North Carolina Senate Passes Bill To Restrict Hemp THC And Kratom Products
“If there are folks that want to legalize marijuana, then they can introduce that bill, we will talk about that.” By Brandon Kingdollar, NC Newsline On their last day before heading home for nearly a month, North Carolina senators voted to ban most cannabis products currently being sold in the state. The version of House Bill […]
Hemp THC Products Will Stay Legal In South Carolina As Lawmakers Fail To Agree On Limits
“If the only thing that we can do is to prohibit sales to under 21, I would rather the pressure grow, and let’s see if we can address it more comprehensively later.” By Jessica Holdman, South Carolina Daily Gazette South Carolinians, including teens, can continue to buy hemp products infused with THC at grocery stores, […]
White House Pushes Congress To Ensure ‘Fair Treatment Of Hemp Products’ By Calling Off Broad Recriminalization Law Set For November
The White House is pressing Congress to take action to prevent the broad federal recriminalization of hemp products that’s set to take effect later this year. The push comes as part of a request to lawmakers for supplemental funding to address costs associated with the administration’s attacks on Iran and “other critical needs” such as […]
North Carolina Lawmakers Advance Bill To Set A Minimum Age Limit For Hemp And Kratom Products
“There are a lot of other details surrounding cannabis that have been discussed and will continue to be discussed.” By Christine Zhu, NC Newsline North Carolina lawmakers are considering banning individuals under 21 from buying or possessing certain hemp-derived consumable products, including smokable hemp flower, hemp cigarettes, gummies and beverages, or any items that include […]
Ukraine’s First Legal Medical Cannabis Products Have Been Dispensed To Military Veterans And A Woman With MS
Ukraine’s Ministry of Health has announced that the country’s medical cannabis program is officially operational, with the first prescribed products being purchased by a handful of patients on Thursday. The THC capsules were dispensed at a pharmacy in the city of Vinnytsia to two veterans suffering from chronic neuropathic pain and phantom limb pain following […]
Illinois Governor Signs Bill To Double Marijuana Possession Limit, Restrict Hemp THC Products And Reform Rules For Businesses
The governor of Illinois has signed a large-scale cannabis omnibus bill into law that doubles the amount of marijuana that adults can legally possess, significantly restricts hemp THC products and makes other changes to rules for how licensed businesses can operate. Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday gave final approval to the legislation, which cleared the […]
Pennsylvania Senate Rejects Bill To Regulate Marijuana And Restrict Hemp THC Products, But It May Be Revived
The Pennsylvania Senate has rejected a bill to create a new Cannabis Control Board (CCB) to oversee the state’s medical marijuana program and intoxicating hemp products—though lawmakers made an immediate motion to revive the proposal. The body contemplated under the legislation could also one day oversee recreational cannabis if it is legalized in the state. […]
White House pushes Congress to keep some hemp products legal (Newsletter: June 8, 2026)
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White House Pushes Congress To Keep Hemp CBD Products Legal By Amending Broad Ban That’s Set To Take Effect Later This Year
The White House is making it clear that President Donald Trump wants Congress to take action to amend a law that threatens to federally recriminalize hemp-derived full-spectrum CBD products in November. The administration “welcomes the opportunity to work with the Congress to, at a minimum, update the statutory definition of final hemp-derived cannabinoid products to […]