S14E75 - Closing The Hemp Loophole

The "Hemp Loophole" was a legal gap created by the 2018 Farm Bill that allowed hemp-derived intoxicating products like delta-8 THC to be sold nationwide, largely unregulated, but it is set to close under federal law in November 2026. The loophole emerged from the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill), which legalized hemp by defining it as Cannabis sativa L. containing no more than 0.3% delta-9 THC by dry weight. This definition explicitly referenced only delta-9 THC, leaving other psychoactive cannabinoids, such as delta-8 THC, delta-10 THC, and THCA, technically legal if derived from hemp and below the delta-9 threshold. Manufacturers exploited this gap...