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Access to full-spectrum hemp is at risk under new federal legislation — here are the key facts.
We want to share an important legislative update that directly affects the future of full-spectrum hemp — and what it means for you as part of the Polite community and someone who trusts hemp products for your wellness.
In 2018, the Farm Bill created a legal pathway for hemp as we know it today. That landmark legislation, signed by President Trump and championed by patient advocates like Charlotte Figi and her family, opened the door for safe, naturally derived, full-spectrum hemp products to support the well-being of millions.
Now, several years later, brand new legislation (H.B. 5371) has been signed into law and will restrict access to those same full-spectrum hemp products. This is an evolving and uncertain moment for the industry, and we want to keep you informed with clarity, transparency, and care.
The federal government has recently passed a new law (tucked into the bill that ended the government shutdown) that will reshape the rules for hemp-derived cannabinoid products and impact the legal status of non-intoxicating, full-spectrum hemp.
Here are the key points:
Going forward, finished hemp-derived products will need to contain no more than 0.4 milligrams total THC per container. This will directly impact Polite’s full-spectrum formulations.
The revised definition of hemp now looks at total THC from every form (including THCA and delta-8), and it limits products to cannabinoids that come directly from the plant (as opposed to lab-altered molecules).
Polite is already ahead of the curve here — our products have always been made with naturally derived cannabinoids only.
Unless the bill is amended, these regulatory changes will go into effect in 1 year (November 2026).
Many clinicians and consumers rely on full-spectrum hemp for support with pain, anxiety, sleep, and more. These proposed federal changes would limit access to meaningful therapeutics and place additional burdens on hemp businesses.
While this is not an immediate ban, the pending law means cannabinoid brands will need to start re-evaluating formulations, packaging, testing, labels, and more.
At Polite, our mission is (and always has been) to provide you with trusted, thoughtfully sourced, high-quality hemp wellness products — so we’re proactively monitoring these regulatory shifts and considering necessary changes:
The 0.4mg cap directly impacts our full spectrum oil drop and topical products so we’re actively reviewing how to align our products with the impending laws.
If any Polite product needs to be reformulated, re-packaged, paused, or phased out, we will communicate transparently — you’ll always know what’s changing and why.
If you currently use a Polite product, we recommend you check your supply and plan ahead — you may want to stock up on your favorites in light of the uncertainty of access. The shelf life for our products is typically 2 years from production date.
One of the most impactful things you can do is share your voice with your elected officials. Lawmakers are still shaping how this new policy will be implemented, and they rely on hearing from the people and businesses it affects.
Right now, the proposed standard would limit hemp products to 0.4mg total THC per container — far lower than the long-standing federal definition of hemp at 0.3% THC by weight. Many across the industry, including Polite, believe that a more sensible approach is to continue regulating hemp based on the established 0.3% threshold rather than adopting a per-container cap that doesn’t reflect real-world product formats or safe use.
If you’d like to support common-sense hemp policy, you can:
Call or email your local representatives and share your thoughts as someone that uses full-spectrum hemp for health, not intoxication.
Ask them to support regulations that maintain the 0.3% THC by weight standard but remove the unrealistically low limit of 0.4mg THC per container.
Demand that safe, non-intoxicating hemp wellness products with low-THC remain available to consumers and patients — which is not upheld under the new law.
Your voice matters more than you know. Thoughtful, informed outreach from everyday consumers truly shapes policy — and together, we can help guide the future of hemp wellness in a balanced, evidence-based direction.
Actionable Links (click for more):
If you’d like to dig deeper into the background of this new law, see below:
Americans for Safe Access put on an educational town hall emphasizing the significant impact to patients: The Hemp Shockwave: What it Means for Patients & Safe Access
Cannabis Business Times: "Industry Stakeholders React to Trump-Signed Federal Hemp Product Ban"
MJBizDaily: "364 days until federal hemp THC prohibition as President Trump signs ban"
Congress.gov: Read the full text of H.B. 5371 which includes hemp ban language
As always, if you have questions — about a specific product, your regimen, or how this regulatory change affects your hemp wellness strategy — we’re here for you.
This is a very uncertain time for our community — but no matter what, we will keep you in the loop with updates about regulations and, most importantly, your access to hemp products.
Thank you so much for being part of the Polite community and trusting us with your wellness journey. Change like this can feel unsettling — but we’re viewing it as an invitation for greater clarity, integrity, and innovation in the hemp wellness space. We’ll walk this road together!
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