GOP lawmakers push to save hemp from impending federal ban (Newsletter: June 1, 2026)
LA gov signs marijuana penalty bill; HI gun denials for cannabis; Study: Cannabinoids for cancer treatment; States want federal rescheduling guidance 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… Free […]
South Carolina GOP Attorney General Candidates Clash On Medical Marijuana And Hemp During Debate
“I can tell you, it absolutely does help children with seizures. It does help cancer patients, because we all know them in our lives.” By Skylar Laird, South Carolina Daily Gazette Accusations of lying and not being enough of a Republican flew during an often-contentious debate among GOP candidates for attorney general Wednesday night. Sen. […]
GOP Lawmakers File Amendments To Prevent Federal Recriminalization Of Hemp THC Products This Year
Three Republican members of Congress have filed separate amendments to large-scale agriculture legislation that would prevent a scheduled federal ban on hemp THC products from taking effect in November. One proposal, from Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY), would keep many hemp products legal that are currently set to be recriminalized this year, add labeling requirements and […]
GOP Lawmakers And Anti-Marijuana Groups Want Rescheduling ‘Carve-Out’ To Codify THC Testing Rules For Safety-Sensitive Workers
Two GOP congressional lawmakers are joining prohibitionist organizations in their call for a “carve-out” to the Trump administration’s medical marijuana rescheduling action by affirming that safety-sensitive transportation workers could still be penalized for testing positive for THC. At a press conference outside the Capitol on Thursday, anti-cannabis Reps. Andy Harris (R-MD) and Pete Sessions (R-TX)—along […]
GOP Congressman Says His Hemp Regulation Bill Faces Opposition From Alcohol, Marijuana And Prohibitionist Groups
A Republican congressman who plans to imminently file legislation to federally regulate hemp-derived products in place of a ban that’s currently scheduled to go into effect later this year says the plan faces opposition from a coalition of strange bedfellows that includes sectors of the alcohol industry, marijuana businesses and cannabis legalization opponents. Rep. Andy […]
Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana And Hemp Regulation Bill Sets The State Up For Broader Recreational Legalization, GOP Senator Says
“This bill does not legalize adult-use cannabis, but eventually we probably will. If we have this board set up ahead of time, they can do it in a professional manner.” By Ian Karbal, Pennsylvania Capital-Star A state Senate committee has advanced a bill to create a Cannabis Control Board that would allow more oversight of […]
GOP lawmakers still trying to block cannabis rescheduling despite Trump (Newsletter: April 30, 2026)
DEA marijuana registrations launch; AOC on rescheduling; SC medical cannabis impact; IN gov on legalization momentum; LA marijuana penalties 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 […]
Indiana GOP Governor Directs State Agencies To Meet With Medical Marijuana Advocates As Federal Rescheduling Takes Effect
Indiana state officials are holding a series of meetings with medical marijuana advocates at the direction of the Republican governor. One day after the Trump administration announced that federal cannabis rescheduling is moving forward, officials from the Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Health and other state agencies sat down with Hoosier Veterans […]
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 […]
GOP Lawmakers’ Hemp Amendments To The Farm Bill Would Allow Continued Legal Sales Of THC Products Under Federal Law
Republican lawmakers have filed amendments to sweeping agriculture legislation that would push back the scheduled federal recriminalization of hemp THC products for another year and create a framework for continued legal sales, with new restrictions and clarifications. Hemp derivatives with less than 0.3 percent delta-9 THC on a drug-weight basis were federally legalized under the […]