There’s an unexpected consequence inside the deal to end the federal government shutdown: making hemp products illegal. As part of the Senate compromise to end the shutdown, THC would be limited to 0.4 milligrams per container.
The Hemp Industry & Farmers of America said in a statement that the Senate ban could result in the “devastation of an entire industry,” noting that the provision would “ban Delta-8 products, THCA flower, and virtually all hemp-derived cannabinoid products.”
Bob Galligan, director of government and industry relations for the Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild, is a lobbyist for well over 100 Minnesota craft breweries, most of which, he said, have turned to THC as consumers drink less alcohol.
“The language as it stands right now, if it were to go through, decimation is a pretty accurate word,” he said.
