Daily

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a version of the 2026 Farm Bill without addressing the upcoming November ban on intoxicating hemp products. The bill was advanced on roughly partisan terms, with the final vote coming in at 224 … Continue reading → The post House-Advanced Farm Bill Keeps Hemp Ban Intact appeared first on Shanken News Daily.

DEA Formalises HHC Ban as US Farm Bill Offers No Repreive for Cannabinoid Market

As the federal campaign to clamp down on intoxicating hemp in the US rolls on, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has officially designated hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) a Schedule I substance.  It marks the latest meaningful effort to bring the largely unregulated ‘intoxicating hemp’ industry to heel following its explosion across the country in the last few years. The DEA’s formal designation of HHC came just days after the House passed the…

Michigan Caught in $300B Alcohol vs THC Drink War as Congress Fumbles Hemp Ban

A $300 billion alcohol industry faces growing competition from THC-infused drinks as Congress moves to ban hemp-derived products—putting Michigan’s cannabis and retail markets at a crossroads.

House Passes Farm Bill Targeting Intoxicating Hemp, Senate Up Next

In our latest Trade To Black podcast presented by Flowhub, hosts Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell welcome in Michael Bronstein, President of the American Trade Association for Cannabis & Hemp. Together, we’ll walk through changes in cannabis and hemp policy, including updates to the Farm Bill, updates in rescheduling, and cannabis in Virginia and Pennsylvania. The House has passed its version of the Farm Bill, and inside is language that tightens…