Starting July 1, THCA flower and many other hemp-derived cannabinoid products that exploded in popularity after the Farm Bill loophole will become illegal to sell under newly finalized state rules. Tennessee regulators say they're simply enforcing the framework lawmakers already approved, but for thousands of hemp businesses and consumers, it feels like the end of an era.And … [Read more...] about Tennessee Pulls the Plug on THCA — And Other States Are Lining Up Behind It
Farm Bill
Congress Moves the Farm Bill Forward… But Leaves the Hemp Industry Twisting in the Wind
Congress just advanced a new version of the Farm Bill, and while it includes updated hemp provisions, lawmakers didn’t include the delay to a looming THC crackdown that the hemp industry had been begging for.In other words, the train is still heading toward a potential ban on many hemp-derived THC products—and nobody hit the brakes.The issue stems from the 2018 Farm Bill, which … [Read more...] about Congress Moves the Farm Bill Forward… But Leaves the Hemp Industry Twisting in the Wind
Farm Bill Redux: Hemp Gets Relief While THC Questions Loom
A newly released draft of the 2026 Farm Bill from House Agriculture Committee leadership includes provisions designed to ease regulatory pressure on industrial hemp producers, even as broader uncertainty continues to surround consumable cannabinoid products.The proposal would maintain the federal industrial hemp program and introduce changes intended to simplify compliance for … [Read more...] about Farm Bill Redux: Hemp Gets Relief While THC Questions Loom
America’s Hemp Rollercoaster
In a surprising pivot, the U.S. government has enacted the most sweeping hemp prohibition in decades, quietly transforming the legal landscape for hemp-derived products. Signed into law in November 2025, this legislation caps THC in every hemp product at a minuscule 0.4 milligrams per container and bans all chemically converted cannabinoids. Items ranging from gummies and … [Read more...] about America’s Hemp Rollercoaster
Delta-8 brouhaha creates marijuana opportunity in next federal Farm Bill
Among the pressing items on federal lawmakers’ 2023 to-do lists is renewing the Farm Bill. Every five years, the sprawling, multipart, $428 billion monster that deals with nutrition and rural development as well as what American farmers grow and how they grow it is revamped. And the 2018 Farm Bill that legalized hemp and triggered the boom in delta-8 THC and other intoxicating … [Read more...] about Delta-8 brouhaha creates marijuana opportunity in next federal Farm Bill
Hemp or Pot? Cannabis company sues over seizure of truck in Idaho
The Hemp Prosecution Continues Have you heard this news out of Idaho involving a truck, a driver, and 7,000 pounds of hemp? If not you should pay attention. This is the first issue of many to come if the federal government doesn't hurry up and properly regulate the sale and transfer of hemp. The recent passing of the 2018 United States Farm Bill descheduled some … [Read more...] about Hemp or Pot? Cannabis company sues over seizure of truck in Idaho
