Hemp-derived THC, CBD, and low-THC products are at risk of federal ban

A House of Representatives subcommittee has added an alarming provision to a 2026 spending bill that would make all products with a quantifiable amount of THC illegal. If passed, this would affect millions of Americans who consume these products, as well as farmers and workers whose livelihoods depend on the hemp market to make ends meet.
 
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This regressive prohibitionist effort is in stark contrast to the progress we've made on cannabis reforms. 
 
More than two-thirds of Americans support legalization. But this ban would take federal law in the opposite direction by closing the small window that opened when President Trump signed the 2018 FARM Act that legalized hemp production.
 
The full House committee approved a report that does not change the text of the bill, but claims the prohibition does not ban products with “trace or insignificant amounts of THC.” That interpretation isn’t legally binding, and even if it was, the provision would still deprive Americans of products they use to alleviate ailments and to relax. 
 
Several states have established regulations for hemp-derived products that include some THC, which would be suddenly prohibited if this provision remains in the spending bill. Louisiana and Minnesota are among the states that have allowed bars to serve drinks with hemp-derived THC, giving patrons a safer alternative to alcohol.