Stop the Ban. Save American Hemp
The Backdoor Ban: How Congress Used a Shutdown Crisis to Criminalize American Hemp
H.R. 5371 was a must pass bill, to end the longest government shutdown in American history, leaving bill writers the opportunity to slip in provisions to effectively destroy the $28 billion legal hemp industry in the United States. The 2018 Farm Bill opened up this industry, allowing for incredible scientific progress, hemp
Progress Under Attack
The 2018 Farm Bill opened the doors to incredible scientific, economic, and agricultural progress. It legally separated hemp from marijuana, giving American farmers a new, profitable crop and consumers safe access to wellness products. The result was a legitimate, $28 billion industry supporting 328,000 jobs across farming, manufacturing, and science. Section 781 threatens to undo this progress overnight.
$28 BILLION
The annual market value of the hemp industry. The ban threatens to wipe out over 90% of this market, sending sales to illicit market.
328,000 JOBS
The total number of jobs supported by the hemp supply chain.
Over 6,500 Businesses
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The Two Defining Assaults
The ban works by imposing two impossible restrictions that criminalize the vast majority of products currently on the shelves. These assaults on the hemp market both limit the amount of THC per container, bulking all THC types together including THCA and outlaw semi synthetic or synthetic cannabinoids all together. The outcome – an estimated 90% of the market will become illegal nationwide.
The 0.4 mg Total THC Rule
This new, restrictive limit per container makes nearly all full-spectrum CBD oils, tinctures, and wellness products - the cornerstone of the market - illegal to sell and possess at the federal level.
The Ban on Conversion
The law explicitly outlaws any cannabinoid "synthesized or manufactured" outside the plant. This shuts down the entire innovative sector that produces Delta-8, Delta-10, and other hemp-derived products, criminalizing thousands of small businesses that invested heavily in this legal space.
The Path Forward
This legislative overreach is creating an economic shockwave and forcing product quality control straight into the black market. We are not calling for a return to the status quo; we are demanding sensible federal regulation over total prohibition.
Our immediate goal is to urge your representatives to support the bipartisan repeal effort: H.R. 6209, the American Hemp Protection Act of 2025.