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 […]
Minnesota Hemp Businesses And Senators Say Federal THC Ban Will Hurt The State’s Economy
“Senator Klobuchar voted against the hemp provision because she thought it would hurt the state’s small businesses.” By Ana Radelat, MinnPost Minnesota’s booming industry of intoxicating products made by hemp, including beverages and gummies, is reeling from the ban on their products that is making its way through Congress in a bill that would reopen the […]
House Committee Blocks Vote On GOP Lawmaker’s Amendment To Stop Hemp Ban, While Senator Floats Regulatory Alternative
As the House prepares to vote on a Senate-passed spending bill with provisions to ban consumable hemp products, one GOP representative’s final push to strike the prohibition language has failed. At the same time, a Democratic senator says Congress should take the one-year before its implementation to develop a regulatory framework to preserve legal access […]
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 […]
Texas Officials Post Hemp Law ‘Checklist’ List To Help Businesses Comply With State Cannabis Rules
Even as Congress is taking steps to reinstitute a federal ban on hemp products containing THC, Texas officials are distributing a new hemp law “checklist” list to help businesses comply with recently enacted state cannabis rules—including age-gating to prevent the sale of intoxicating cannabinoid products to youth. In addition to holding a license or registration […]
Senate rejects amendment to protect hemp products’ legality (Newsletter: November 11, 2025)
Trump backs hemp THC recriminalization; FL bill to ban public marijuana smoking; Study: No reason to raise legal cannabis age to 25 Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… […]
Senate Rejects Attempt To Save Hemp Industry From THC Ban In Key Spending Bill
The Senate has rejected an amendment to a critical spending bill that would have removed language to ban hemp products containing THC. After the chamber cleared the appropriations minibus package for floor consideration on Sunday, senators on Monday took up the measure from Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) that he said would prevent the eradication of […]
Trump ‘Supports’ Hemp THC Ban That’s Advancing In Senate, White House Says
President Donald Trump “supports” the proposed ban on hemp products containing THC that’s been included in a Senate spending bill, a White House spokesperson says as cannabis, alcohol and other interests continue their efforts to influence the final deal. One day after the Senate cleared an appropriations package for floor consideration—with provisions that hemp stakeholders […]
New congressional deal bans hemp products (Newsletter: November 10, 2025)
WI gov candidates talk marijuana; NE tribe on gov/AG cannabis threats; OH poll: Dispensary support; Study: Canada’s legalization reduced youth use Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… Free […]
Beer Industry Trade Group Calls Out Hemp THC Sector’s ‘Bad Actors’ For Allegedly Marketing To Children
“You will never see a beer ad that features Santa Clause or the Easter Bunny.” By Ana Radelat, MinnPost The American beer industry has taken aim at makers of THC-infused beverages and edibles in a campaign that could have reverberations in Minnesota, a state that sparked a national explosion in the sales of hemp-derived beverages. […]