Hemp Law Group

05/18/2026

The federal h**p ban takes effect November 12. That is 178 days from today.
A new bill could let states opt out of the ban. So far, it has not moved.

Senator Rand Paul introduced the H**p Safety Enforcement Act on April 16, with Senator Amy Klobuchar as the lead Democratic cosponsor. The bill does not repeal the ban and does not delay the November deadline. What it does is create an opt-out for states that already regulate h**p on their own if they enforce minimum purchase age laws and bans on synthetic cannabinoids.

About half the states already meet that bar, including Tennessee.

The bill was referred to the Senate Agriculture Committee on April 16 — the same day it was introduced. No hearing has been scheduled.

A separate bill — the H**p Planting Predictability Act — would push the November deadline back two full years, to 2028. It was introduced January 15 and referred to Senate Agriculture the same day. Nothing has happened since.

Bills get introduced. They are not moving.

On November 12, the federal definition of h**p changes. Most of the products on shelves right now, delta-9 gummies, THCa flower, THC drinks, come off the legal market.

Whether you sell it or you buy it, that is the deadline.
Are your senators hearing from you?

05/16/2026

Texas h**p news is moving fast. Follow these folks to keep up with it all as it happens.

A lot is happening in Texas h**p right now, and misinformation spreads fast.

The biggest thing to understand: not every court deadline means an immediate change in enforcement or legality.

We’re continuing to monitor both the THBC vs DSHS case and the Sky Marketing Delta-8 injunction closely and will keep the industry updated as developments happen.

Businesses should stay informed, stay compliant, and prepare for multiple outcomes as these cases continue to unfold.

05/13/2026

HHC is now federally illegal.

The DEA placed HHC on Schedule I effective immediately, with no public comment period.

If you manufacture, distribute, or sell HHC, that inventory is now a federally controlled substance subject to enforcement.

We’ve broken down what the rule actually says and what’s next for operators carrying HHC. Read the analysis: https://www.h**plawgroup.com/news/dea-hhc-schedule-i-final-rule

05/09/2026

Texas h**p has flipped four times in five weeks. Three of those rulings came in three days.

When rules flop flop like that, the rules are more like guesses.
h**p.business.council is one of the plaintiffs in this lawsuit and posts updates as soon as rulings come down.

For broader Texas h**p coverage, follow , , and **pnews.

If you are a h**p business or a h**p customer in Texas — how are you handling this?

05/09/2026

Texas h**p has flipped four times in five weeks. Three of those rulings came in three days.

When rules change this much, the rules are more like guesses.
Texas h**p is moving fast and being covered well by people closer to it than us.
h**p.business.council is one of the plaintiffs in this lawsuit and posts updates as soon as rulings come down. For broader Texas h**p coverage, follow , , and **pnews.
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05/09/2026

The federal h**p ban hits November 12, 2026. That is six months from now.
Three pieces of federal legislation could delay it or soften it. None of them are moving.

The H**p Planting Predictability Act would push the deadline to November 2028. It has been sitting in the Senate Agriculture Committee since January 15. No hearing has been scheduled.

Two delay amendments to the 2026 Farm Bill — one was withdrawn before a vote, the other was never voted on at all.

The full 2026 Farm Bill passed the House on April 30. The h**p section in that bill does not delay the November h**p ban. The Senate has not picked up the bill.

If you sell h**p, buy h**p, or work in this industry — what you have on shelves right now is on a deadline.

Are your representatives hearing from you?

05/07/2026

July 1, 2026 is the date Tennessee h**p operators need on the calendar.
Tennessee's 2026 session stacked five h**p deadlines on a single day:

– TDA legacy h**p licenses expire June 30 at 11:59 PM
– TABC enforcement begins under the new framework
– THCa products that convert above the threshold when heated become non-compliant
– Kratom becomes a criminal offense (Matthew Davenport's Law) — possession is a Class A misdemeanor, sale or manufacture a Class C felony, sale to a minor a Class B felony
– A new 10% wholesale tax on inhalable HDCP cartridges takes effect, stacking on the existing $4.40-per-gallon liquid HDCP tax

One related bill is already signed: Public Chapter 789, the federal rescheduling guardrail. If cannabis moves to Schedule III federally, that change won't cascade into Tennessee automatically — the General Assembly has to act first.

If you're a Tennessee retailer, manufacturer, distributor, or grower, May and June are the window to audit your product lines, clear inventory that won't be sellable after June 30, and confirm your TDA-to-TABC license transition. After July 1, regulators are positioned to enforce immediately.

Full breakdown — including what happened with the medical cannabis bill — is on the blog.
→ h**plawgroup.com/news/tennessee-h**p-law-2026-july-1-changes

04/30/2026

Ma*****na just got rescheduled. H**p didn’t. The DOJ signed the order last week.

If you run a h**p business and your customers are asking if the rules changed, here’s the 30-second(ish) answer.

The order only moves two narrow categories to Schedule III: FDA-approved drug products with ma*****na, and ma*****na under a state medical license. Everything else stays Schedule I.

H**p is explicitly excluded. The order cites the h**p statute by name. Your license is valid. Your products are governed by the same rules that applied last week.

Full breakdown and the actual DOJ order on our site. Link in comments.
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04/23/2026

Ma*****na just got rescheduled. H**p didn't.

The Department of Justice signed the order this morning. Two narrow categories move from Schedule I to Schedule III: FDA-approved drug products containing ma*****na, and ma*****na subject to a state medical ma*****na license. Everything else (adult-use, unlicensed, bulk, extracts outside those two buckets) stays in Schedule I.

For h**p operators specifically:
— H**p licenses are still valid today
— H**p products are governed by the same rules they were yesterday
— H**p is explicitly excluded from the order (it cites 7 U.S.C. 1639o by name)
— The expedited DEA registration pathway is for state medical ma*****na businesses only

The important thing for h**p operators to hear: a federal announcement about ma*****na does not mean state regulators are going to soften up on THCa or h**p-derived cannabinoids. If anything, headline-level noise gives cover for more enforcement, not less.

Every big federal announcement creates confusion, and confusion is where enforcement shows up.

Full breakdown with the actual DOJ order at the link in our comments.