# 95% of Hemp Products Could Soon Be Illegal. Florida’s Small Businesses Are Feeling the Fallout.

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/95-of-hemp-products-could-soon-be-illegal-floridas-small-businesses-are-feeling-the-fallout/
- Published: 2026-11-14T12:00:16+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T12:18:29+00:00
- Original publisher: Reason (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://reason.com/2026/11/14/95-of-hemp-products-could-soon-be-illegal-floridas-small-businesses-are-feeling-the-fallout/
- Topics: Government, Politics

## Key points

- A new federal limit could outlaw most hemp-derived THC products.
- Florida shops and suppliers are already feeling the financial impact.
- A bipartisan proposal would replace the ban with regulation.

## Summary

A federal spending law provision due to take effect on 11 December will sharply restrict hemp-derived THC products, threatening a major part of many Florida small businesses’ sales. It sets a limit of 0.4 milligrams of total THC per finished container, which would make stronger products federally illegal as hemp.

Hemp products account for an estimated 20 per cent of smoke-shop revenue, while one Florida retailer said they make up 80 per cent of sales at his two stores. The US Hemp Roundtable estimates about 95 per cent of hemp-derived products currently sold would exceed the new limit; a single 5-milligram gummy is more than 12 times the cap. A bipartisan bill proposes federal rules for testing, labelling, manufacturing and age limits instead, and President Trump has signalled concern about the ban.

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