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H.R. 6500 moved most of the federal hemp rewrite to 11 December 2026 — but not all of it. Which cannabinoids still lose hemp status on 12 November, why the delta-8 date is contested, where HHC stands, and why the DEA question is a separate fight.
The bipartisan Lawful Hemp Protection Act would repeal Section 781 outright and replace it with a 1% total-THC dry-weight test, per-serving milligram caps, three new taxes and a three-tier system for hemp drinks. It would not save THCA flower — and it has not moved since 22 July.
Wisconsin is the least regulated hemp market in the country — no potency cap, no licensing, no statewide age limit. Four separate regulation bills died in March 2026.
Pennsylvania has no hemp potency limits, no retail licensing and no age restriction — and the Senate rejected the bill that would have created all three in June 2026.
Ohio moved every intoxicating hemp product into licensed dispensaries in March 2026, and the governor line-item vetoed the one carve-out the legislature had written for THC beverages.
Georgia bans retail hemp flower outright — not by THC content but by product form — while leaving delta-8 legal and capping gummies at 10 mg. A new act signed in May 2026 will tighten it further.