A little-noticed provision in the latest US government funding bill is igniting panic among families who rely on CBD to control severe epilepsy and other conditions. The amendment caps THC content at 0.4 milligrams per container for the next year, a threshold that could make many hemp-derived CBD oils effectively illegal, despite only containing trace psychoactive compounds. Parents say children who finally gained seizure control after exhausting traditional medications now face losing therapies that transformed their lives.​

The move, pushed by Sen. Mitch McConnell and aimed at curbing unregulated gas-station gummies and vapes, overrides more permissive state frameworks in places like Colorado, Virginia and Texas. Hemp and veteran advocates warn the change could devastate the CBD industry and cut off a non-opioid option for an estimated tens of millions managing pain, PTSD and epilepsy. Read the original CNN report here.