The government might reopen. But only if Congress agrees to something else first: banning intoxicating hemp nationwide.
On Sunday, Senate leadership inserted a hemp-recriminalization clause into the must-pass funding bill that would end the longest shutdown in American history, reported Marijuana Moment. On Monday, Cannabis Business Times confirmed that intoxicating hemp is being targeted as part of the three-bill spending package tied to reopening the government.
Not a standalone bill. Not a debate on cannabis reform. A shutdown ransom note.
What the bill actually does
The hemp language appears in the Agriculture–FDA spending bill, which is bundled into the shutdown deal. It would:
Redefine hemp to include total THC , not just delta-9 THC
, not just delta-9 THC Count any cannabinoids with “similar effects” toward that THC total
Prohibit synthesized cannabinoids or converted CBD intermediates
Cap finished hemp products at 0.4 milligrams total THC per container
Not 0.4 mg per gummy. Per entire bottle, bag, vape, beverage.
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