High on Hemp: Implications of the Farm Bill for National Weed Markets

The creative claim, therefore, was that delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol acid (THCa) only becomes federally illegal weed at the moment it is burned and inhaled. Thus, most ordinary delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol flower was accidentally legalized by the 2018 Farm Bill’s language. On this basis, southeastern retailers began selling “THCa hemp” that was indistinguishable from ordinary weed that is taxed and regulated as recreational cannabis in states such as California and Colorado. The creative claim, therefore, was that delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol acid (THCa) only becomes federally illegal weed at the moment it is burned and inhaled. Thus, most ordinary delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol flower was accidentally legalized by the 2018 Farm Bill’s language. On this basis, southeastern retailers began selling “THCa hemp” that was indistinguishable from ordinary weed that is taxed and regulated as recreational cannabis in states such as California and Colorado.  Read More