Senators Seek to Delay Federal Intoxicating Hemp Ban; AGs from 35 States Push Back
A provision to delay the forthcoming federal ban on intoxicating hemp products has been included in the Senate budget bill to fund the government. The Hemp Plan...
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North Carolina House Pushes Back Vote on Intoxicating Hemp Ban After Protests
Lawmakers in North Carolina are pushing back a planned vote on a bill to ban intoxicating hemp products in the state after hundreds of advocates protested in th...
Cannabis Media Council Calls on the Industry to Help Shape the Future of Cannabis Marketing
The cannabis industry has made tremendous strides over the past decade, but one challenge continues to impact every brand, retailer, marketer, and media company...
Senate Democrat signs onto Trump-defying Republican proposal to ban hemp THC
A leading Democratic U.S. senator on Thursday signed onto a Republican-led effort to strip protections for hemp THC products from a must-pass spending bill that...
Report: Trump White House insider pushed for hemp THC reprieve
The White House lobbied Congress to keep hemp THC products legal thanks to a pressure campaign led by Trump administration insiders, a New York Times report cla...
Senate floats plan to save hemp THC but only for a month
A Senate spending bill would delay implementation of a federal hemp ban until Dec. 11. Senate floats plan to save hemp THC but only for a month is a post from: ...
Cannabis in Germany: Club Licenses Stall While Medical Access Shrinks
Germany has received nearly 900 applications for cannabis cultivation associations, but only just over half have been approved as clubs struggle with licensing,...
So Will the Hemp Ban Be Delayed or Not? Tensions Rise Between the GOP and the White House
A Senate stopgap funding bill would delay the federal prohibition on most hemp-derived THC products until December 11, but Republican senators Ted Budd and Pete...
The Hemp Ban Could Slip a Month. Read the Fine Print Before You Celebrate.
Senate leaders released a funding bill that would push most of the federal hemp deadline to December 11. Cannabinoids the plant cannot make would still lose fed...
Congress Wants To Ban The Drink That Helped Rosario Dawson’s Dad Through Chemo. She’s Not Having It.
Rosario Dawson's father took some of his cancer medications off the pile, and a low-dose THC drink was one of the things he used to manage how he felt. Now she'...
Cannabis Companies Should Stop Teaming Up With Prohibitionists To Ban Hemp THC Products (Op-Ed)
Cannabis lobbying groups are arming prohibitionists by demonizing hemp—helping those who have been at war with cannabis for decades I ve rarely seen a more self...
GOP Senators Argue That Hemp Product Ban Should Take Effect As Scheduled, Raising Alarm About Kids’ Access To THC
A pair of Republican lawmakers took to the Senate floor on Wednesday to urge their colleagues not to delay the federal recriminalization of hemp THC products th...
Cops, Veterans, Alcohol Industry And Others Press Congress On Delaying Hemp THC Product Ban
Dueling coalitions of police, military veterans and industry groups are pushing Congress in different directions on whether the planned federal recriminalizatio...
White House Denies That Push To Protect Hemp From Ban Is Aimed At Boosting Business Interests Of Top Trump Staffer’s Family
A top aide to President Donald Trump may have close family ties to a hemp industry executive, but that has nothing to do with the White House s push to get Cong...
Trump White House Drug Official Claims Marijuana Is Killing People, Calling It ‘The Number One Drug Of Addiction’
An official in the Trump administration s White House drug office claims that the number one drug of addiction is marijuana —arguing that it is important to rem...
Senate amendment would keep hemp THC product ban on track (Newsletter: August 5, 2026)
State AGs push Congress not to undo hemp recriminalization; NC gov wants legal marijuana; Combat sports officials weigh cannabis breathalyzer Subscribe to recei...
Boxing And Combat Sports Officials Consider Marijuana Breathalyzer Device For Fighters
A company that makes a marijuana breath testing device is pitching its services to boxing and mixed marital arts (MMA) associations as a way to assess recent ca...
State Attorneys General Push Congress Not To Reverse Course On Banning Hemp THC Products
A bipartisan coalition of 35 state and territory attorneys general are calling on Congress not to reverse the planned federal recriminalization of hemp THC prod...
GOP Senator Aims To Keep Hemp THC Product Ban On Track For November With New Amendment
A Republican senator wants to make sure that hemp THC products are federally recriminalized on time under a current plan that is set to go into effect in Novemb...
Alcohol retailers push Congress to keep hemp THC drinks legal (Newsletter: August 4, 2026)
New bill to color-code cannabis beverages; TX VA hemp restriction lawsuits; MA liquor store lobby: don t roll back marijuana legalization Subscribe to receive M...
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