U.S. marijuana interest groups are sounding the alarm over a House Republican budget proposal that, if passed by Congress, would outright ban marijuana-derived THC products at the federal level, including so-called THCA flower.
U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, a Maryland Republican who chairs a key subcommittee on the bill, said the proposal, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Act, Fiscal Year 2026, includes language that would “close the ‘hemp loophole’ created by the 2018 Farm Bill.”
The $25.523 billion spending bill introduced Wednesday includes funding for rural broadband, food stamps and federal food inspectors.
But the measure also significantly revises the definition of hemp used in the 2018 Farm Bill, leading to a "proliferation of unregulated intoxicating hemp products, including (d)elta-8 and hemp flower, sold online and at gas stations across the country," Harris said in a statement.
How the bill redefines marijuana
According to Harris' proposal:
· Marijuana is redefined as cannabis "containing a total concentration of THC (including tetrahydrocannabinolic acid) of 0.3% or less by dry weight in the plant."
· Novel cannabinoids "synthesized or manufactured outside the plant," such as delta-8 and delta-10 THC, are not considered marijuana
The bill also proposes a new definition for "cannabis-derived cannabinoid products."
These products are defined as products that contain "quantifiable" amounts of THC, THCA, or "any other cannabinoid that has similar effects (or is advertised to have similar effects) in humans or animals to THC."
This appears to include so-called "novel cannabinoids" such as THCP and delta-10 THC found in marijuana products sold online.
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