Republican lawmakers have filed amendments to sweeping agriculture legislation that would push back the scheduled federal recriminalization of hemp THC products for another year and create a framework for continued legal sales, with new restrictions and clarifications.
Hemp derivatives with less than 0.3 percent delta-9 THC on a drug-weight basis were federally legalized under the 2018 Farm Bill that President Donald Trump signed during his first term in office. But late last year, Trump signed new legislation containing provisions that will redefine hemp to make it so only products with 0.4 milligrams of total THC per container will remain legal after November 12.
Now, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) is proposing to delay the ban until November 2027.
A separate proposal from Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY), according to the sponsor’s summary, “amends the definition of ‘Hemp’ to preserve the lawful hemp market while creating a regulatory framework that protects children, bans synthetics, and ensures that any products on the market place are of American origin.”
The Barr amendment was withdrawn on Wednesday after being submitted, however, for reasons that are unknown, and it’s unclear if the congressman intends to file a revised version at some
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