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First Phase Of Renewed Federal Hemp Product Ban Takes Effect As Industry Pushes Congress For Regulatory Alternative

ByPot Shop News

November 12, 2026

[#item_full_content] As of Thursday, it is no longer federally legal to produce or sell hemp products that contain cannabinoids that can’t be naturally produced by the cannabis plant. A broader recriminalization of hemp THC products is currently scheduled to take effect next month, though industry advocates and a bipartisan group of lawmakers—in partnership with the Trump First Phase Of Renewed Federal Hemp Product Ban Takes Effect As Industry Pushes Congress For Regulatory Alternative Read More

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First Phase Of Renewed Federal Hemp Product Ban Takes Effect As Industry Pushes Congress For Regulatory Alternative

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