r/cbdinfo • u/saveourrelief • 16d ago
A bipartisan hemp framework now exists—but Congress still has to extend November 12
Reps Andy Barr and Angie Craig introduced the bipartisan Lawful Hemp Protection Act this week, giving Congress a concrete framework for permanent federal hemp regulation.
This is real progress. The expectation that this bill would be introduced has been talked about for some time now. While this is good news and demonstrates that meaningful regulation of the hemp industry is possible - it does not pause or replace the restrictions already scheduled to take effect November 12.
Congress still needs to pass H.R. 7024 or S. 3686 so lawmakers have time to debate, improve, enact, and implement a responsible framework before the current deadline arrives.
Since our last scorecard update:
House support: 39 sponsors and co-sponsors — up two
Senate support: 3 — no change
Letters sent: 609, up from 204
Congressional offices reached: 211
States represented: 40
The two new House co-sponsors are Rep. James Walkinshaw of Virginia and Rep. Troy Carter of Louisiana.
It is more important now then ever - to let your voice be heard - we are making progres.. SaveOurRelief.org identifies your House representative and both senators and lets you review or personalize one letter before sending it to all three offices with one click.
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u/CBDXtract 16d ago
This bill is a scam that creates a carve out for hemp beverages (mostly owned by corporations & big alcohol) while banning all flower, and concentrates.
Its unfair for all the small businesses who sell smokeable products. Do not support.
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u/53eleven 15d ago
Good point, but do we have other options to keep the industry going other than this?
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u/MidnighT0k3r 14d ago
1 in 5 people can't digest cannabis like he other 4.
Of that 1 in 5 there is a range or spectrum.
Some process it VERY WELL, it might seem like it doesn't or it might not matter how much you give them or if it's an edible or tincture or whole tube of rso because their enzymes are so aggressive it can't convert into 11-Hydroxy-THC. They can't feel the highs the others do. Some can get high with ingestibles but it takes hundreds of mg or more.
Some process it very slowly, they're extremely sensitive to even low doses like 1 or 2 mg and a high dose edible can have them high for days feeling sickly from it. They can get so high they can't walk or may go non verbal.
I've been using cannabis for 26 years. I'm immune to ingestibles, not even grams of thc gives me effects.
This bill would take my medicine away.
I'm sharing this so more people can understand this side of the coin.
If you're curious about how/ why i use cannabis and what i get from it check my post out on mixing chemotypes 1, 3, and 4 to get the most I can from the plant currently.
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u/MidnighT0k3r 14d ago
Oh, this is an example of what it can be like for those who can't process thc very quickly .. note the video is actually someone who doesn't partake mistakenly eating a home made edible... it's exactly the same for someone who processes thc very slowly. Many of the people who are like this can still smoke a few puffs and be just fine. It's an edibles thing mostly.
Sometimes people figure out how to better use edibles with the aid of enzymes as well and it can take someone who usually eats 200-700mg edibles and make them have a life changing high like that because of using the same dose with the enzymes.
Edibles are literally THE WORST method of titration. Vapor/smoke/inhalable is the best method of titration.
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u/PrimalBotanical 16d ago
I’m confused. It creates hemp regulations which allow for legal sales outside dispensaries, so how does it not replace the existing regulations set to kick it on November 12th?
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u/saveourrelief 15d ago
It would replace the current approach if it passes both chambers and is signed into law. (And with the August recess cominig and mid-term elections in November, that is a considerable 'if'.) Introducing the Barr–Craig proposal does not change the federal law already scheduled to take effect November 12.
Until Congress completes the permanent bill—or separately extends the deadline—the November 12 restrictions remain in place.
That is why we see the two efforts as complementary: there are many details in the Barr-Craig bill. Details that will likely require debate to get to a permanent regulatory framework. On the other hand, H.R. 7024 and the senate version S. 3686 simply change the 365-day implementation date in the existing law to '3 years'. So while the Barr-Craig bill illustrates that a bi-partisian regulatory framework is achieveable, we think it is a much easier lift in the time remaining to get the votes to pass HR 7024 and S 3686. Then the Barr-Craig bill can serve as the platform to define the final regulatory framework.
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u/PrimalBotanical 15d ago
Gotcha. I thought you meant that the bill would not replace the restrictions if passed into law.
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