What’s Actually Happening

In November 2025, a provision buried in a federal spending bill — known as Section 781 — quietly rewrote the legal definition of hemp. It hasn’t taken effect yet, but the clock is running out: Section 781 goes live on November 12, 2026.

Here’s the short version:

• Hemp will now be measured by total THC (including THCa), not just delta-9 THC like the old 2018 Farm Bill rule.
• Finished products will be capped at 0.4 milligrams of total THC per container — most gummies, drinks, and flower on the market today contain far more than that.
• Products that don’t comply get reclassified as marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act — meaning federally illegal — starting November 12, 2026.

In plain English: the products people rely on to unwind — THCa flower, Delta‑8 and Delta‑9 gummies, THC vapes, and THC beverages — are on track to disappear from legal shelves nationwide, almost overnight, unless Congress acts.

This isn’t a rumor or internet speculation. It’s already law — Congress just hasn’t decided yet whether to delay it, fix it, or let it hit as written.

Why This Matters to You (and to Us)

We built Simple Garden around one simple idea: people deserve clean, lab-tested, legal hemp products they can trust — whether that’s flower for winding down at home or a can for a night out with friends.

If this ban takes effect exactly as written, a huge share of what you know us for could become unavailable, not because we want to stop offering it, but because the rules changed under the entire industry’s feet with almost no runway to adjust.

We’re not asking Congress to skip regulation. We actually want it — age verification, lab testing, clear labeling, child-resistant packaging. We just need time to get it right instead of a hard deadline that wipes out a legal $70 billion industry and roughly 500,000 American jobs overnight.

The Fix Congress Needs to Pass

There’s a bipartisan bill already on the table: the Lawful Hemp Protection Act, introduced by Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) with Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) as the lead Democrat backing it.

What it actually does:

– Sets real national standards for testing, labeling, and manufacturing

– Requires all consumable hemp products to be grown and made in the U.S.

– Restricts sales to adults 21 and older

– Bans marketing hemp products to kids

– Bans synthetic cannabinoids

And just as important: it comes with an ask for a two-year extension on the November 12 deadline, so Congress has time to actually implement this framework instead of letting a legal industry collapse while the ink is still drying.

Hemp regulation isn’t a red or blue issue — Reps. Barr and Craig already proved that. Now the rest of Congress needs to follow their lead.

What You Can Do Right Now

You don’t need to know your representative’s name or write a single word yourself. It takes about a minute:

1. Click the button below
2. Fill in your name, email, and address (so the message goes to your actual representatives)
3. Review the pre-written letter — edit it if you’d like, or send it as-is
4. Hit send

That’s it. Your message goes straight to your member of Congress and both of your Senators.

What is the November 12 hemp ban? It’s a provision in a 2025 federal spending bill (Section 781) that redefines hemp so strictly that most current hemp-derived products — including THCa flower, Delta‑8 and Delta‑9 gummies, THC vapes, and THC drinks — would become federally illegal starting November 12, 2026, unless Congress changes course.

Will Simple Garden’s products actually go away? If the law takes effect exactly as written and nothing changes, a large portion of the products we carry today would no longer be legal to sell under federal law. That’s exactly why this campaign exists — to help get Congress to extend the deadline and pass real regulation instead.

What is the Lawful Hemp Protection Act? It’s a bipartisan bill from Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) and Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) that would create a real federal regulatory framework for hemp products — testing, labeling, age restrictions — paired with a two-year extension so the industry has time to comply instead of shutting down overnight.

Is this a partisan issue? No. The lead sponsors are one Republican and one Democrat, and the campaign is backed by farmers, small businesses, and industry groups across the political spectrum.

How long does sending a message take? About 60 seconds. You fill in your contact info, and a pre-written (fully editable) letter is sent directly to your representatives.

Do I need to be a Simple Garden customer to help? Not at all. Anyone who wants to keep legal, regulated hemp products available in the U.S. can send a message.