⚠️URGENT HEMP INDUSTRY UPDATE⚠️
A new federal law just quietly passed that could wipe out nearly the entire hemp wellness industry — including companies like ours.
Late Wednesday night (Nov. 12), Congress passed a massive government spending bill — and tucked inside it was a last-minute hemp restriction rider that no one in the hemp community or the public even knew was being voted on. Rumor has it that the politicians who lead the quiet legislature did so in response to the alcohol lobby.
What the new laws do:
New “total THC” definition:
Hemp is now legally defined as having no more than 0.3% total THC (including THCA, which converts to THC when heated).
🚫 New 0.4mg THC per container limit:
All finished hemp products — gummies, tinctures, vapes, even topicals and pet products — can contain no more than 0.4 milligrams of total THC per entire container.
For perspective: our highest-THC product contains about 1mg per serving — a completely non-intoxicating level that most people don’t even feel. Under this rule, even our gentle, plant-based products would become illegal.
Ban on synthesized cannabinoids:
This ban targets lab-made cannabinoids like delta-8, delta-10, and HHC — which many agree should be better regulated. But instead of writing smart, targeted rules, lawmakers passed a blanket restriction that also harms organic, non-intoxicating wellness products.
🕒 Timeline:
These restrictions take effect one year from now unless the language is changed through new legislation.
At Fat Flower, we fully support stricter oversight of bad actors in the hemp space.
But this bill punishes farmers, small businesses, and consumers who have followed the rules, tested for safety, and built trust through transparency.
Our products are certified organic products (when possible) and 6-panel tested for pesticides, heavy metals, mycotoxins, microbials, residual solvents, and potency. We’ve always prioritized safety and compliance — and yet this new law threatens to erase responsible companies like ours overnight.
💬 Why this matters:
Instead of creating smart regulations like Colorado has — which protect consumers while supporting responsible hemp businesses — Congress has chosen an extreme, one-size-fits-all approach that benefits no one except the biggest corporate lobbyists.
The irony?
This was framed as “protecting children” from intoxicating hemp products, yet 0.4mg per container is such an absurdly low limit that it bans even safe, therapeutic CBD products while leaving far more dangerous substances completely unaddressed.
The reality is that far more incidents arise from alcohol than hemp-derived products. We did a little digging and found the following:
Quick facts: Alcohol causes thousands of deaths among young people each year — roughly 4,000 under-21 deaths annually in the U.S. due to excessive alcohol use. By contrast, national data do not show a comparable number of fatal pediatric cases tied to compliant, non-intoxicating, hemp-derived CBD products — although accidental cannabis (THC) ingestions in children have risen and a few tragic individual cases have been reported. The data show this is a complex public-health problem, and regulation should be targeted and evidence-based so it protects kids without wiping out safe, responsible hemp businesses.
🔮 What does the future hold?
We have one year to fight back.
Industry leaders and advocates are already mobilizing to challenge this legislation and push for sensible regulation — not an all-out ban.
Stay tuned for how you can help.
Your voice matters now and in the months ahead. The next 90 days are critical.
Please click the link below to tell your US senators and US representative why they should modify these restrictions and protect non-intoxicating hemp.
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