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The federal hemp deadline moved to December 11. Illinois and New Jersey did not move with it.
Illinois's new Hemp Act still takes effect November 12 and New Jersey still ends liquor-store THC drink sales on November 13 - state dates the federal stopgap never touched.
What moved and what didn't when Congress pushed the hemp deadline to December 11
A stopgap funding bill signed September 2 pushes most of Section 781's new restrictions to December 11 - but not the ones that apply to synthetic cannabinoids, and not for good.
Why hemp-derived THC drinks are the category most exposed to the December cap
THC beverage sales grew 135% year over year to $239 million, and Circle K and Target are expanding shelf space for them - the same format the 0.4 mg per-container standard hits hardest.
Hemp's federal definition changes on November 12
Section 781 moves hemp to a total-THC standard and caps finished products at 0.4 mg per container. Most cannabinoid products on shelves today do not survive it.
The planting decision hemp farmers have to make before the rules change
Cannabinoid acreage and fiber-and-grain acreage are about to sit under different federal regimes. The agronomy is similar; the compliance exposure is not.
What a per-container THC cap does to a product line
The 0.4 mg limit is a packaging constraint as much as a chemistry one. Working through which SKUs survive it, and what reformulation actually costs.
Full spectrum, broad spectrum, isolate: what actually differs
The three extract types explained without the marketing gloss - and why the difference between them is about to carry a lot more regulatory weight.
