Congress will likely not pass a new Farm Bill until 2025.
But when it does, the “loophole” that’s allowed hemp-derived products with intoxicating levels of THC to proliferate across the country over the past six years will be closed.
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That’s the understanding on Capitol Hill after U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan released a proposal on Monday that redefines hemp to address cannabinoids such as delta-8 THC as well as the so-called “THCA loophole.”
Republicans pounced on Stabenow – the ranking but retiring Democrat on the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee – for releasing a draft Farm Bill 400 days after the 2018 version expired.
The bill also comes nearly six months after the Republican-controlled House held hearings on its own proposal.
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