Sign Petition Against 2024 Farm Bill Amendment!

Big news from Capitol Hill. The U.S. hemp industry is under attack. An amendment to the 2018 Farm Bill is to be debated on the House floor, that would effectively federally ban all ingestible hemp products with any level of THC.

Amendment Would Ban Delta-8, THC-A and CBD

The amendment from Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL) would not only ban potentially impairing products like Delta-8 THC, but it would bring under a new prohibition all non-intoxicating CBD products with any quantifiable amount of THC – meaning 90-95% of the hemp products market would be federally banned.

The broad prohibition would effectively eliminate 90-95% of the hemp products market, jeopardizing the livelihoods of countless farmers, entrepreneurs, and Indigenous communities relying on the hemp industry for economic sustainability.

Click here to help defeat the amendment!

American Farmers + Businesses Would Lose

Many legislators oppose the amendment, including Indiana Rep. Jim Baird. He argued that since the 2018 Farm Bill was passed, many farmers have invested everything they had into farm businesses. “American farmers deserve the certainty afforded with the current definition of hemp. The proposed amendment arbitrarily changes the current congressionally written definition of hemp,” Baird said.

Rep. Derrick Van Orden argued that many Americans have embraced their hemp businesses as their livelihood in order to care for their families. “American farmers deserve the certainty afforded with the current definition of hemp,” said Van Orden. “The proposed amendment arbitrarily changes the current congressionally written definition of hemp.”

Vote No to Defeat the Amendment!

Click here – Vote No to help defeat the amendment!

Petition your Member of Congress to urge him or her to vote to be prepared to vote against the Farm Bill, unless the hemp industry-killing language is stripped out of the final draft.

The wording of the email is already pre-populated by the U.S. Hemp Roundtable. You just need to fill in your name, email and home address. It takes 2 minutes, and will help support countless American livelihoods.

Submit Your Opposition Here – Before it’s too late!

 

We lost today’s battle – the hemp-killing Mary Miller Amendment was added to the Farm Bill via voice vote. The Farm Bill now heads to the House floor. We must stay united. Urge your Representative to vote against it unless this harmful amendment is removed. (link in replies) pic.twitter.com/IiyGw7Vdqx

— US Hemp Roundtable (@HempRoundtable) May 23, 2024

 

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