“This ban on hemp will affect everybody who is using a hemp product.”
Tinctures. Topicals. CBD oils. THC seltzers. Therapeutic AND recreational.
Colorado’s hemp sector: hundreds of jobs, significant tax revenue — all at risk come November.
TN and OH already adopted similar rules. Your state could be next. 🌾
#HempFarmers #CBDAccess #HempBan
Overview
Colorado hemp farmers are sounding the alarm as the Nov 12, 2026 federal deadline approaches. Under the new 0.4mg THC per-container cap, most hemp products on today’s market become illegal. Small farm operators in Custer County say the rules are so cost-prohibitive their businesses won’t survive. The Hemp Beverage Alliance warns the ban affects ‘everybody who is using a hemp product,’ from tinctures to topicals, recreational and therapeutic. Colorado’s hemp sector supports hundreds of jobs and generates significant tax revenue—all at risk. States like Tennessee and Ohio have already adopted similar restrictions.
“The human faces behind the hemp ban: 🌾
Meagan Agnew and her husband farm hemp in Westcliffe, Colorado. They pay for licensing, insurance, lab testing. Every strain sampled. Every cost on them.
Now the federal government says their products may be illegal in 9 months.
‘It’s just a shame because it’s really gonna take away a very good thing from a lot of people.’
This isn’t an industry stat. This is someone’s livelihood. #HempFarmers #SupportSmallFarms”
Clinical Perspective
COLORADO’S HEMP FARMERS ARE WATCHING THEIR LIVELIHOODS DISAPPEAR
In Custer County, Meagan Agnew and her husband operate Big Nugget Farms in Westcliffe. They pay for licensing, insurance, and mandatory lab testing every year. Each strain must be sampled and sent for independent analysis. For small operators, these costs are already extremely high.
Now the federal government is telling them their main products—ingested oils, tinctures, CBD products—may be illegal in nine months.
The Nov 12, 2026 deadline rewrites the federal definition of legal hemp. Under the new rules, products must contain no more than 0.4 milligrams of THC per container. Industry leaders say this is ‘essentially a ban on hemp products.’
Colorado’s hemp sector supports hundreds of jobs and generates significant state tax revenue. Companies that supply other states face major revenue drops and inventory losses. The Hemp Beverage Alliance in Salida warns that the ban ‘will affect everybody who is using a hemp product—whether it’s a tincture, whether it’s CBD, whether it’s a topical, whether you’re using it for recreation or therapeutic.’
Tennessee and Ohio have already adopted similar restrictions. As Congress considers its next move, hemp producers across Colorado are left waiting—hoping lawmakers choose compromise over collapse, and regulation over prohibition.
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Source: https://www.kunc.org/news/2026-02-19/new-rules-on-hemp-derived-thc-products-could-devastate-industry