Folks in states without legal weed might have to watch Family Guy sober, since weaker alternatives won’t be available at their local gas stations. The shutdown-ending funding bill that Congress passed this week will re-criminalize intoxicating hemp to the dismay of the $28 billion industry.

The law closes a loophole in the 2018 Farm Bill that allowed the sale of products containing less than 0.3% of THC, aka the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis.

Lawmakers argued that psychoactive hemp is under-regulated and puts young people at risk since it is often sold without proper disclosures and can be chemically altered for stronger potency. Last month, 38 state attorneys general—including some from states with legalized recreational marijuana—asked Congress to ban high-inducing hemp.

When the measure kicks in a year from now:

• The sale of any product containing more than 0.4 milligrams of THC per container will be federally illegal.
• Products affected include hemp gummies, joints, Delta-8, and THC-infused beverages, which have become increasingly popular as a booze alternative.

It’s not just stoners complaining…withindustry executives saying the ban would eliminate 95% of their sales. It endangers 300,000 jobs, according to hemp research firm Whitney Economics. Critics, meanwhile, argue that banning the products won’t stop people from getting high—they’ll just rely on unregulated products.—SK