Many of you will know that legislation is due to take effect in the United States in November 2026 that could have serious consequences for the future of cannabis and hemp genetics.
Behind the scenes, we’ve been working on something we believe will shape the future of the American seed industry: the launch of the American Seed Innovation & Growth Alliance (ASIGA): a coalition formed to challenge legislative changes scheduled to take effect in November 2026.
We have not spoken publicly about this until now because the work needed to be real first. It is .
ASIGA is now active, properly organised and working with an experienced lobbying and communications team to make the case in Washingt on.
What the fight is about
ASIGA’s position is built around three urgent princi ples:
Innovation.
Genetic diversity.
American leadership.
The law due in November 2026 threatens all three. It risks narrowing the genetic material US breeders can work with, slowing the development of new cultivars, damaging legitimate operators and handing future leadership in hemp and cannabis genetics to other parts of the world.
ASIGA is a broad coalition, spanning industrial hemp, seed genetics and home-grow. Seedsman remains committed to the wider community, to preserving plant knowledge and to protecting the diversity and innovation that this space de pends on.
But in Washington, the case that needs to be made is clear: this is about protecting American science, American jobs and a legitimate American industry.
Attached technical brief
We have attached ASIGA’s two-page, technical brief for anyone who would like to understand the issue in more detail. It explains the specific provision at the heart of the concern — Section 781’s seed exclusion — and why ASIGA believes it creates an unprecedented and unworkable standard by regulating cannabis seeds according to the THC level of the parent plant, rather than the seed itself. The brief sets out the likely consequences for US breeders, seed banks, farmers, patients, interstate commerce and American leadership in genetics, and calls on Congress to act before the 12 November 2026 d eadline.
The Technical brief is just the start of the information we’ll be keeping you up to date with. Coming soon is a full white paper, and if you support the ASIGA organization, you’ll receive regular updates as the campaign progresses, including full access to the white paper once it is released.
View or download the Technical Brief
Why support is needed now
For months, much of this work has been happening quietly: briefings, policy discussions, relationship-building and putting the right information in front of the right people.
That work is now gaining traction — but it needs funding to continue thro ugh to November.
ASIGA has launched a GoFundMe to support its lobbying, legal and communi cations activity.
If you care about the future of seed genetics, plant innovation and protecting this community from damaging legislation, please consider supporting it:
Support ASIGA through your Seedsman order
We have also added a dedicated ASIGA support seed option at checkout. If you choose to purchase the “ASIGA seeds” with your order, Seedsman will donate the full value of those seeds to the ASIGA GoFundMe on your behalf. It is a simple way to support the campaign while placing your order, with every dollar helping fund ASIGA’s lobbying, legal and communications work.
We would rather ask for support now, while there is still time to act, than look back later and wish more had been done.
Thank you to everyone who reads, s hares or contributes.
-– The Seedsman Team
