Texas’s On-Again, Off-Again Hemp Product Ban Causes Confusion For Businesses And Consumers
“This is what we call the ‘Texas whiplash.’ These poor guys don’t know what is going to happen one day to the next. All they want is certainty and to sell their products.” By Paul Cobler, The Texas Tribune Hemp flower buds and rolled joints were piled into boxes and tucked out of public view […]
Congressman Pledges To Help Virginia Hemp Farmers As Federal THC Product Ban And State Marijuana Changes Loom
“You’re a constituent. Let’s see what is in the realm of possibility.” By Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury “We needed this rain,” farmer and entrepreneur Graham Redfern said from his front porch in Caroline County Wednesday as U.S. Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA), who represents Virginia’s 7th District in Congress, approached. The lawmaker was there to […]
Target Just Made A Big Bet On Hemp THC Drinks Six Months Before A Federal Ban. Do They Know Something We Don’t?
Target is expanding its intoxicating hemp THC beverage program to more than 300 stores across Florida, Texas and Illinois, just six months before a federal ban that would wipe most of those products off shelves. Either Target’s government affairs team knows something the rest of the industry doesn’t, or the math works even if the […]
Alcohol Industry Group Calls Out Congress For Failing To Address Hemp THC Product Ban In Farm Bill
A major alcohol industry trade association says the U.S. House of Representatives’s passage last week of a Farm Bill without including provisions to call off the federal recriminalization of hemp THC products represents a “missed opportunity.” “A ban will not remove these products from the market—it will push consumers toward unregulated, online channels with no […]
Texas Judge Allows Smokable Hemp And Other Products To Be Sold, Blocking State Ban From Being Enforced
A Texas judge has issued a temporary injunction that continues to prevent state officials from enforcing new rules restricting access to hemp-derived products such as smokable THCA flower. Meanwhile, the state Supreme Court in a separate case is allowing regulators to ban delta-8 THC. Judge Daniella DeSeta Lyttle’s ruling on Friday follows one from another judge […]
House Passes Farm Bill Including Hemp Provisions, But Without Delaying THC Product Ban Scheduled For This Year
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed large-scale agriculture legislation that contains provisions aimed at reducing regulatory burdens for producers of industrial hemp. The bill does not, however, include any language to delay or alter the federal recriminalization of hemp THC products that’s scheduled to take effect later this year. The House voted 224-200 to […]
Congressional Amendments To Delay Or Speed Up Federal Hemp THC Product Ban Won’t Get Votes
Congressional amendments to either delay the scheduled federal recriminalization of hemp THC products for another year or to speed up its implementation will not be considered on the House floor this week. Rep. James Comer (R-KY) filed the delay proposal as an amendment to the Farm Bill, while Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL) introduced the accelerated […]
Missouri Governor Signs Bill To Ban Hemp THC Products In Line With Scheduled Federal Recriminalization
“Missouri needs to be a place where it’s safe to be able to have your children get access to a product that doesn’t include harmful intoxicants.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe (R) signed a bill Thursday that will take all intoxicating hemp products off the shelves starting November 12—including THC seltzers […]
White House Weighs In On Hemp Legislation As GOP Lawmaker Pushes Accelerated THC Product Ban
White House officials are giving feedback on pending legislation to create a regulatory framework for hemp amid a swirl of proposals from lawmakers on the issue—including a new amendment that seeks to expedite enforcement of the pending recriminalization of hemp-derived THC products that is currently scheduled for November. On Tuesday, Vince Haley, director of the […]
Ohio Judge Temporarily Pauses Hemp Product Ban For Two Businesses
“The judge here is concerned about retailers that have made big investments in inventory, and they can’t move it, they can’t transport it, they can’t sell it.” By Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal A Franklin County judge granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) to allow two smoke shops to sell off their products less than […]