The "Hemp Safety Enforcement Act" amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, granting states and Indian tribes greater authority over the regulation of hemp and hemp-derived cannabinoid products. It establishes a new mechanism allowing states and tribes to **opt out** of federal hemp production regulations by submitting a notice to the Secretary of Agriculture. Upon opting out, states and tribes gain the ability to define "hemp" and "hemp-derived cannabinoid product" according to their own laws, with a specified federal exclusion still applying. A crucial condition for this self-regulation is the implementation of a **minimum age requirement** for the purchase of hemp-derived cannabinoid products. Furthermore, the bill explicitly ensures that opting out does not prohibit **interstate commerce** of these products to or from self-regulating jurisdictions, and no state or tribe can block such commerce. For trade between two self-regulating entities, products must comply with the laws of both jurisdictions.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Agriculture and Food
Hemp Safety Enforcement Act
USA119th CongressS-4315| Senate
| Updated: 4/16/2026
The "Hemp Safety Enforcement Act" amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, granting states and Indian tribes greater authority over the regulation of hemp and hemp-derived cannabinoid products. It establishes a new mechanism allowing states and tribes to **opt out** of federal hemp production regulations by submitting a notice to the Secretary of Agriculture. Upon opting out, states and tribes gain the ability to define "hemp" and "hemp-derived cannabinoid product" according to their own laws, with a specified federal exclusion still applying. A crucial condition for this self-regulation is the implementation of a **minimum age requirement** for the purchase of hemp-derived cannabinoid products. Furthermore, the bill explicitly ensures that opting out does not prohibit **interstate commerce** of these products to or from self-regulating jurisdictions, and no state or tribe can block such commerce. For trade between two self-regulating entities, products must comply with the laws of both jurisdictions.