Marketplace All-in-One Fixing the hemp loophole
Nov 13, 2025
Nancy Marshall-Genzer, a Marketplace correspondent focused on agriculture and regulations, reveals significant changes in hemp regulation due to the recent farm bill, including stricter THC limits that might affect common CBD products. Clara Mattei, an economics professor and president of the Forum for Real Economic Emancipation, explores how austerity policies neglect the working class, favoring the wealthy instead. She also discusses grassroots organizing efforts aimed at economic equality and community empowerment.
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Hemp Loophole Closed By Farm Bill
- The new farm bill closes a hemp loophole by imposing much stricter THC limits on hemp products.
- That change could outlaw widely sold CBD products and reshape sales channels nationwide.
Cornbread Hemp Warns Of Industry Impact
- Jim Higdon of Cornbread Hemp says the new THC limits are absurdly low and would make common CBD products illegal.
- He warns registering as a state dispensary would bar him from nationwide sales under the new rules.
Call For Unified Hemp-Cannabis Policy
- Cannabis advocates argue the hemp industry exploited a loophole to evade state cannabis regulations.
- They call for a unified national policy so one set of sellers isn't subject to different rules and oversight.