What will a ban on most US hemp products mean?
The US hemp industry is preparing for a ban on most hemp products that Senator Mitch McConnell slipped into the spending bill just before the Senate voted to pass it and end the government shutdown.
Many in the industry have criticized the last-minute change, arguing that it should have been subject to open hearings rather than added at the last minute to a bill whose passage was essential for the government reopening. The ban, which goes into effect 12 months after the law’s passage, forbids all products that contain more than 0.4 milligrams of THC per package – a trace amount that is present in most CBD products, not just those whose primary component is THC.
The US hemp industry generates $28bn a year in revenue and employs 300,000 people, according to Jonathan Miller, general counsel for the US Hemp Roundtable.
It is not yet clear exactly what the ban will mean. Jasmine Johnson, CEO of GŪD Essence, a Florida based company that sells CBD-infused products, said she is preparing for several different possible scenarios “so our customers experience little to no disruption”.
One option would be a partial ban where states maintain autonomy, similar to the current framework around state-legal cannabis. Currently, state-legal recreational and medical cannabis does not have an upper limit on THC. But these products are heavily regulated, highly taxed and only available in licensed dispensaries. Hemp products, on the other hand, are often available for purchase in liquor stores, grocery stores and online.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/22/what-will-hemp-ban-mean
I get mine online, but depend on them to help with chronic pain. They beat hell out of prescription Rxs.
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if an outright ban that forces all dispensaries to close occurs. In fact, some weed farms are run by corporations whose boards contain rich right-wing types. And a number of states would have major holes blown in their budgets if this source of revenue is taken away, and they're not all blue-led states (mostly, but not all).
In short, the GQP is playing with fire on this one 