Los Angeles, California Nov 17, 2025 (Issuewire.com) - A fast-moving coalition of attorneys, business leaders, and hemp industry advocates is sounding the alarm after Congress buried a sweeping federal THC ban inside the emergency spending bill used to reopen the government. Legal experts warn that the measure risks collapsing a $28 billion industry, devastating over 300,000 American jobs, and stripping states of their constitutional right to regulate hemp.
This was a stealth prohibition slipped into a crisis bill. That is not policymaking. It is coercion, said Bridgett G. Brumbaugh, Esq., a former prosecutor and advocate for small businesses, privacy, and regulated markets.
Brumbaugh, who advises clients across the hemp, cannabis, and CPG sectors, said the sudden prohibition has already triggered legal review teams nationwide.
BURIED POLICY, MASSIVE CONSEQUENCES
The law bans nearly all hemp-derived cannabinoids, delta-8,, THCA, HHC, and other intoxicating variants, despite being legal under the 2018 Farm Bill in many states.
Key national impacts include:
Economic Shock: More than $28B in revenue and 300,000 jobs placed at immediate risk.
State Override: Texas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida, Colorado and others now face federal preemption despite clear state-level regulatory frameworks.
Zero Transparency: No hearings, scientific review, or stakeholder testimony took place.
Industry Collapse: Analysts warn the ban is an extinction-levelevent for thousands of small-to-mid-sized companies.
Cannabis policy should not be dictated through midnight amendments to emergency spending. Americans deserve open debate, scientific data, and economic impact analysis, not political shortcuts, Brumbaugh said.
LEGAL & INDUSTRY RESPONSE UNDERWAY
Attorneys across multiple states are preparing challenges based on:
Federal overreach into state-regulated commerce
Improper legislative process
Economic damage to small businesses and farmers
Potential Fifth Amendment takings issues
Lack of scientific or regulatory justification
Business associations and state legislators are already coordinating responses to restore state autonomy.
We are prepared to defend the entrepreneurs, farmers, processors, and retailers who built this industry lawfully. This is not about THC. This is about government transparency, economic freedom, and basic fairness, Brumbaugh said.
CALL TO ACTION
Brumbaugh urges impacted businesses, trade groups, and state officials to join a national coalition focused on:
Urgent federal litigation
Legislative amendments
Economic impact documentation
Unified industry advocacy
Protecting state-based hemp programs
For legal analysis, coalition inquiries, or interviews:
Bridgett G. Brumbaugh
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