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American Hemp Protection Act of 2025
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American Hemp Protection Act of 2025 This bill repeals changes to the regulation of hemp products, which reimpose certain federal controls over some hemp products. Specifically, Congress enacted the FY2026 agriculture appropriations act (P.L. 119-37) on November 12, 2025. Effective November 12, 2026, the act modifies the statutory definition of hemp products that are considered to be lawful. This bill repeals the changes. As background, the 2018 farm bill excluded hemp from the Controlled Substances Act definition of marijuana and defined hemp . As a result, hemp and hemp-derived products at or below the 0.3% delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC, the psychoactive component of marijuana) concentration threshold were no longer regulated as Schedule I controlled substances. Registration with the Drug Enforcement Administration was no longer required to cultivate or handle hemp and hemp-derived products. However, hemp remained subject to Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration regulation. The 2025 changes to the definition of hemp, include changing the limit to a total THC concentration of not more than 0.3% on a dry weight basis rather than only delta-9 THC, explicitly including industrial hemp, excluding seeds from a cannabis plant that exceed a certain THC concentration, and excluding various types of hemp-derived cannabinoid products. Cannabinoids refer to unique chemical compounds that are found in hemp and marijuana (e.g., THC) and are known to exhibit a range of psychological and physiological effects.
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2026 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Issues related to cannabis clemency. MARIJUANA OPPORTUNITY REINVESTMENT AND EXPUNGEMENT ACT (MORE) - H.R. 5068 - federally decriminalize cannabis by removing (descheduling) marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, which would remove federal criminal penalties for its manufacture, distribution, or possession. STRENGTHENING THE TENTH AMENDMENT THROUGH ENTRUSTING STATES ACT (STATES 2.0) - H.R. 2934 - aligning federal law with state cannabis policies by exempting cannabis produced and sold in compliance with state law from the federal definition of "marijuana." PREPARING REGULATORS EFFECTIVELY FOR A POST-PROHIBITION ADULT-USE REGULATED ENVIRONMENT ACT (PREPARE) - H.R. 2935 - S. 3576 - directing the Department of Justice to establish the Commission on the Federal Regulation of Cannabis to study a plausible and prompt pathway to cannabis regulation. EVIDENCE-BASED DRUG POLICY ACT - H.R. 3082 - repealing CSA restrictions on the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) regarding the conducting of studies related to the legalization of a Schedule I substance. CLEAN SLATE ACT - H.R. 3114 - S. 1580 - sealing certain federal marijuana offenses and other certain nonviolent crimes after those with previous convictions after the completion of a sentence. MARIJUANA IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED HOUSING PARITY ACT - H.R. 6807 - S. 3537 - prohibiting the denial of occupancy of federally assisted housing on the basis of using, distributing, possessing, selling, or manufacturing marijuana in compliance with state law CANNABINOID SAFETY AND REGULATION ACT - S. 3474 - create a federal regulatory system for cannabinoid products (including hemp-derived consumer products). HEMP ENFORCEMENT MODERNIZATION, AND PROTECTION (HEMP) ACT - H.R. 7212 - establishing a nationwide age limit of 21 to purchase hemp-derived products. HEMP SAFETY ENFORCEMENT ACT - S. 4315 - permitting states and Indian tribes to opt out of the federal hemp production plan and new federal definition of hemp that would ban most hemp-derived THC products. AMERICAN HEMP PROTECTION ACT - H.R. 6209 - repealing the legislation set to take effect in November 2026 which would ban most hemp-derived THC products. HEMP PLANTING PREDICTABILITY ACT - H.R. 7024 - S. 3686 - postponing the effective date of the hemp ban by two years, from Nov. 12, 2026 to Nov. 12, 2028. It contains no additional regulatory provisions. The End Needless Distribution of 7-OH Act (H.R. 8000): restricting the distribution of synthetic 7-OH products by treating them as federally controlled substance with no accepted medical use. (OPPOSED)
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2026 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Issues related to cannabis clemency. MARIJUANA OPPORTUNITY REINVESTMENT AND EXPUNGEMENT ACT (MORE) - H.R. 5068 - federally decriminalize cannabis by removing (descheduling) marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, which would remove federal criminal penalties for its manufacture, distribution, or possession. STRENGTHENING THE TENTH AMENDMENT THROUGH ENTRUSTING STATES ACT (STATES 2.0) - H.R. 2934 - aligning federal law with state cannabis policies by exempting cannabis produced and sold in compliance with state law from the federal definition of "marijuana." PREPARING REGULATORS EFFECTIVELY FOR A POST-PROHIBITION ADULT-USE REGULATED ENVIRONMENT ACT (PREPARE) - H.R. 2935 - S. 3576 - directing the Department of Justice to establish the Commission on the Federal Regulation of Cannabis to study a plausible and prompt pathway to cannabis regulation. EVIDENCE-BASED DRUG POLICY ACT - H.R. 3082 - repealing CSA restrictions on the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) regarding the conducting of studies related to the legalization of a Schedule I substance. CLEAN SLATE ACT - H.R. 3114 - S. 1580 - sealing certain federal marijuana offenses and other certain nonviolent crimes after those with previous convictions after the completion of a sentence. MARIJUANA IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED HOUSING PARITY ACT - H.R. 6807 - S. 3537 - prohibiting the denial of occupancy of federally assisted housing on the basis of using, distributing, possessing, selling, or manufacturing marijuana in compliance with state law CANNABINOID SAFETY AND REGULATION ACT - S. 3474 - create a federal regulatory system for cannabinoid products (including hemp-derived consumer products). HEMP ENFORCEMENT MODERNIZATION, AND PROTECTION (HEMP) ACT - H.R. 7212 - establishing a nationwide age limit of 21 to purchase hemp-derived products. HEMP SAFETY ENFORCEMENT ACT - S. 4315 - permitting states and Indian tribes to opt out of the federal hemp production plan and new federal definition of hemp that would ban most hemp-derived THC products. AMERICAN HEMP PROTECTION ACT - H.R. 6209 - repealing the legislation set to take effect in November 2026 which would ban most hemp-derived THC products. HEMP PLANTING PREDICTABILITY ACT - H.R. 7024 - S. 3686 - postponing the effective date of the hemp ban by two years, from Nov. 12, 2026 to Nov. 12, 2028. It contains no additional regulatory provisions. The End Needless Distribution of 7-OH Act (H.R. 8000): restricting the distribution of synthetic 7-OH products by treating them as federally controlled substance with no accepted medical use. (OPPOSED)
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