HEMP BAN UPDATE

The Hemp Ban: The Breakdown You Can Trust

From Sarah — The Humble Collective

The bill has been signed and the 365-day clock has officially started. There is a lot of confusion and misinformation out there about what this means, so I wanted to create one place you can come back to — and share — for a clear, plain-language explanation of what this law does, what it doesn't do, and how it affects real people.

Please remember: Nothing changes today. Nothing changes tomorrow. These provisions do not go into effect for 365 days, and a lot can happen in a year.

1. What the Law Actually Changes

Before this bill

Under the 2018 Farm Bill, hemp was defined as cannabis containing no more than 0.3% Delta-9 THC on a dry weight basis. That meant full spectrum oils, salves, tinctures, gummies, pet products, and more were legal, as long as the Delta-9 THC alone stayed under that limit.

After this bill

The new law changes that definition in two big ways:

  • Hemp is now measured by 0.3% total THC (including THCA and other THC forms), and
  • There is now a cap of only 0.4 milligrams total THC per entire container (per bottle, jar, gummy bag, etc.).

That 0.4 mg per container limit effectively wipes out almost every full spectrum product on the market, even those that were fully compliant and non-intoxicating under the old definition.

On top of this, the law adds exclusions and restrictions for many:

  • “Intermediate” hemp extracts and concentrates sold to consumers,
  • Hemp-derived cannabinoids that are not naturally produced by the plant or are modified outside of it, and
  • Products marketed as having “THC-like” effects.

What clearly remains legal is industrial hemp — things like fiber, grain, seed, textiles, building materials, and foods like hemp hearts. The wellness side of the hemp industry is what gets targeted.

2. This Is Not Just About “Gas Station Delta-8”

Some headlines are trying to frame this as a simple crackdown on “dangerous gas station Delta-8 products.” That is not what is happening here.

This law reaches far beyond that. It will outlaw, within 365 days, products like:

  • The full spectrum CBD pain salve your grandma uses for arthritis,
  • The CBD oil that keeps your dog from shaking with severe anxiety,
  • The tincture that helps a mom get through postpartum depression,
  • The oil that helps a veteran finally sleep through the night,
  • The gummies that help a cancer patient keep an appetite during chemo.

These are not sketchy products from bad actors. They are carefully crafted remedies from real farms and small businesses, backed by testing and transparency. This law does not just close loopholes around synthetics; it sweeps the entire wellness side of hemp into the same bucket.

3. Punishing the Wrong People

Yes, there were unsafe products on the market. Yes, there were bad actors exploiting loopholes. That needed to be addressed and regulated.

But instead of creating common-sense regulations — age limits, mandatory testing, child-resistant packaging, clear labeling, limits on synthetics — lawmakers chose the blunt instrument of prohibition.

This bill does not carefully target those bad actors. It punishes the entire legitimate side of the hemp industry: family farms, small businesses, veterans, moms, caregivers, and chronically ill people who rely on these products to function and feel human.

4. Timeline: What Happens Next

Here is the most important practical piece:

  • Nothing in your day-to-day access to hemp products changes immediately.
  • The law includes a 365-day delay before these provisions become enforceable.
  • During that time, there will likely be legal challenges, state responses, industry organizing, and efforts to amend or change parts of the law.

We have been through uncertain times before as an industry, and a lot can happen in a year.

5. What This Means for The Humble Collective

Now, let's talk about us and about you.

We are not going anywhere. We have at least a full year of business as usual, and we plan to use every day of it to:

  • Continue serving you with the products you rely on,
  • Help you stock up and prepare for the future,
  • Provide clear education and updates as things evolve,
  • Work one-on-one with customers who depend on these products for quality of life.

We have weathered storms before: payment processor shutdowns, advertising bans, censorship, constant rule changes. We started in 2017 when hemp lived in a gray area, and we learned how to navigate uncertainty. This is another storm, and we will meet it the same way — with courage, creativity, and community.

We will not leave you hanging. We will not quietly fade away and hand you back to the pharmaceutical system. As long as we are legally able to make and ship these products, we will.

6. Why We Still Have Hope

Is this a huge step backward? Yes. You are absolutely allowed to be angry and heartbroken about it. We are too.

But we also know:

  • The hemp community is resilient and loud,
  • Public support for hemp is strong,
  • States do not want to lose hemp revenue and jobs,
  • Laws can be challenged, amended, or changed over time,
  • We have time to organize and respond.

This is not the end of hemp. It is the beginning of the next chapter in the fight for access to safe, natural, plant-based medicine.

To everyone who has called, emailed, shared, prayed, cried, and raged with us this week — thank you. You are our people. You are the reason we fight.

We will keep you informed. We will keep you supplied. We will keep fighting for as long as we possibly can.

Much love from our family farm,
Sarah & The Humble Collective Team

Keep emailing your represenatives and tell them to repeal this hemp ban: https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member