Small and Homestead Independent Producers Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Introduced
Summary
Authorizes interstate and intrastate shipment and sale of cannabis by small cultivators and manufacturers in States where cannabis is lawful. It would let those producers ship products to adults using the United States Postal Service or private carriers once cannabis is removed from federal scheduling and federal penalties for individual possession are eliminated.
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- Small growers and makers would be able to sell and ship directly to lawful adults across States. A "small manufacturer" is defined as under $5 million in annual revenue and cultivator limits are set by canopy size that vary by outdoor, greenhouse, and indoor methods.
- Adults 21 and older could receive mailed shipments, and carriers would be barred from delivering to anyone under 21 and must verify age using an online service or by checking a valid, unexpired government ID, including tribal IDs.
- In States where cannabis is illegal the Act would not override state bans except to allow interstate transit through that State to a lawful destination. In States where cannabis is legal the Act would preempt state laws that restrict shipment to adults, except for age limits.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Direct shipping for small cannabis producers
If enacted, small cultivators and small manufacturers in legal states could ship cannabis to adults in other legal states. They could use the U.S. Postal Service or any interstate carrier, and USPS would allow mailing. Carriers would have to verify the recipient is 21+ by an online check or a valid government ID, including Tribal ID. States that ban cannabis for everyone would stay banned, but shipments could pass through to a lawful destination; in legal states, state limits on direct-to-consumer shipping would be overridden except age rules. These changes would start only after cannabis is descheduled and federal penalties end.
Who counts as a small cannabis producer
The bill would set who counts as a small cannabis producer. A small manufacturer would have under $5,000,000 in yearly gross revenue from all cannabis products. A small cultivator would have at most 1 acre of mature flowering canopy outdoors, 22,000 sq ft in a greenhouse, or 5,000 sq ft indoors. Outdoor means no artificial light or heat in the canopy; greenhouse uses some light up to 6 watts per square foot; indoor is above 6 watts per square foot. "Canopy" means the area with mature (flowering) plants, and these rules would apply only after cannabis is descheduled and federal penalties end.
Act starts only after federal descheduling
The bill would not take effect right away. All parts would start only when cannabis is removed from federal drug schedules and federal criminal penalties end. Until then, producers, carriers, and states could not use these new shipping or size rules.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
Sponsored 7/22/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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