THE HEMP INDUSTRY NEEDS YOUR HELP
THE HEMP INDUSTRY NEEDS YOUR HELP TODAY!
Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has introduced an amendment to the Senate’s continuing resolution that would immediately trigger a federal ban on hemp products, moving up the effective date from December 11 to November 12, 2026. If it passes, tens of thousands of hemp farmers, retailers, and small businesses could be forced to shut down overnight — and millions of consumers who rely on hemp-derived products would lose access, with no transition period and no real regulatory framework in place.We agree that intoxicating products should never be marketed to kids, and the hemp industry supports real safeguards — age verification, child-resistant packaging, and strong enforcement. But an abrupt ban isn’t a safety measure; it’s a sledgehammer that punishes legal businesses and responsible consumers while doing nothing to build the kind of thoughtful regulation this moment calls for.
Congress is expected to vote any day now. Your senator needs to hear from you before that vote happens.
Here’s what to do:
Contact John Fetterman
https://www.fetterman.senate.gov/contact/
Contact Dave McCormick
https://www.mccormick.senate.gov/contact/contact-dave/
Use this message as a starting point if you want
(Set up for PA)
(personalize it — a message in your own words carries more weight than a form letter):
”Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [CITY/TOWN, STATE]. I’m calling to urge Senator Dave McCormick and Senator John Fetterman to vote NO on the Budd amendment to the continuing resolution. This amendment would strip out the hemp extension and trigger an immediate ban on hemp products on November 12. [I am a hemp farmer/retailer/consumer and this would directly impact me/my business by ___.] I support real safety measures for hemp products, like age restrictions and enforcement — but an abrupt ban with no transition period isn’t the answer. Please vote no on the Budd amendment and support giving Congress time to pass real regulation. Thank you.”
4 Share this with others. Forward this to fellow hemp farmers, retailers, employees, and customers — the more senators hear from constituents this week, the more it matters.Every call and email counts. Please reach out today.
