A coalition of 35 Attorneys General, representing 34 states and the Virgin Islands, recently sent a letter urging Congress not to water down the upcoming federal hemp ban. They wrote: “we urge Congress to maintain the November 2025 redefinition of ‘hemp’ and reject any effort to reopen the loophole that Congress acted decisively to close.”
Smart Approaches to Marijuana, an anti-marijuana advocacy organization, announced in a press release that it “helped lead the effort to secure the attorneys general’s signatures as it continues to lead the fight against intoxicating hemp-derived THC products.”
The letter garnered support from a bipartisan majority of states. California Attorney General Rob Bonta, for example, said, “the closing of this loophole protects our children and all consumers from these unsafe products,” while Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin said, “the bottom line is simple: Republicans and Democrats across the country agree that intoxicating hemp products shouldn’t be accessible to our kids.” New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez said, “we urge Congress to stand by their decision and keep these reforms in effect as we work to protect New Mexican consumers and businesses that rely on the law as it stands.”
The letter was signed by the Attorneys General from Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming.