Overview
- President Donald Trump signed the government funding bill that includes new hemp limits intended to close the 2018 Farm Bill loophole.
- The statute restricts legal hemp products to no more than 0.4 milligrams of total THC per container and bans cannabinoids synthesized outside the plant, such as delta-8.
- Enforcement starts one year after enactment, placing the effective date at Nov. 13, 2026.
- The FDA must publish a list of natural and synthetic cannabinoids and define key terms within 90 days, a step that will shape how the cap is applied to drinks, gummies, vapes and topicals.
- Industry groups warn the change could eliminate about 95% of current products and jeopardize jobs, while supporters including Sen. Mitch McConnell and a coalition of state attorneys general say it curbs products marketed through a loophole, and a Senate bid by Sen. Rand Paul to strip the provision failed.