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House GOP leaders moved a fast-track stopgap funding bill to avert a potential government shutdown, but several hard-liners threaten to derail the rule over a hemp-product ban and abortion-funding concerns, risking a freeze on floor business for the week as leadership weighs attendance and the Ways and Means panel’s next steps on a broader highway bill in a looming lame-duck session.
The White House is pushing a three-week delay to the intoxicating hemp ban as part of a bipartisan stopgap funding bill, a move that Republicans are vocally criticizing because the delay would affect a hemp business run by a family member of White House chief of staff Susie Wiles.
FDA failed to publish congressionally mandated lists of cannabinoids and to define what qualifies as a “container” for hemp products by the deadline, even as a November switch to a stricter hemp regime looms. The new rules would base legality on total THC (including delta-8) and other closely related cannabinoids, impose a per-container cap, and ban intermediates or non-naturally produced cannabinoids. Industry groups are pressing Congress to delay the ban and extend regulatory work, while alternatives like the HEMP Act seek to shape the forthcoming framework and testing/packaging requirements.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed a law banning intoxicating hemp products and making changes to the state's marijuana laws, including reducing THC levels, criminalizing cross-state marijuana transport, and prohibiting public smoking, while vetoing a provision for THC-infused beverages until federal law changes.
Texas is considering a bill to ban hemp-derived intoxicants, including T.H.C. products, which have become widespread and controversial. The decision by Governor Greg Abbott could significantly impact the industry, which has grown rapidly since the 2018 farm bill, and is facing opposition from industry advocates and some political figures concerned about public health and youth access.