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Ohio’s attempt to move federally lawful hemp products into its closed marijuana market has now produced three federal preliminary injunctions and an expedited appeal to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. These cases are…
Marijuana businesses operate in arguably the strangest legal environment in American commerce. They obtain state licenses. They employ people. They lease buildings, borrow money, buy equipment, enter supply agreements, pay taxes,…
The phrase “gas station weed” is a lazy insult, not a policy position. It is designed to end the discussion before it even begins, and asks us to picture a questionable product in loud packaging sitting next to the candy, sold by…
Congress just gave the hemp industry a little more time. Today, the House approved the Senate-passed Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027, H.R. 6500, with its temporary hemp extension intact. The bill now goes to…
As I explained in my prior article on this bill, the conference report adopted by the Senate was not a serious hemp-regulation bill. It was a hemp ban. 4-milligram-per-container threshold as controlled substances.
Congress finally has a serious bipartisan alternative to the federal hemp ban scheduled to take effect this November.
A new law will reshape the Illinois cannabis industry, including hemp. The state is introducing stricter hemp regulations in November, aligning with upcoming federal limits, and simultaneously opening the door for new cannabis…
The March 2026 hemp rules are back in play in Texas, and they are bad for the THCa flower market. , the injunction) that prohibited enforcement of the most damaging provisions.
With SF 4401, the state did not leave the hemp industry stranded while the broader cannabis market moves on. It did not wall off hemp operators and tell them to fend for themselves.
The DEA has now done what many in the hemp industry feared it would: it specifically listed hexahydrocannabinol, or HHC, in Schedule I and assigned it its own DEA drug code, effective May 4, 2026. The position is not subtle.
4mg Total THC limit that goes into effect this November has been the focus of much discussion in recent months but perhaps less discussed are the “industrial hemp” carveouts from that limit, and they may be broader than you…
Today, April 23, 2026, the United States Acting Attorney General, Todd Blanche, (the “AG”) and the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced the issuance of a final order that “immediately places” some cannabis into Schedule…
Texas’ new hemp rules take effect on March 31. They will materially change how hemp businesses operate in the state. These rules are not just about labels or age checks.
For all of you watching the situation in New Jersey, we’ve covered an important update below: the signage of S4509 on January 12, 2026. Here’s a little background for those who need to catch up:
We’ve recently covered changes in coming to hemp programs in the new year in Oregon, Alabama, and California. Below we touch on other updates for Minnesota, Connecticut, Kentucky, and more.
Attorney Rod Kight Discusses Trump’s Marijuana Rescheduling Order
The anti-hemp lobby scored an overwhelming victory yesterday when the US House of Representatives voted in favor of a funding package, called a “Continuing Resolution” (CR), that includes a new and more restrictive definition of…
In a welcome opinion that proves courts can be reasonable when addressing legal and policy shifts regarding cannabis, the Florida Second District Court of Appeal ruled on October 1, 2025 that the mere smell of cannabis, standing…
The Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) issued a Declaratory Ruling (DR) on the legal status of hemp prerolls. A copy of the DR is below.
Hemp industry advocates (TN Healthy Alternatives Association) and the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) have reached an agreement to clarify rules for hemp-derived cannabinoid product (HDCP) businesses as new state…
