Written by The House Appropriations Committee released on June 4, 2025 the FY26 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA Bill which is scheduled for subcommittee on Wednesday, June 5, 2025. The proposed legislation, if passed, would redefine hemp currently under the 2018 Farm Bill to close what is referred to as the “intoxicating hemp loophole” by prohibiting products which included more than trace amounts of THC. The ban would include synthetics such as Delta-8, Delta-10, and THC-a products.
How does the bill redefine hemp?
Under the proposal, a “total THC” standard, currently enforced by the USDA for the cultivation of hemp, would be implemented for downstream products. The language also puts the squeeze on cannabinoids synthesized after cultivation.
The new definition would also capture downstream products by implementing a new definition for “hemp-derived cannabinoid products” which seems to effectuate a ban on most intoxicating consumer products, including THC-a flower.
This comes as Tennessee’s sweeping hemp reform legislation
is set to take effect on January 1, 2026.
Last modified: June 6, 2025
