Tennessee Cannabiz

Hemp Industry Faces Regulatory Storm After New Federal Funding Bill — But the Fight Isn’t Over The hemp industry is in a firefight right now — regrouping and preparing for a major lobbying push after a federal government funding package dropped a bombshell provision that could outlaw nearly all hemp-derived products containing THC . What Just Happened? The recently passed funding bill tightened the legal definition of hemp to ban any hemp-derived product with THC, even the types legalized by the landmark 2018 Farm Bill . The new rules cap THC at a microscopic 0.4 milligrams per container — a limit so tight that most hemp products, even the non-intoxicating ones, reportedly exceed it. This crackdown also targets cannabinoids like delta-8 THC , which are synthesized or manufactured outside the plant. These now fall under the ban, too. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been given 90 days to release a list defining natural vs. synthetic cannabinoids and what exactly cou...