{"id":710,"date":"2025-11-13T23:47:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T23:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/?p=710"},"modified":"2025-11-13T23:47:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T23:47:41","slug":"spending-bill-would-cap-thc-in-hemp-foods-and-drinks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/?p=710","title":{"rendered":"Spending Bill Would Cap THC In Hemp Foods And Drinks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<ul data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"css-kw9lqy emevuu60\">\n<li data-node-id=\"0.0\">Congress is advancing a spending bill that would severely restrict THC in hemp-derived products.<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"0.1\">If enacted, the rules would take effect in a year and would wipe out nearly the entire hemp industry, costing states billions of tax dollars.<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"0.2\">The bill would limit the amount of THC allowed in food and drink to less than 0.4 milligrams per product. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Stock your doomsday shelves with as many cans of Cann and Squier&#8217;s Elixir as you can\u2014the THC industry may soon be on borrowed time. Despite the steady rise of THC-infused drinks and snacks, lawmakers are moving to re-criminalize hemp-derived products, potentially decimating a now-booming category that&#8217;s been thriving.    <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Back in 2018, the Farm Bill legalized the production of many hemp-derived CBD and THC-infused goods, kicking off a now $30 billion industry. Hemp, a relative of marijuana, naturally contains low levels of THC (the psychoactive compound). To be classified legally as hemp, the plant must contain at least 0.3% THC or less by dry weight, but the Farm Bill allowed producers to extract cannabinoids from hemp plants and formulate higher-concentration products for foods and beverages. <\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-13\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside class=\"css-1fm2v8u e94w1mj9\">\n<h6 class=\"css-18s47pf e94w1mj7\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-before\" class=\"css-0 eagam8p0\"\/><span class=\"css-8lle59 e94w1mj5\">Related Story<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-after\" class=\"css-0 eagam8p1\"\/><\/h6>\n<\/aside>\n<\/section>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Now, Congress is on the verge of passing a spending bill that would avert a shutdown and dramatically change the rules. The proposal would prohibit cannabinoids produced from hemp that aren\u2019t naturally present in the plant or are synthesized from it, and it would cap total THC in consumable products at under 0.4 mg\u2014a limit that would sideline most current THC drinks and edibles.  <\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"watch-next\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-14\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The House has passed the package, and it has been signed into law. If these provisions remain in the final text, the restrictions would take effect one year after enactment.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Those against the bill say the new restrictions on hemp-derived products could wipe out 95% of the industry, eliminate over 300,000 jobs, and cost states $1.5 billion in lost tax revenue.  Supporters argue the cap is about safety and closing loopholes the Farm Bill never intended. What it means for you: if your bar cart relies on hemp-derived THC, you might need to stock up quickly.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-15\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside class=\"css-fcvumo e94w1mj1\"\/><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congress is advancing a spending bill that would severely restrict THC in hemp-derived products. If enacted, the rules would take effect in a year and would wipe out nearly the entire hemp industry, costing states billions of tax dollars. 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