Senate Committee Has Released The Text Of 2024 Farm Bill, With Changes To Hemp Regulations
The bill applies the limit of 0.3 percentage by dry weight to “total THC.”
The U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry has introduced the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act, which will serve as the Senate’s draft for the 2024 Farm Bill. The bill sets forth new regulations for the cultivation and harvesting of hemp. In one notable change, the new bill revises the definition of hemp. While hemp since the 2018 Farm Bill has been defined as Cannabis sativa L. containing no more than 0.3 percent delta-9 THC by dry weight, the new bill strikes “delta-9” and applies the limit of 0.3 percentage by dry weight to “total THC.”
This means regulators will make no distinction between the different types of THC in the plant. This decision may close the so-called “loopholes” that relate to minor cannabinoids such as delta-8 THC, which have been making their way into food and beverage products throughout the country. A number of states have taken matters into their own hands, many outright banning products containing intoxicating hemp cannabinoids such as delta-8 THC. This revision will most likely make hemp farming and processing more difficult as well since it creates a higher standard for THC limits.
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