Where Things Stand on Hemp: A Message from The Healing Rose
Updated 6/19/2026

You have probably seen the headlines, and if you carry our products or buy them regularly, you deserve a clear, honest update, not panic, not spin, just the facts as we know them today.

Here is where things stand.

What Happened

On November 12, 2025, President Trump signed a federal spending bill that tucked in a provision redefining legal hemp. Under the new language, effective November 12, 2026, only hemp-derived products containing 0.4 milligrams or less of total THC per package would remain federally legal. That is a dramatic departure from the 2018 Farm Bill’s 0.3% delta-9 THC threshold that built the modern hemp wellness industry.

The clock is running. We have until November 12, 2026.

What Is Happening in Congress Right Now

This fight is very much alive, and it matters for every hemp business in America.

Three significant legislative efforts are in motion. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) introduced the Lawful Hemp Protection Act in late May 2026, the most comprehensive proposal on the table. It would redefine hemp to allow up to 1% delta-9 THC measured on the finished consumer product (not dry-weight biomass), establish a 21-plus age requirement, ban synthetic cannabinoids, require American-grown hemp only, and create a regulated marketplace framework for hemp-derived consumer products. Rep. Russell Fry (R-SC) filed an amendment to simply delay the ban by two years, pushing the effective date to November 2028. Rep. James Comer (R-KY) proposed blocking federal funds from being used to enforce the new restrictions at all.

The House passed the 2026 Farm Bill on April 30 without any of these amendments attached, as all three sponsors withdrew their proposals before floor consideration. The bill now moves to the Senate, where Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has filed the Hemp Safety Enforcement Act to let states opt out of the ban, and where the broader conversation about sensible hemp regulation continues.

The honest answer is: nothing is resolved yet. A fix could come through the Senate Farm Bill process, through standalone legislation, or through a 2027 Congressional action if the November deadline passes without a solution. We are watching all of it closely, and so are our partners at the Hemp Industries Association and the Massachusetts Hemp Coalition.

What This Means for The Healing Rose

We want to be direct with you: The Healing Rose is not going anywhere.

We operate as an MDAR-licensed manufacturer under the Massachusetts Hemp Program, one of the strictest state hemp programs in the country. From our first day in business, we have chosen to follow the letter and spirit of the law, avoid loopholes, and put safety, testing, and transparency above everything else. That was not a popular business decision when everyone else was racing to capitalize on delta-8 and intoxicating hemp products. It was the right one.

Because of those choices, 95% of our products are fully compliant under the new federal language, regardless of what happens in Congress between now and November. Our USDA Certified Organic CBD and CBG products, our topicals, our bath soaks, our tinctures, our suppositories, our salves, our extracts made in accordance with Massachusetts hemp processor guidelines: all remain legal, safe, and available.

If nothing changes between now and November 12, 2026, we will still be here, still compliant, and still serving you.

Where We Are Watching Carefully

We will not pretend there is zero impact. Two areas warrant honest acknowledgment.

The 0.4mg total THC per container provision would affect full spectrum CBD extracts sold in bulk for customers who formulate their own products. Full spectrum hemp by its nature contains trace amounts of THC alongside CBD and other naturally occurring cannabinoids. That is not a loophole. That is the plant. This language, if it stands unchanged, would push those customers toward CBD isolate, which lacks the entourage effect that makes full spectrum products so effective for many people.

The supply chain for minor cannabinoids, specifically CBC, CBN, and THCV, faces real disruption as the federal definition tightens and some suppliers scale back or shut down. If the 0.4mg provision takes effect as written, affordable bulk access to these cannabinoids may be limited to CBD and CBG for the foreseeable future. We are already working with our formulation partners to navigate this.

What This Means for Our Wholesale Partners

We hear you, and we want to say this clearly: carrying The Healing Rose is not a risk.

Our products are manufactured by a licensed Massachusetts hemp processor, tested by third-party ISO-accredited labs, USDA Certified Organic, and formulated to be compliant under both current law and the incoming federal definition. We are not a delta-8 company. We are not a gray market operation. We are a ten-year-old wellness brand that built its entire reputation on doing things right.

If a customer asks your staff whether your hemp products are still legal, the answer is yes. Our products are. And if federal rules change, we will communicate with you directly and immediately, with clear guidance on any product-specific impact before it affects your shelves.

What About Hemp Farms and Businesses Across the Country

We would be doing you a disservice if we did not say this plainly: what is happening right now is devastating for a lot of good people.

Hemp farmers who followed every rule, planted legal crops, and built real businesses on the promise of the 2018 Farm Bill are now facing an existential threat with less than five months of runway. Small processors, independent brands, and wellness retailers who never touched an intoxicating product are caught in the same net as the bad actors this legislation was designed to stop. That is not fair, and it is not good policy.

The Boston Globe reported in April that the new restrictions could effectively “outlaw the naturally occurring form of the hemp plant” for its latent compounds. That is not an exaggeration. A total THC threshold of 0.4mg per container does not distinguish between a synthetic delta-8 gummy and a small-batch, full spectrum CBD tincture made from organically grown hemp by a licensed processor. The law as written does not make that distinction, and that needs to change.

We stand with hemp farmers. We stand with responsible hemp businesses. And we are actively working through the Massachusetts Hemp Coalition and MassCann on in-state solutions to protect Massachusetts licensees regardless of how federal policy resolves.

What We Are Doing About It

Laura Beohner, our founder and CEO, serves as Founder and Director of the Massachusetts Hemp Coalition and as Treasurer of MassCann. We have been on calls with Congressional offices through the Hemp Industries Federal Affairs coalition, and we will continue to advocate for regulations that protect consumers and responsible businesses while addressing the legitimate concerns about intoxicating products marketed to minors.

This fight is not over. Not even close.

What You Can Do

Stay tuned. We will be sharing specific action items, including how to contact your Senators as the Farm Bill moves through the Senate, and how to support in-state protections for Massachusetts hemp licensees. The most powerful thing consumers and wholesale partners can do right now is make their voices heard.

In the meantime, shop with confidence, carry our products with confidence, and know that The Healing Rose will keep doing exactly what we have always done.

-Laura Beohner, CEO and Co-Founder, The Healing Rose Company
Founder and Director, Massachusetts Hemp Coalition