HEMP Act of 2025
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Last progress June 18, 2025 (5 months ago)
Introduced on June 18, 2025 by Rand Paul
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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AI Summary
This bill changes how hemp is defined and handled. It raises the legal THC limit in hemp from 0.3% to 1%, which could make it easier for farmers to grow compliant crops and for processors to use more varieties of hemp . It also sets simple rules for moving hemp: anyone transporting it must carry either a valid license/authorization or a lab report showing the hemp has no more than 1% delta-9 THC .
The U.S. Department of Agriculture must update its hemp rules to match these changes within 90 days after the bill becomes law, so the new limits and transport rules can take effect quickly .
- Who is affected | Farmers, hemp processors, transporters, and state/Tribal agriculture programs
- What changes | THC limit for legal hemp moves from 0.3% to 1%
- Transport rules | Carry a producer license/authorization or a lab certificate showing ≤1% delta-9 THC while transporting hemp
- When | USDA must update regulations within 90 days after enactment