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Harrisburg, Pa. — Pa. Attorney General Dave Sunday has joined a bipartisan coalition of 38 other Attorneys General requesting that Congress clarify the legal definition of “hemp.” According to the coalition, bad actors are exploiting language from the federal 2018 Farm Bill, which removed hemp and hemp-derived substances from the controlled substance list.
In a letter to Congress, the coalition urged immediate action to clarify the legal definition of hemp and to prevent the sale of unregulated, intoxicating THC products containing synthetic cannabinoids like Delta-8, Delta-10, and THC-O. The products are readily available in convenience stores, gas stations, and online shops throughout the United States, often in the form of vapes and candies. Thanks to their unrestricted nature, the substances often find themselves in the hands of children.
“For too long, bad actors have used the loophole in the 2018 Farm Bill to profit from super-potent, hemp-derived THC products by placing them in gas stations, convenience stores, and online marketplaces,” Attorney General Sunday said. “This unregulated market allows children to buy these extremely potent products, oftentimes without any knowledge that the products are intoxicating, addictive, and not safe.”
Many of the products in question are more potent than natural marijuana, and the packaging often appeals to children by taking the form of candies or other consumables that are frequently advertised to kids. Because they are unregulated, the products are manufactured and sold without consistent age restrictions, labeling requirements, or safety requirements.
In some states, poison control centers have reported sharp increases in children being exposed to hemp-derived THC products.
In their letter, the coalition of Attorneys General urge the leaders of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and the House Committee on Appropriations, and the House Committee on Agriculture to clarify the federal definition of hemp during the Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations process, or through the reauthorization of the Farm Bill.
In addition to Attorney General Sunday, the Attorneys General from the following states and territories joined the letter: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevasa, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, and Wyoming.
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