Ohio Governor Says He’ll Sign Bill To Roll Back Marijuana Legalization And Restrict ‘Juiced-Up Hemp’ Products
Ohio’s Republican governor says he will sign a controversial bill to scale back the state’s voter-approved marijuana law and ban the sale of what he described as “juiced-up hemp” products that fall outside of a recently revised federal definition for the crop unless they’re sold at licensed cannabis dispensaries. Just days after the legislature gave […]
Hemp Products Would Be Federally Regulated Instead Of Banned Under New Senate Bill
Democratic senators have introduced a new bill to create a federal regulatory framework for hemp-derived cannabinoids and allow states to set their own rules for products such as CBD. The legislation, shared exclusively with Marijuana Moment ahead of its introduction on Wednesday, is being sponsored by Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR). It […]
Wisconsin Hemp Business Owners Worry About Newly Approved Federal Ban On THC Products
“I just don’t understand why they thought that prohibition would be the right answer.” By Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin Examiner When Jacob Diener first heard that the status of hemp could be reviewed, he wasn’t too concerned. With his company, A Good Plug, the 32-year-old expected to continue producing small batch hemp products like gummies, brownies […]
Florida’s Attorney General Supports Federal Recriminalization Of Hemp THC Products
“Our team is looking in on that and we’re going to make sure that we’re getting illegal products off the market.” By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier (R) said Monday that he supports the nationwide ban on most hemp-derived THC products that Congress approved last week and that is scheduled to […]
Texas GOP Lawmakers Are Divided On Federal Move To Recriminalize Hemp THC Products
“I believe this ban will save a generation from getting hooked on dangerous drugs.” By Marijke Friedman, The Texas Tribune As part of the spending deal to end the government shutdown, federal lawmakers approved a provision cracking down on hemp products containing THC, restoring a ban Texas Republicans sought to impose earlier this year. The […]
Illinois Will Revisit Hemp Regulation Debate Amid New Federal Ban On THC Products, Governor Says
“We’re going to have to look at how we might regulate” hemp “now that we see that the federal government is limiting it.” By Brenden Moore, Capital News Illinois Tucked into the spending legislation approved by Congress this week was a provision banning the sale of intoxicating hemp products—a move that could upend an industry […]
Trump signs bill recriminalizing hemp THC products (Newsletter: November 13, 2025)
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Why Is Congress Moving To Ban The Hemp Products That Saved My Son’s Life? (Op-Ed)
“Congress is poised to re-criminalize this plant and again put hundreds of thousands of patients, and the people that love them, in jeopardy.” By Amy Dawn Bourlon-Hilterbran, Moms Mobilized Before my son, Austin, was even five years old, he had been prescribed a series of pharmaceuticals for his epilepsy—opioids, benzodiazepines, rufinamide and more. That continued […]
Congress Passes Bill To Recriminalize Hemp THC Products, Sending It To Trump’s Desk
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a Senate-passed spending bill that includes provisions to ban most consumable hemp products, sending it to President Donald Trump’s desk. Following a historic, weeks-long government shutdown, the Senate approved the appropriations legislation on Monday to fund critical agencies. Tucked inside the measure is a controversial section to re-criminalize […]
Ted Cruz Explains His Vote To Keep Hemp THC Products Federally Legal In Historic First Senate Roll Call On Cannabis
As the Senate held an historic first standalone roll call floor vote on the issue of cannabis on Monday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) drew some attention as one of just two Republicans who joined about two dozen Democrats in a failed attempt to keep alive a spending bill amendment to prevent a ban on hemp […]