Hemp Regulation: New Rules for Sales and Safety
A house committee must act next: committee consideration.
The bill has bipartisan support and addresses public safety concerns, but it faces hurdles due to new taxes and complex FDA regulations.
Scores run from -100 (strongly harmful) to +100 (strongly beneficial) for each group, combining impact, certainty, scope, and duration ratings of 1-5. How impact scoring works
The bill creates new federal criminal penalties for hemp businesses. Operating without a permit, evading taxes, or selling untaxed products with intent to defraud can bring fines up to $10,000 and up to 5 years in prison. Selling banned synthetic products or ingredients also carries misdemeanor penalties. People convicted of hemp-related felonies can be denied permits.
“shall, for each such offense, be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.”
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in House
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Reps. Angie Craig and Andy Barr introduced the Lawful Hemp Protection Act to create a federal regulatory framework for hemp-derived THC. The bill includes age limits, packaging standards, and a 1% THC threshold to provide certainty for farmers and protect consumers from synthetic chemicals.
Analysis of the Lawful Hemp Protection Act highlights its 1% total THC limit and bans on synthetic cannabinoids. While it offers a path for beverages and gummies, the bill's inclusion of THCA in the 1% limit could effectively ban high-THCA flower products currently sold as hemp.
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Lawful Hemp Protection Act
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