Hemp ban makes it into funding bill: ‘Soon be banned nationwide’

Published November 10, 2025 12:48pm ET



Hemp-derived THC products could be on the chopping block as senators made progress on a deal to end the government shutdown.

Late Sunday, enough Democrats split from their caucus to join Republicans in voting 60-40 to allow a vote on an updated stopgap funding bill. The deal included a continuing resolution to open the government through Jan. 30, 2026, and three full-year fiscal 2026 appropriations bills.

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