A federal deadline in December could reshape a Pennsylvania hemp market that operators estimate generates roughly a billion dollars a year in the state. Lawmakers in Washington are weighing tighter
2018 farm bill
The federal law that redefines hemp is not a proposal sitting in committee somewhere. It is enacted, signed in November 2025, and it will change what counts as legal hemp nationwide once it takes
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday has joined more than 30 state attorneys general urging congressional leaders not to delay a federal redefinition of hemp set to take effect in mid-November.