Overview
- The Hemp Planting Predictability Act (H.R. 7024) was introduced by Rep. Jim Baird with Rep. James Comer and other bipartisan sponsors, and it has 11 additional co-sponsors.
- At a Capitol Hill press conference on Jan. 15, Comer, the U.S. Hemp Roundtable, and farmers urged Congress to pass the bill to provide near-term certainty for growers and retailers.
- The proposal would delay new federal limits on hemp-derived THC per product until November 2028, extending the current moratorium by two years.
- Farmers warned that regulatory uncertainty is already affecting sales and planting plans, highlighting mid-February H-2A worker application deadlines ahead of a May planting season.
- The push follows a Presidential Executive Order directing updated hemp definitions, while critics including Kevin Sabet contend the bill would keep dangerous products on shelves.