11/20/2025

Craft Brewers Are about to Get Hit Hard by a New Law in the Shutdown Bill

THC-linked products will suffer

The government is back open, but it may come at the cost of putting more than one industry on the brink of collapse. Hemp products are being banned after one provision in the shutdown deal essentially rewrote the 2018 Farm Bill that made them legal.

Now, hemp-derived THC products, including drinks and edibles, will become illegal again. Companies that have been selling related products will be prohibited from doing so, and they will not be able to use the federal banking system.

It will take a toll on the breweries that entered into the THC space as the demand for craft beer fell because of wellness trends and a decline in adults drinking alcohol.

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