Major Alcohol Industry Lobby Backs Bill To Keep Hemp THC Drinks Legal, But It Wants More ‘Discussion’ On Tax Rate
An alcohol industry trade association is endorsing a newly filed bill in Congress that would allow continued sales of certain hemp-derived THC products, partially scaling back a broad ban that is scheduled to take effect later this year. The group, however, says that the measure’s tax provisions require “continued discussion.” The Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of […]
Missouri Hemp THC Product Ban Challenged With Federal Lawsuit Filed By Industry
“This isn’t consumer protection. It’s the elimination of an entire legal industry coupled with a government-mandated monopoly.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent A coalition of hemp businesses filed a federal lawsuit Thursday in an attempt to halt a statewide ban on intoxicating hemp products from going into effect in November. The lawsuit, filed in the […]
Pharma Company And Drug Testing Industry Claim Trump’s Rescheduling Move Will ‘Increase Marijuana Abuse’
A drug testing industry association and a pharmaceutical company are asking a federal court to block the Trump administration from moving forward with federal cannabis rescheduling while ongoing litigation challenging the reform is considered—arguing that “marijuana abuse has dangerous, lifelong consequences—especially for adolescents and pregnant women.” The new filing claims that “by cutting taxes on […]
‘It Feels Like 2016 Again’: A Week in Germany Reminded the Weed Industry (and Berner) How to Have Fun
Mary Jane Berlin brought tens of thousands of people into one building and reminded them why they fell for this plant. Then came the other side of Germany’s cannabis story, a pharmaceutical grow so strict it took half an hour of biosecurity just to reach the plants, and a castle where the industry felt like […]
DEA Defends Stance That Synthetic Cannabis Compound HHC Is Federally Banned In Response To Industry Lawsuits
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is resisting two hemp companies’ efforts to challenge its determination that a cannabinoid produced synthetically from components of the cannabis plant is federally illegal. DEA issued a rule last month saying that while it had already considered hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) to be a Schedule I illegal substance under the federal Controlled […]
Drug testing industry tries to block cannabis rescheduling (Newsletter: June 12, 2026)
Tom Angell is the editor of Marijuana Moment. A 25-year veteran in the cannabis and drug law reform movement, he covers the policy, politics, science and culture of marijuana, psychedelics and other substances. He previously reported for Forbes, Marijuana.com and MassRoots, and was given the Hunter S. Thompson Media Award by NORML and has […]
The Cannabis Industry Forgot Who Built It
Legal cannabis promised legitimacy. Instead, many of the people who carried the culture through prohibition are being priced, regulated, and pushed out of the industry they helped build. I am beyond angry. A lot of us are. People who have lived this industry are not slightly disappointed. Many of us are livid because cannabis is […]