Indiana Bill To Ben Hemp THC Products Dies As Key Deadline Passes
“Another example of why we should be a unicameral Legislature.” By Leslie Bonilla Muniz and Tom Davies, Indiana Capital Chronicle A ban on intoxicating and synthetic hemp-derived products died Monday after Indiana House lawmakers failed to call it down ahead of a second reading deadline. Senate Bill 250 would have mirrored a recent federal law that […]
Missouri House Passes Bill To Ban Hemp THC Drinks, Gummies And Other Products
“We’re not pioneering anything new here. What Missouri is doing…is simply aligning our state statutes with the federal action.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent The Missouri House approved a bill Thursday that would ban all intoxicating hemp products—things like THC seltzers or hemp-derived THC edibles currently sold at gas stations and smoke shops—beginning in November. The […]
New York Cannabis Cup Winners: The Brands and Products That Took Top Honors
From dialed-in flower to standout vapes, edibles, and drinks, this year’s Cannabis Cup results highlight the operators setting the pace for New York quality. Best Sativa Flower: Doobie Labs, White Widow Doobie Labs brought their flower to market in 2024 after a relentless pursuit to perfect their product. And clearly, it’s paying off. For a […]
Congress Should Delay The Federal Hemp Ban And Instead Enact Regulations For THC And CBD Products (Op-Ed)
“Republicans, Democrats and independents alike understand that regulation is better than prohibition, and that good science takes time.” By Mike Simpson, Lovewell Farms via Rhode Island Current At a moment when Americans across the political spectrum say they want evidence-based policy, Congress is on the verge of repeating a familiar mistake: banning first and studying later. […]
Missouri Bill To Restrict Hemp THC Products Stalls Amid Senate Filibuster
“We have to make sure that we don’t have unintended consequences, and destroy things that do not need to be destroyed.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent A push for Missouri to immediately adopt planned federal limits on intoxicating hemp products ran into a filibuster in the state Senate Wednesday, with critics demanding any changes wait until national […]
South Carolina Police Leaders Push Lawmakers To Ban Hemp Products Instead Of Regulating Them
“Simply using hemp-derived cannabinoid in place of THC or marijuana is merely a distinction without a real difference.” By Adrian Ashford, South Carolina Daily Gazette South Carolina law enforcement chiefs are urging legislators to reject a freshman lawmaker’s proposal to regulate, not ban, intoxicating hemp products for people like his son, who uses them to […]