Trump Admin Asks Congress to Regulate Full-Spectrum Hemp Products or Delay Federal Crackdown

The Trump Administration this week asked Congress to either regulate full-spectrum hemp CBD products or delay the incoming federal crackdown aimed at hemp-derived THC products, Marijuana Moment reports.

Russel T. Vought, who has served the administration as Director of the Office of Management and Budget since February 2024, called for the reforms on Wednesday in a letter addressed to Rep. Mike Johnson (R), the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

The letter expresses that the White House “strongly supports” amending federal law to regulate specific hemp products rather than ban the category outright — “or, at minimum, an extension of implementation of the regulatory framework” that is set to take effect in less than five months.

Currently, rules from a federal spending bill that President Trump (R) signed into law late last year are set to take effect on November 12, which contain new THC restrictions banning nearly all consumable hemp products.

The president said on social media in April that lawmakers should pass legislation protecting Americans’ access to full-spectrum hemp CBD products.