Is A Hemp THC Ban Coming?
Updated August 2026: The fight over America's hemp industry just became even more politically complicated.
A bipartisan coalition of 35 attorneys general representing 34 states and one U.S. territory is urging congressional leaders not to back away from the sweeping federal restrictions on intoxicating hemp products scheduled to begin later this year.
Their message to Congress is essentially this:
Don't delay the crackdown. Don't reopen the loophole. Let the new hemp
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Aug 22, 2026
THC Drinks Future In Peril
Updated August 2026: Just when it appeared that the rapidly growing hemp-derived THC beverage industry could be heading toward a federal cliff, Congress has opened another possible path.
A new bipartisan proposal in the U.S. House would allow qualifying hemp-derived THC beverages to remain federally legal while creating something the industry has been asking Washington for: a real regulatory system.
Instead of treating a can containing a few milligrams of hemp-derive
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Aug 12, 2026