2018 Farm Bill
Pronounced / TWEN·tee AYT·teen FARM bil /
The federal law (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) that removed hemp, defined as cannabis with no more than 0.3% delta-9 THC by dry weight, from the Controlled Substances Act.
Example in a sentence
“The 2018 Farm Bill opened the door to legal hemp farming across the US.”
Also called Farm Bill, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, Farm Bill hemp
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