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VIEWPOINT
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the Farm Bill-would remain a
Schedule 1 substance.
Public perception of products
containing synthetic THC will
change, and in the absence of
federal action, states need to
be as involved in the regulation
of hemp intoxicants as they are
with marijuana products.
The Mary Miller Amendment
language included in the House
draft version of the Farm Bill
prompted some of the most
productive discussions the
industry has ever had about the
need for a regulatory system.
The system needs to treat
THC as THC, regardless of its
source. And lawmakers need to
respect existing state-regulated
markets, which can't require
reauthorization every five years.
Today, there is broad
recognition that a functional
regulatory system is required,
not just a congressional
loophole.
Moving Toward
a Regulated System
As this issue evolves, it will
become increasingly clear that
those who produce and sell
THC-whether from hemp or
marijuana-all must operate
within a single regulatory
system. For some on the " hemp "
side, this might mean new
product testing and labeling
requirements, taxation plans,
production standards and
getting behind criminal justice
reform and social equity
programs.
The cannabis movement writ
large is about more than business
interests; it is a framework for
ending the war on cannabis.
The argument that synthetic
hemp intoxicants stand on special
Michael Bronstein is
president of the American
Trade Association for
Cannabis and Hemp. Reach
him at info@atach.org.
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federal legal ground, shielded
from serious regulatory control by
states, is not viable public policy.
This approach robs the
industry of its future by not
properly coming to terms with
the past. Now is not the time
to misread Congress or mislead
consumers, which will spell peril
for the wider industry precisely
when its biggest opportunity is
within sight.
It's time to clear the haze
around this issue with Congress
and recognize that marijuana
and hemp should be federally
regulated and treated as a single
industry, as should have been
done all along.

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