A continuing resolution under consideration would postpone the new hemp definition enacted last year. “Congress should not bow to the special interests that exploited a loophole in federal law to profit from selling unregulated intoxicating THC products that have harmed communities, jeopardized public safety, and put young people at risk,” Rokita said. The 2018 Farm Bill’s hemp definition was exploited by bad actors to manufacture and market intoxicating delta-8 THC, delta-10 THC, and other psychoactive cannabinoids as “hemp.” In 2023, he issued an official advisory opinion concluding that intoxicating THC products marketed as hemp are controlled substances under Indiana law. It should reject any delay and allow the new hemp definition to take effect as scheduled.