If you grow hemp, sell hemp, or process hemp-derived cannabinoids, 2026 is the most consequential year the industry has faced since the 2018 Farm Bill first legalized the crop. Buried inside a government funding package, Section 781 rewrites the federal definition of "hemp" itself — and that single definitional change ripples through cultivation, testing,...

Mark the date: November 12, 2026. That's when a sweeping federal hemp ban explained in a single piece of appropriations legislation reshapes the legal definition of hemp across the United States — and it's the single most consequential thing happening in the hemp industry right now. Here's exactly what changes, what stays the same,...