A spending deal to reopen the federal government includes language that would severely restrict the hemp-derived THC products that can be legally sold in Texas.

“The hemp provision in this appropriations package wipes out nearly 100% of legal hemp products overnight: killing jobs, crushing farmers, and overriding 23 state laws that already regulate hemp responsibly,” Paul argued on the Senate floor.

A fiscal 2026 agreement for funding USDA and FDA rejects White House proposals to gut conservation technical assistance and international food aid programs and includes a provision to block the unregulated sale of some hemp-based or hemp-derived products.

Federal lawmakers are advancing legislation that could dismantle a significant portion of the U.S. hemp market, prompting strong opposition from farmers who built their businesses under the 2018 Farm Bill.

Alexander Malyshev and Sarah Ganley of Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP discuss the intensifying federal and state crackdown on intoxicating hemp products, noting recent court rulings and multistate advocacy.

Federal lawmakers closed the loophole that has allowed for an array of intoxicating cannabinoids that have generated a billion-dollar Illinois market — and is now largely illegal.