New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- The funding package passed late Monday by the US Senate to end the federal government shutdown contains a provision that would have a profound impact on the sale of intoxicating hemp-based products.

Hemp was legalized in 2018 under the Farm Bill, but the new funding measure re-criminalizes certain intoxicating hemp-derived substances. According to The Hill, the provision "prevents the unregulated sale of intoxicating hemp-based or hemp-derived products, including Delta-8, from being sold online, in gas stations, and corner stores, while preserving non-intoxicating CBD and industrial hemp products," as stated in the official summary given by the Senate Appropriations Committee.

When the measure criminalizing hemp ca...