Federal hemp regulation bill filed as alternative to ban Trump signed (Newsletter: December 11, 2025)
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New Federal Hemp Law Signed By Trump Amounts To ‘Ban Now, Ask Questions Later,’ Farmer Says (Op-Ed)
“We didn’t ban potatoes just because someone turned them into moonshine. We regulate alcohol. We should do the same with hemp.” By Mike Simpson, Lovewell Farms via Rhode Island Current I co-founded Lovewell Farms, Rhode Island’s only USDA-certified organic hemp farm in 2018. Since 2019, we’ve been growing legal hemp outdoors, using natural ethanol extraction […]
New GOP-Led Bill In Congress Would Reverse Hemp THC Ban That Trump Signed Into Law
A new Republican-led congressional bill would stop the implementation of a federal hemp THC product ban that was included in spending legislation signed by President Donald Trump last week. The bill, filed on Thursday by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) and three bipartisan cosponsors, would strike a section of the recently enacted appropriations package that hemp […]
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Calls For Repeal Of Federal Hemp Ban Trump Signed Into Law
The head of the Texas Department of Agriculture is calling for a repeal of a recently enacted federal hemp THC product ban the president signed into law last week, cautioning that thousands of businesses across his state are at risk of shutting down if the policy isn’t reversed before it takes effect next year. Texas […]
Joe Rogan Slams ‘Really Bad’ Federal Hemp Ban Trump Signed, Blaming Alcohol Industry For Influencing Congress
Podcaster Joe Rogan says Congress needs to fix the “really bad” mistake lawmakers made by recriminalizing consumable hemp products—warning that restricting access to cannabinoids like CBD will harm people who use them therapeutically, such as his mother-in-law. And he attributes the passage of the controversial cannabis ban to alcohol industry lobbying. On an episode of […]
Nancy Mace Circulates Bill To Block Hemp THC Ban That Trump Signed Into Law
A GOP congresswoman is circulating a bill that would stop the implementation of a federal hemp THC product ban that’s part of spending legislation signed by President Donald Trump last week. And she’s pledging to spend the next year fighting to prevent the implementation of the ban. The draft bill from Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC)—who […]
GOP Operative Roger Stone Blasts ‘Cheap Cop-Out’ Hemp Ban That Trump Signed Into Law
Roger Stone, a longtime advisor to President Donald Trump, is joining the chorus of voices criticizing the passage of a spending bill with a ban on hemp products containing THC, calling the move a “cheap cop-out.” After Trump signed the broader appropriations legislation into law on Wednesday, Stone published a blog post slamming the abrupt […]