Trump Signs Bill To Criminalize Marijuana THC | Vape Manufacturer

Big earthquake in the hemp industry in the United States! Trump signs bill to criminalize hemp THC. $10 billion market is about to be wiped out.

According to a latest report, US President Trump signed a spending bill with his famous marker, which includes provisions banning most edible hemp products.
The banned sale of Hanma products containing intoxicating ingredients, including Delta-8 THC, THCA dried flowers, HHC, THC-P, and other laboratory synthesized analogues, means that a huge gray market worth over $10 billion and employing about 300000 people will be closed, which has long been highly controversial and thrived for five years by exploiting loopholes in early laws.
After weeks of historic government shutdown, the Senate finally approved the funding plan on Monday to provide funding for key institutions. The House of Representatives subsequently passed the bill on Wednesday with a vote of 222 in favor and 209 against.

This bill contains a controversial provision that reclassifies hemp products containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) as a crime. Since Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill in the Oval Office to legalize hemp during his first term, this type of product has been rampant throughout the United States, triggering a nationwide craze for hemp hallucinogens. Now, the President’s latest move firmly overturns this history.
Now, according to the new law redefining hemp, overnight, illegal producers and sellers of beverages, gummies, and other snacks mixed with these intoxicating substances have clearly lost all legal basis.
Maryland Republican Congressman Andy Harris is an advocate for this ban, stating in a speech before the vote that the provision “closes a loophole in marijuana that led to unregulated drunken marijuana derivatives being sold online, at gas stations, and in convenience stores across the country, triggering a public health crisis”.
Harris believes that “these products are highly attractive to children and are easily accepted by them.
However, Han Ma advocates argue that this ban may even affect non intoxicating CBD products used by people for medical reasons.

Although the ban on cannabis THC is only part of the proposal, a White House spokesperson stated on Monday that the President supports the specific wording.

In fact, Republican lawmakers have attempted to repeal the ban on marijuana in both houses of Congress. However, the amendment proposed by Republican Senators Rand Paul and Thomas Massey of Kentucky was ultimately not included in the bill and declared a failure.
However, according to the current draft bill, the provisions regarding hemp will not be implemented until one year after the bill is promulgated. Industry stakeholders and some lawmakers, such as Maryland Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen, believe that this period can provide an opportunity to advance relevant legislation and establish an alternative regulatory model for consumable hemp products.
Jim Higdon, co-founder of Cornbread Hemp, told the media this week that industry advocates will work hard to achieve this goal. He said, “We can get Congress to pass a new bill before the 365 day deadline next year. Now is the time for everyone to unite and focus on which bills Congress can pass to remedy this worst-case scenario
On the Senate side, Congressman Paul, along with 22 Democrats, voted against the motion to shelve the amendment to block the ban on marijuana THC. It is worth noting that anti marijuana Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz also joined in. But the majority ultimately rejected the motion.
Congressman Massey also attempted to push the bill back in the House of Representatives, proposing a proposal similar to Congressman Paul’s amendment, but the prospect of the amendment being passed is worrying because within the Republican caucus, it is widely believed that the federal spending bill should continue to be pushed forward and no further modifications should be made that could potentially return it to the Senate.

Since 2018, if the dry weight content of Delta-9 THC in cannabis products is less than 0.3%, it is considered legal cannabis.

Now, the new bill clearly stipulates that within one year from the date of promulgation, this weight will apply to the total tetrahydrocannabinol content (Total THC), including Delta-8 THC and other isomers. At the same time, it will also include “any other cannabinoids that have similar effects to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) on humans or animals or are advertised to have similar effects (to be recognized by the Secretary of Health and Human Services)”.
The new legal definition of hemp will also prohibit “any intermediate form of hemp derived cannabinoid products marketed or directly sold to end consumers for personal or household use,” as well as products containing cannabinoids synthesized or manufactured outside of hemp plants or naturally occurring cannabinoids not produced by hemp plants themselves.

In legal hemp products, the total THC content or other cannabinoids with similar effects in each product container will be strictly limited to 0.4 milligrams.

The new draft bill stipulates that within 90 days after the bill takes effect, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other agencies need to publish the following list:

1. The FDA is aware of all cannabinoids naturally produced from cannabis plants (Cannabis sativa L.) (as described in peer-reviewed literature);
2. The FDA is aware of all tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) cannabinoids naturally present in cannabis plants
3. All other cannabinoids known to have similar effects to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) cannabinoids or advertised to have similar effects.
This wording is slightly different from the provisions in previous legislation passed by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, which aimed to completely ban any “quantifiable” THC products, with specific levels determined jointly by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Agriculture.
At the same time, advocates strongly criticized congressional leaders for introducing the spending bill before Tuesday’s Veterans Day holiday, as the bill omitted a bipartisan provision allowing US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) doctors to recommend medical marijuana to military patients in states where medical marijuana is legal – despite the policy having been approved by both houses of Congress earlier this year.
Xinma Jun believes that the redefinition of hemp and the tightening of federal regulation will have a chain reaction on the US agriculture, manufacturing, retail, consumer access channels, and regulatory systems in various states. Stakeholders in the hemp industry are about to face risks such as inventory backlog, ongoing regulatory uncertainty, restricted banking and financial services, and potential legal liabilities due to mislabeling or marketing of products that have been identified as illegal by the federal government. Federal agencies and state regulatory agencies may even begin coordinated enforcement actions, product seizures, and warning letters before the official one-year effective window period ends.

In fact, due to the broad power of Congress to redefine “hemp”, regulate interstate trade, and restrict the use of synthetic or intoxicating cannabinoids on public health grounds, it is almost difficult for courts to overturn such legal changes. Although litigation may delay the implementation of certain provisions or enforcement schedules, this core injunction is almost certain to withstand judicial review.

For this purpose, we specifically interviewed Jimmy Zhang, CEO of DankSmoke. He said that the introduction of this bill will undoubtedly bring huge difficulties to the vape factories of empty vape hardware. And will have a huge impact on the sales of vapes. We need to be mentally prepared.