DE-LEGALIZE IT –
Nov. 13, 2025 – Donald Trump has signed a spending bill that includes provisions to ban most consumable hemp products. Hemp advocates have said the ban will apply even to nonintoxicating CBD products that people use for medical reasons. While the hemp ban is only one component of the proposal, a White House spokesperson said on November 10 that the president supports the specific language.
There were attempts by GOP lawmakers in both chambers to strike the hemp prohibition provision. But proposed amendments from Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) did not make it into the final package.
That said, the bill as drafted makes it so the hemp provisions won’t be implemented until one year after enactment. Stakeholders and certain lawmakers such as Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) say that window could provide an opportunity to advance legislation to create an alternative regulatory model for consumable hemp products.
