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BILLY LOVES WILLIE

The man, the songs, and what he is smoking. A forty-day crusade in Billy Graham country

Four words on a billboard, the Jesus Loves Porn Stars lineage behind them, a campaign to save hemp run with the biggest evangelist's playbook, and one five-minute ask.

Time remaining

Clock to current federal law
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Explain it like I'm ten

One plant.
Three truths.

Congress already passed a law that narrows which products count as hemp. The Senate voted to delay most—but not all—of it. The House has not approved that proposal.

01
TODAY

MANY PRODUCTS FIT TODAY'S HEMP DEFINITION.

Adults buy hemp-derived drinks, gummies, tinctures and other products under the laws of some states.

02
CHANGING

CONGRESS ALREADY CHANGED THE FEDERAL DEFINITION.

Under current law, the new definition begins November 12 and many products sold today would no longer count as hemp in their present form.

03
UNKNOWN

WASHINGTON MAY MOVE MOST OF THE DEADLINE.

The Senate voted for December 11. The House has not approved it. Congress may delay, rewrite, regulate—or let the current law take effect.

IMPORTANT: This is not “the day hemp dies.” Industrial hemp remains. Some compliant products remain. State law is separate. The focus is what happens to the current intoxicating-hemp marketplace—and the people who built it.
The government, basically

We built it.
We taxed it.
Now we're not sure.

No red team. No blue team. The absurd process is the character. The people affected by it are the story.

REGULATE IT. DON'T PRETEND IT NEVER EXISTED.
UNITED STATES OF SECOND THOUGHTS
A 40-day receipt · Keep for your records
LEGALIZED HEMP2018
FARMERS PLANTED ITNEXT
COMPANIES INVESTEDNEXT
PRODUCTS ENTERED BARSNEXT
STATES TAXED SALESNEXT
CHANGED THE DEFINITION2025
MAYBE CHANGED THE DATE2026
TOTALWHAT NOW?
Thank you for building an industry
One plant · different rulebooks

Federal is not
the same as state.

The campaign will never flatten fifty state stories into one scary headline. Every fact is labeled by jurisdiction, legal status and date.

ENACTEDNOV 12, 2026
FEDERAL

THE DEFINITION CHANGES.

Current law moves hemp to a total-THC test and excludes many finished cannabinoid products, including a limit of 0.4 mg combined total THC per retail container. Industrial hemp remains.

CURRENT + PENDINGSTATUS: AUG 23
NORTH CAROLINA

STATE LAW IS ITS OWN CLOCK.

North Carolina's enacted definition still uses the existing delta-9 standard. A bill to create new product and under-21 rules is pending—not law. Federal and state definitions could diverge.

CASE STUDYJUL 31, 2026
TEXAS

POLICY CAN CHANGE FAST.

A broad legislative ban was vetoed. But after a court and agency action, manufactured delta-8 products were abruptly removed from the lawful hemp market. Other qualifying hemp products remain subject to strict state rules.

Legal status changes quickly. “Enacted,” “passed one chamber,” and “proposed” are not synonyms. Every public claim in this campaign gets a source and an updated date.

Show the receipts
Facts with liner notes

Show us
the receipts.

FIREPROOF is the editorial standard: every claim has to survive the source, the date, the jurisdiction and a person who disagrees.

Status checked August 23, 2026

Fitting the federal definition of hemp is not blanket federal legality. FDA rules concerning THC or CBD in food and interstate commerce are separate.

The federal statute preserves industrial hemp and some compliant products. It may also affect some full-spectrum CBD products. “All hemp dies” is false.

Campaign information is educational, timestamped and not legal advice. Local hosts must verify their own state and municipal rules before activating.

Attention becomes action

Don't just
watch the clock.
Touch it.

The Edit Button is not a petition nobody reads. Learn the fact. Tell your story. Contact the actual people writing the rule. Then bring the question home.

The witness booth

YOUR 40-SECOND ANSWER

I BELIEVE THE PLANT DID NOT CHANGE—THE RULES DID. I'M WATCHING THE FINAL COUNTDOWN FROM MY CITY. WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE? #40Days40Nights

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The Edit Button

CALL THE PEOPLE WRITING IT

  1. 01Find your U.S. House member.
  2. 02Find your two U.S. senators.
  3. 03Use the script as a starting point—not a robot message.
  4. 04Ask for a reply and save the receipt.
Working call script

Hi, I'm [NAME], a constituent from [CITY]. I'm asking you to support delaying Section 781 while Congress creates clear, enforceable rules for adult hemp-derived cannabinoid products. Please bring farmers, workers, consumers, public-health experts and responsible businesses to the table. Build 21+ rules around testing, labeling, serving size, packaging and traceability. Regulate the market. Don't erase it.

Tell us what they said

Campaign language must be reviewed against the live bill status before public launch. No automated harassment. No fake signatures. No legal advice.

Start With I Love You

Ask what you believe.
Make sure it's fireproof.
Turn on the clock.

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN

A 40-day cultural revival built around a real American legal deadline. Asheville is the mothership. The story belongs to the people living it.

21+ where required. Never drive impaired. THC can harm animals; keep products away from pets. Psychedelic programming is education and conversation only. Product experiences, smoking and events are subject to local law, permissions, age controls and responsible-hosting standards.
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