“Lawmakers have an opportunity to build a regulatory framework that protects consumers while preserving access to products that millions of Americans already use.”
By Chris Karazin, Carolindica
Running a hemp business in North Carolina has become an exercise in navigating uncertainty. During the past year, it feels like I have spent almost as much time following legislation as I have serving customers, managing employees and planning for the future. Every new version of a bill brought new questions about what products we could legally sell and whether businesses like mine would still be operating the same way a year later.
The government legalized hemp through the 2018 Farm Bill, allowing businesses to manufacture and sell products that met the federal definition of hemp. Since then, the industry has grown rapidly, but regulation has not kept pace, and states have responded in different ways. Some created regulatory systems for testing, labeling and sales. Others pursued broad restrictions, arguing stronger limits were needed to address consumer safety concerns.
Congress is now considering the bipartisan Lawful Hemp Protection Act, legislation that would create a federal regulatory framework for many hemp-derived products. Instead of broadly prohibiting products, the proposal would establish national standards for
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