The funding package passed late Monday by the US Senate to end the federal government shutdown contains a provision that would have a profound impact on the sale of intoxicating hemp -based products.

Hemp ban in US

Hemp was legalized in 2018 under the Farm Bill, but the new funding measure re-criminalizes certain intoxicating hemp-derived substances. According to The Hill , the provision “prevents the unregulated sale of intoxicating hemp-based or hemp-derived products, including Delta-8, from being sold online, in gas stations, and corner stores, while preserving non-intoxicating CBD and industrial hemp products,” as stated in the official summary given by the Senate Appropriations Committee.

“The bill, as it now stands, overrides the regulatory frameworks of several states, ca

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