Missouri Hemp THC Product Ban Takes Effect, With Temporary Exemption For Beverages
“It’s just basically been a sad day… There’s some people with…multiple families relying on the income from this.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent Hemp retailers across Missouri slashed prices, cleared shelves and, in some cases, gave away products this week as they prepared for a new state law restricting the sale of hemp-derived THC. Clearance […]
Partial federal hemp product ban takes effect (Newsletter: November 13, 2026)
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First Phase Of Renewed Federal Hemp Product Ban Takes Effect As Industry Pushes Congress For Regulatory Alternative
As of Thursday, it is no longer federally legal to produce or sell hemp products that contain cannabinoids that can’t be naturally produced by the cannabis plant. A broader recriminalization of hemp THC products is currently scheduled to take effect next month, though industry advocates and a bipartisan group of lawmakers—in partnership with the Trump […]
Nebraska Medical Marijuana Officials Clarify That They Haven’t Set A Timeline For Product Testing
“The commission remains focused on advancing this work in a deliberate and responsible manner, with the goal of establishing a functional, compliant medical cannabis program.” By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner The Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission pushed back Tuesday on assumptions that cultivators could wait up to two years for testing guidelines, but commissioners offered no […]
Illinois Governor And US Senator Push For Federal Hemp THC Product Ban To Take Effect Without Further Delay
The governor and lieutenant governor of Illinois, along with a U.S. senator that represents the state, released a policy agenda this week that calls on Congress to allow the planned federal recriminalization of hemp THC products to take effect without further delay. Gov. JB Pritzker (D), Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D) and Sen. Tammy Duckworth […]
Congress Should Put Hemp THC Product Regulations Into Filibuster-Proof Reconciliation Bill After Elections, GOP Lawmaker Says
A Republican congressman is raising the possibility that provisions to reverse the planned federal recriminalization of hemp THC products could be included in a broader budget reconciliation bill during the lame-duck session of Congress following next week’s midterm elections. “I think we need to get my THC regulatory bill passed, and if we could get […]
Colorado’s Marijuana Product Testing Rules Have Safety Gaps, State Audit Finds
“There’s an increased risk that marijuana products sold in Colorado may have contaminants or may inaccurately list potency.” By Sara Wilson, Colorado Newsline Colorado’s regulatory framework to test marijuana for contamination and warn consumers about risks has significant gaps, a state audit found. The recently-released audit focused on problems with product testing and inconsistent monitoring from the […]
North Carolina’s $3 Billion Hemp Industry Braces For Impact Of Scheduled Federal THC Product Ban
“Regulation is what we need. Prohibition is just hilarious regression.” By Trevon Spencer, NC Newsline Chris Karazin started Carolindica with his brother and a friend in 2019, making homemade CBD products in a kitchen while working other jobs to pay the bills. “I didn’t even get a paycheck until three years ago,” Karazin said. Seven […]
Cannabis Would Be Considered A ‘High-Risk’ Product With Additional Advertising Restrictions Under New Congressional Bill
A bipartisan pair of congressional lawmakers filed a new bill aimed at protecting consumers from online scams that includes a provision designating cannabis as a “high-risk” product that would require companies advertising it to undergo enhanced verification procedures. The Stopping Abuse and Fraud Enabled by Platforms Act, or the SAFE Platforms Act, introduced last week […]