Don’t believe the hemp lobby’s flip-flop on 'gas station weed'
It’s not often in Washington, D.C. that a special interest group directly contradicts itself, but the Hemp Roundtable did just that.
TL;DR
- The Hemp Roundtable previously stated that unregulated delta-8 THC products undermined the hemp industry and should be sold in adult-use cannabis channels.
- A loophole in the 2018 Farm Bill allowed for the sale of unregulated and untested delta-8 THC products, leading to increased exposures, especially in children.
- Congress voted to close this loophole, but the Hemp Roundtable has lobbied for delays, successfully pushing back the effective date of the ban.
- Thirty-five state attorneys general have warned that these delays allow the industry to continue profiting from products that lack regulatory guardrails.
- The Hemp Roundtable views the delays as a victory and plans to push for a permanent rewrite of the regulations.