State Tyranny vs. Trump’s Farm Bill: How Governors Are Killing Hemp Freedom and Violating Federal Law

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Across America, power-hungry governors are overstepping the 2018 Farm Bill signed by President Donald J. Trump—a bill that legalized industrial hemp and all of its naturally derived cannabinoids, including THCa.

Trump’s Farm Bill was clear:

Hemp is federally legal if it contains 0.3% Delta-9 THC or less by dry weight. That includes flower, extract, and cannabinoids like Delta-8, Delta-10, and THCa, which is non-psychoactive in its natural form.

But now, state politicians—like Gov. Kay Ivey of Alabama and Gov. Bill Lee of Tennessee—are defying federal law and crushing small farmers and business owners by:

:no_entry_sign: Banning smokable hemp and THCa flower

:receipt: Imposing excessive taxes and licensing fees

:no_pedestrians: Outlawing online sales and convenience store access

:rotating_light: Threatening felony charges for possession of legal plant material

:judge: Treating natural hemp like hard drugs while ignoring Trump-era protections

These overreaching laws are not about “safety”—they’re about control and corporate monopolization. They destroy small-town economies, hurt veterans and patients who rely on natural relief, and strip away your freedom to farm, sell, or choose what you put in your body.

:boom: Enough is enough.

We, the People, demand:

:stop_sign: An immediate halt to unconstitutional state bans on federally legal hemp

:memo: Federal preemption of these rogue state actions

:woman_farmer: Protection for farmers and small businesses under the original intent of Trump’s Farm Bill

:mega: A nationwide outcry against governors who are betraying Trump’s America First policies to line their own pockets

If you’re tired of watching corrupt state leaders dismantle freedom one plant at a time, join the fight. Share this post. Call them out. Rally behind the 2018 Farm Bill and make your voice heard.

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What is your opinion of the opposite, States approval overruling Federal marijuana laws? No, I am not for marijuana use.

Federal laws over State laws or
State Laws over Federal laws.

Personally I am for States rights, like I believe the Founders intended it. If Big G government passes a law, where do you go to avoid it, no where. If a Little G state government passes law, you might be able to move to a state where you like the rules. Big G government has it’s tentacles in way too many parts of personal freedom.

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I am for personal liberty across the board. The main purpose of this post is the archaic stance politicians have on hemp while allowing Big Alcohol to control everything. In Alabama, they’re turning regulation over to ABC Beverages. You cannot make this crap up!

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Alabama is one of the worst violators of We, The Peoples rights and protections! Gov. Kay Ivey is the worst kind of bureaucrat that cares about nothing but filling her pockets and enslaving the people of this horrific State. Until they are all removed and primaried, the “Beautiful” part of Alabama shall never be. I agree with you :100::bangbang::bangbang::bangbang:

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Unfortunately, hemp is an incredibly product for paper products, fabrics, even hemp bricks that withstand fire temperatures up to 3000 F. Most farmers won’t grow it due to these restrictions and we all lose out.

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I quickly looked into Alabama law, but not Tennessee but believe it is probably similar.

“The 2018 Farm Bill marked a turning point for hemp in the United States. It removed hemp from the list of controlled substances, making it legal to cultivate and sell hemp across the country, provided it contains less than 0.3% THC.”

Key takeaways:

  • Hemp is federally legal in the US as long as it contains less than 0.3% THC - the psychoactive component in cannabis.
  • The 2018 Farm Bill was pivotal in legalizing hemp at the federal level, but states can impose stricter regulations.
  • You must be at least 21 to buy any hemp-related product

““It is putting guardrails on an unregulated and unlicensed product in the state of Alabama that’s preying on our youth,” Rep. Andy Whitt said.”

From a quick read, it adds license requirements for sales, like alcohol, packaging requirements, like alcohol, testing requirements, like alcohol. labeling requirements, like alcohol, etc…

Here is the actual law that was signed. Specifically, what section do you oppose?