Virginia Hemp Businesses Push Lawmakers For Special Session After Judge Declines To Block New THC Product Restrictions
“The judge himself acknowledged that this was rushed legislation, leading to complications and unintended consequences.” By Samantha Willis, Virginia Mercury A federal judge in Roanoke on Friday declined seven Virginia hemp business owners’ request to eliminate a new regulation that removes an exception to the state’s limit of 2 milligrams of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) per product […]
Michigan GOP Lawmaker Seeks To Repeal Marijuana Tax Increase As Rising Costs Cause Businesses To Close
A Michigan Republican representative has filed legislation that would reverse a recently enacted tax increase on marijuana businesses. The new bill, from Rep. James DeSana (R) would repeal the 24 percent wholesale cannabis tax that was enacted as part of legislation negotiated by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) and House and Senate leaders last year. The […]
New York Governor Signs Bill To Allow Small Businesses To Sell Marijuana At Farmers’ Markets
The governor of New York has signed legislation clarifying that marijuana microbusinesses can fully participate in cannabis farmers’ markets and pop-up events. Under previous law, microbusiness licensees were only authorized to sell their own products at the events, which are called “Cannabis Showcase Events” under state rules. Now, because of the new measure signed by […]
Square Tells Businesses To Stop Selling Hemp And CBD Products In Light Of Upcoming Federal Ban
The popular point-of-sale and payments service Square says it will no longer allow CBD and other hemp-derived products to be sold on its platform, according to an email obtained by Marijuana Moment. The communication, sent to a business that uses Square, cited an upcoming change to federal law that will recriminalize many hemp products that […]
Virginia Hemp Businesses Sue State Officials Over New THC Product Limits
A coalition of Virginia hemp businesses are suing state officials in federal court over soon-to-be-enacted restrictions on the products they produce and sell. When lawmakers and the governor passed budget legislation this year, it included provisions that will legalize recreational marijuana sales while also narrowing the scope of what constitutes a legal hemp product in […]
Banning Hemp THC Products Drives Consumers Toward Licensed Marijuana Businesses, Poll Shows
With the federal recriminalization of hemp THC products looming in November, a growing number of states are enacting their own laws to ban intoxicating cannabinoid derivates. And most cannabis consumers in those jurisdictions are shifting their purchases toward licensed marijuana businesses, according to a new poll. The survey, conducted by cannabis telehealth platform NuggMD and […]
Florida Hemp Businesses Hope Trump Can Save Them From Planned Federal Ban On THC Products
“The category’s too big to fail. The consumer demand is there. The infrastructure is in place. I don’t think that it’s going anywhere. It’s a matter of when and how we get regulated.” By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix On Saturday, St. Petersburg retailer Herban Flow hosted its third High and Dry Festival, which featured dozens […]
Hemp And Marijuana Businesses Should Unite Around A New Regulatory Framework That Protects Consumers And Supports Farmers (Op-Ed)
“The Goodness of Hemp Act represents one of the most reasonable opportunities for compromise currently on the table.” By Morgan Tweet, IND HEMP Few industries have watched the rise of hemp-derived intoxicating products with more frustration than regulated cannabis. Yet one of the more interesting realities of this debate is that many cannabis operators have […]
Virginia Hemp Farmers And Businesses Worry About Changes Included In Newly Passed Marijuana Market Legislation
Legislators want to “change the law that they created, to clearly favor Wall Street corporations over Virginia farmers and small businesses.” By Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury A legal cannabis market is set to take effect in Virginia next summer under the final state budget, but Mannassas-based Barbara Biddle has already given notice to her […]
Cannabis businesses intervene in anti-rescheduling lawsuit (Newsletter: July 2, 2026)
Congressional psychedelics bill; DE lawmakers override gov’s marijuana zoning veto; GA medical cannabis expansion; AZ marijuana penalty bill dies Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… Hold on, just […]