GOP Senator Aims To Keep Hemp THC Product Ban On Track For November With New Amendment
A Republican senator wants to make sure that hemp THC products are federally recriminalized on time under a current plan that is set to go into effect in November. Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) announced on Monday that he will be filing an amendment to strip provisions out of a key spending bill released by Senate […]
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 […]
Texas Officials Are Facing A Federal Lawsuit Over New Hemp Product Restrictions
“For more than seven years, Texans have built a multibillion-dollar hemp industry under laws that define these products as legal hemp.” By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune Three members of the hemp industry are suing the state of Texas for violating commerce protections after it was announced last week that nearly all hemp-derived THC products […]
GOP Lawmaker Claims White House Backs His Hemp Bill, But Administration Has Problems With Inhalable Product Provisions, Sources Say
The office of a Republican congressman who filed a new bipartisan bill to keep certain hemp-derived THC products federally legal this week sent a press release saying the legislation is “backed by the White House”—but an administration official deflected Marijuana Moment’s question about the matter and other sources say President Donald Trump’s team has problems […]
Federal Judge Blocks Enforcement Of Hemp THC Product Ban Against Ohio Companies
“While this case involves hemp products, it is really a win for businesses and consumers across America.” By Phillip Smith, The American Hemp Monitor A federal district court judge in Toledo ruled Monday that state officials are barred from enforcing the state’s ban on hemp-derived intoxicating cannabinoids in beverages, but only the 10 companies that […]
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 […]