Overview
- President Trump signed the funding package that redefines hemp and sets a per‑container cap of 0.4 milligrams total THC, effectively outlawing most delta‑8/THCA gummies, vapes, and beverages.
- The Senate rejected an effort to remove the provision in a 76–24 vote, with Sens. Rand Paul and Ted Cruz the only Republicans supporting the failed amendment.
- Industry groups and analysts estimate the change will eliminate roughly 95% of a $28 billion retail market and put more than 300,000 jobs at risk.
- Implementation now moves to agencies and states, with the FDA expected within 90 days to publish cannabinoid lists and define what constitutes a product “container.”
- Trade groups and some lawmakers are organizing a push for federal regulation in place of a ban during the one‑year grace period as states weigh preemption and enforcement.