The Ohio Senate has unanimously passed Senate Bill 86, a measure aimed at tightening regulations on intoxicating hemp-derived products, including delta-8 THC. The bill seeks to address public health concerns and protect the state's burgeoning legal cannabis industry.Key Provisions of Senate Bill 86Introduced by Senators Steve Huffman (R-Tipp City) and Shane Wilkin … [Read more...] about Ohio Senate Approves Bill to Regulate Intoxicating Hemp
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Florida Bill to Restrict, Regulate Hemp Products Advances to Senate Floor
Nearly a year after Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed legislation aiming to ban hemp products containing constituents like delta-8 THC, Florida lawmakers are upping their efforts to clamp down on the state’s cannabinoid market. The Florida Senate Fiscal Policy Committee voted unanimously, 18-0, on March 27 to advance Senate Bill 438, which aims to prohibit all products containing … [Read more...] about Florida Bill to Restrict, Regulate Hemp Products Advances to Senate Floor
The Great Connecticut Hemp Crash: How the Green Rush Went Up in Smoke
Once upon a time—by which I mean about five years ago—Connecticut’s hemp industry was the golden child of the cannabis world. Farmers were told this was the crop of the future, a green gold rush promising fat stacks of cash for anyone willing to trade their tomatoes for THC-adjacent buds. The state rolled out licenses like candy, and the land blossomed with high hopes and hemp … [Read more...] about The Great Connecticut Hemp Crash: How the Green Rush Went Up in Smoke
Farm Bill Gets Another 1-Year Delay, Leaving Hemp, THCA Untouched—For Now
The future of the U.S. hemp industry remains on the line as lawmakers once again have placed a five-year farm bill reauthorization package on the back burner and instead agreed to a one-year extension in the final days of the current Congress. Congressional leaders in Washington released a 1,547-page spending bill on Dec. 17 that intends to keep the federal government funded … [Read more...] about Farm Bill Gets Another 1-Year Delay, Leaving Hemp, THCA Untouched—For Now
Changes in hemp and cannabis laws, begins the 1st of 2025
While hemp, the non-psychoactive relative of cannabis, has levels of the chemical compound CBD that do not come under the state's marijuana law, when it is processed for various products, small concentrations of THC can accumulate. The new hemp and cannabis law creates a new version of “moderate-THC hemp product” and puts restrictions on sales of hemp with THC levels between … [Read more...] about Changes in hemp and cannabis laws, begins the 1st of 2025
Senate Farm Bill Draft Seeks To Close Loopholes For Intoxicating Hemp
The Senate has revealed its much-awaited version of the Farm Bill, reflecting significant changes in federal hemp regulations. Democratic Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan and chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee revealed a version of the Farm Bill earlier this week, featuring updated hemp regulations. The most significant change in the proposed amendments to federal … [Read more...] about Senate Farm Bill Draft Seeks To Close Loopholes For Intoxicating Hemp
Is intoxicating hemp driving down weed revenue?
Despite weekly physical therapy, some YouTube yoga throughout the week and a regular dollop of CBD cream directly to the area, I continue to wake up with neck pain. Time to research some other relief methods. What I won’t partake in to mask the pain, however, is whatever “intoxicating hemp” is. But as Brian Eason reports, a lot of others are doing so, and it might be directly … [Read more...] about Is intoxicating hemp driving down weed revenue?
Cannabis “Civil War” Continues As The US Cannabis Counsel Rejects Hemp Applicants To Its Board
Many of my articles discuss the so-called “Civil War” raging in the cannabis industry. I focus on this topic because the stakes are high, and because many do not seem to grasp the reality that hemp derived compounds are here to stay. The outcome of this conflict, which is currently playing out in Congress, state legislatures, and courts across the country, determines the future … [Read more...] about Cannabis “Civil War” Continues As The US Cannabis Counsel Rejects Hemp Applicants To Its Board
It’s Time To Level The Playing Field Between Marijuana And Hemp Products With A Single Cannabis Retailer License Type (Op-Ed)
In an October 15 Marijuana Moment op-ed, my colleague Michelle Minton argued that states’ regulatory approach to intoxicating cannabinoid products should be similar regardless of whether the source material of those products comes from state-licensed marijuana or federally legal hemp. In an October 27 response, Michael Bronstein of the American Trade Association for Cannabis … [Read more...] about It’s Time To Level The Playing Field Between Marijuana And Hemp Products With A Single Cannabis Retailer License Type (Op-Ed)
Intoxicating hemp products will stay on store shelves in New Jersey, at least for now
Intoxicating hemp products will stay on store shelves in New Jersey, at least temporarily, after hemp product companies won a temporary reprieve from new regulations this week. A court order issued Thursday in a case between six hemp product manufacturers and the New Jersey Attorney General means hemp products like cannabis flower, hemp gummies and THC-containing seltzers can … [Read more...] about Intoxicating hemp products will stay on store shelves in New Jersey, at least for now
