UNDERSTANDING THE FEDERAL HEMP EXTRACT BAN — AND
WHY DOMINION HEMP IS NOT AFFECTED
Recent headlines about a new Federal Hemp Extract Ban have created confusion across the hemp industry and among customers, farmers, and retailers. Many people are asking if this new regulation affects industrial hemp or hemp-based animal bedding.
Here is the straightforward answer:
The Federal Hemp Extract Ban does NOT apply to industrial hemp or Dominion Hemp products.
The law targets CBD-derived hemp extracts used to create intoxicating consumer products such as gummies, vapes, edibles, and infused drinks. These items contain processed cannabinoids and fall under an entirely different regulatory category.
Dominion Hemp manufactures industrial hemp bedding, made from 100% hemp fiber stalks (hemp hurd) — not CBD flower, biomass, or hemp extracts. Our bedding:
• Is compliant with Federal Law and regulations
• Is non-ingestible and non-intoxicating
• Uses industrial hemp grown for fiber, grain, and seed
• Falls under the Farm Bill’s industrial hemp exemption
• Meets strict CBD/THC, pesticide, and herbicide testing protocols
Dominion Hemp remains fully compliant, fully permitted, and completely unaffected by the Federal Hemp Extract Ban.
FAQ – THE FEDERAL HEMP EXTRACT BAN & DOMINION HEMP
1. WHAT DOES THE FEDERAL HEMP EXTRACT BAN ACTUALLY RESTRICT?
The new ban applies to CBD-derived hemp extracts used to formulate intoxicating consumer products like gummies, vapes, edibles, and infused beverages. These categories grew through regulatory loopholes and now face new federal controls.
It does NOT restrict industrial hemp fiber, grain, seed, textiles, or bedding.
2. DOES DOMINION HEMP SELL ANY PRODUCTS COVERED BY THE BAN?
No. Dominion Hemp sells industrial hemp bedding — made only from the fiber stalk (hurd). It is not a consumable product and is strickly used as an agricutural animal bedding product.
3. IS DOMINION HEMP AFFECTED IN ANY WAY?
No. The Farm Bill specifically exempts industrial hemp grown for fiber, grain, or seed.
Dominion Hemp operates entirely within that category.
Our distribution, compliance, and operations continue unchanged.
4. HOW IS INDUSTRIAL HEMP DIFFERENT FROM HEMP EXTRACTS?
They are completely different categories:
Industrial Hemp:
• Grown for fiber, grain, and seed
• Used for textiles, paper, building materials, and animal bedding
• Made from stalk, not flower
• Contains no cannabinoids
Hemp Extracts (CBD, etc.):
• Produced from hemp flower
• Used for consumables and supplements
• Contains cannabinoids such as CBD or THC derivatives
Dominion Hemp uses industrial hemp only, with no extract materials involved.
5. DO DISTRIBUTORS OR RETAILERS NEED TO CHANGE ANYTHING?
No. Dominion Hemp remains fully compliant and unaffected. Our products are classified the same as wood shavings or straw — standard agricultural bedding products.
6. What does this mean for animal safety?
Our bedding is:
• Non-ingestible
• Non-intoxicating
• Free of cannabinoids
• Tested for pesticides, herbicides, CBD, and THC
Dominion Hemp has seen no issues across thousands of horses, poultry flocks, small pets, and zoo animals that use it everyday.
7. WHAT SHOULD FARMERS, EQUESTRIAN FACILITIES, AND PET OWNERS KNOW?
The ban does not affect industrial hemp or Dominion Hemp bedding. Our products remain exactly the same: clean, safe, sustainable, low-dust, and highly absorbent animal bedding.