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Will Cannabis Genetics Be Banned?
The redefinition of hemp under national law, set to take place Nov. 12, spells the loss of Farm Bill protections for numerous hemp-derived THC items across the nation: mild beverages as well as THCA flower and delta-8 THC edibles, vapes and additional products available at gas stops and smoke shops.
But the hemp prohibition also creates a major complication for the legitimate cannabis industry. Seeds from cannabis varieties that produce flower with greater than 0.3% THC are no longer legal to ship out of state.
Although seed purchases will likely continue in authorized states, the changes threaten to close some seed suppliers and genetics companies, https://nativesusa.com/ (https://nativesusa.com/) observers say, while causing supply-chain issues for cannabis growers and retailers.
"If this wording goes forward, we will require pop-up shops to offer seeds in each state where it's permitted," Campanella said. "Which is why we're also offering clones and tissue culture, because that's not covered in the bill."
When are cannabis seeds and clones illegal to ship between state lines?
The updated regulations classify seeds depending on the THC potential of the parent plant. Genetic material such as seeds and clones are made illegal if the final product crosses the threshold.
For now, seeds are still shipping under the 2018 Farm Bill's current quo. But the time is ticking for businesses like Brothers Grimm and for cannabis growers who fear supply chain interruptions if out-of-state access to genetics is banned.
Most of the cannabis industry remains mostly unaware of the impending shutdown of the interstate genetics market, said Ryan Power, cofounder of Sebastopol, California-based company Atlas Seed.
Without government intervention in the way of an exception for seeds or a general moratorium, numerous seed suppliers will simply be shuttered by November, he added.
"We are functioning legally now, but if that changes, it will upend the legal licensed industry in each state," said Power, whose customers includes seed suppliers as well as licensed business cultivators.
"Consumers are going to forfeit choice, and it will be a significant shutdown for many people."
What are cannabis seed banks doing to remain legal after the federal hemp ban?
Sagui Silber has previously recalibrated Silberhaze Genetics, his Ohio genetics company, because of state Senate Bill 56, which tightened cannabis supervision in that state while also restricting hemp-derived THC products to licensed cannabis retailers.
Formerly a seed supplier, Silberhaze is currently focused on the branding, preservation and IP protection of premium plant genetics.
That's because seed businesses hoping to stay compliant in this new environment must have solid documentation, he said.
"You have to prove where this material comes from, so it's extremely important to have records, even to the point where you have cultivator names," Silber said.
"Smaller businesses will have to operate with improved records and a stronger chain of possession," he added. "We need that documentation ourselves, because we don't want to be dealing with shady sources."
To avoid seizures and additional legal consequences, seed entrepreneurs must "get their ducks in a row" before the updated regulations take place, Silber said.
"Audit all your stuff immediately, and categorize what you can," Silber said. "Take stock, document your heritage, preserve cultivator records, and organize any cannabinoid or terpene data you currently have. If regulations shift, you'll be in a much better position to comprehend what may be impacted and make informed decisions."
Does federal marijuana rescheduling impact cannabis genetics?
Silber believes U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration licensing may be necessary for businesses engaged in research.
But for now, seed houses can't register with the DEA like state-licensed medical cannabis operators can. Such a pathway is unavailable to seed banks, nurseries or genetics businesses, said Jim Ickes, an attorney and partner with Frantz Ward's cannabis practice group in Cleveland.
"Genetics activity may be happening inside larger state-licensed medical marijuana operations, as some states allow dispensaries or registered medical operators to offer seeds, clones or home-cultivation materials," he said.
"But that is different from the DEA establishing a freestanding seed bank registration category."
Some genetics operators are currently changing operational practices to comply with the updated law. According to Ickes, they must address questions including:
- Which of our lines produce plants above 0.3% total THC?
- Which seeds remain as hemp after Nov. 12, 2026, and which don't?
- What does our catalog look like once we sort it against the viable-seed exclusion?
Ickes also recognizes confusion from customers who believed federal rescheduling of medical marijuana would clarify their story with banking institutions. However, the latest regulatory wording has shifted those conversations past the basics of classification, he said.
"Banks ask whether this particular revenue stream is legal, whether it ties to state-licensed operations, or whether there's interstate-commerce risk," said Ickes.
"After November, a seed bank selling high-THC genetics can't answer the first question with the hemp classification. It has to point to a legal state cannabis pathway instead. Seed banks dealing in genuine industrial-hemp seed maintain the simpler story."
What's the outlook of cannabis genetics?
Campanella is a member of a new coalition of fellow breeders, farmers and researchers that's saying seeds are better defined as agricultural inputs than regulated substances. To that end, seeds should be managed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, leaving the DEA to concentrate its enforcement efforts elsewhere.
"How do you regulate something based on what it could become later?" said Campanella. "Our choice is to have that wording removed, or get seeds regulated by the USDA as a hemp product."
But in the interim, Campanella is reorganizing Brothers Grimm to function outside the scope of changing federal oversight. The business plans to maintain its Colorado seed facility while placing its Oklahoma tissue cultivation facility as a safeguard against federal prohibition of cannabis seeds.
As she noted: "If things evolve in a way where we can't concentrate on interstate shipping, we'll have other resources to meet people's requirements without putting ourselves in trouble."
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