The bill ushering in federal hemp THC prohibition that President Donald Trump signed into law last week also spells trouble for the trade in marijuana genetics.
Marijuana seeds, once considered legal by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, also become federally illegal in November 2026 if they produce plants above a 0.3% THC threshold, attorney Jason Adelstone warned.
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“Seeds from high-THC genetics (including THCA) that were previously legal to trade will become federally illegal marijuana,” he wrote in a recent blog post.
“The implications for international seed trade are immediate and severe.”
Hemp THC ban to create trouble for cannabis pheno hunts
As MJBizDaily has reported, many cultivators in the $32 billion regulated legal marijuana industry still favor seeds when developing genetics for flower,
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