Updated September 28, 2026 If you have seen Delta-9 THC gummies, chocolates or other hemp-derived edibles sold outside of traditional cannabis dispensaries, you may have wondered how that is possible. The answer comes back to what is commonly called the Delta-9 THC loophole — a provision created by the federal definition of hemp in the 2018 Farm Bill. In simple terms, the 2018 Farm Bill defined hemp based on the percentage of Delta-9 THC by dry weight, rather than the total n

For most of 2026, November 12 has been circled on the calendar throughout the hemp industry. That was the date when a major change to the federal definition of hemp was scheduled to take effect—one that could dramatically alter which hemp-derived cannabinoid products remain federally lawful. Now, Congress has hit the brakes. On September 1, the U.S. House approved a Senate-passed government funding bill containing language that would delay most of those changes until December