Tennessee Hemp Retailer Uprooting Store over New Legislation

Tennessee hemp retailer uprooting store over new legislation

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Governor Bill Lee recently signed legislation to regulate the hemp industry, which some retailers say will force them out of the state or put them out of business. The bill, which passed last legislative session, essentially bans smokable hemp flower in Tennessee, the majority of what Ben Whitelaw, owner of The Flower Shop in Chattanooga, sells. "They’ve banned CBD hemp. That’s what they’ve done. All of it. THCA and CBD…

GOP Congressional Committee Proposes Ban On Hemp Products With THC That Advocates Say Would Have ‘Devastating’ Impact On Industry

A GOP-led House committee has unveiled a spending bill that contains provisions that hemp stakeholders say would devastate the industry, prohibiting most consumable cannabinoid products that were federally legalized during the first Trump administration. The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies published the text of the legislation covering fiscal year 2026 just o…

Hemp legislation impacting TN businesses

GOP Congressional Committee Proposes Ban On Hemp Products With THC That Advocates Say Would Have ‘Devastating’ Impact On Industry - Cannabis News World

A GOP-led House committee has unveiled a spending bill that contains provisions that hemp stakeholders say would devastate the industry, prohibiting most consumable cannabinoid products that were federally legalized during the first Trump administration. The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies published the text of the legislation The post GOP Congressional Commi…

U.S. Congress: House GOP Bill Would Ban Most Hemp-Derived THC Products Nationwide

The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information A newly released House spending bill spearheaded by Republicans includes language that would ban most cannabinoid-based products currently sold nationwide. The legislation, introduced by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, includes a provision that would federally ban consumable cannabis products containi…

Congressional Hemp Ban Proposal: Stop the Attack on Legal Hemp!

Rep. Andy Harris is at it again, reviving his crusade to dismantle the hemp industry by quietly inserting harmful language into a federal spending bill. Buried on page 113 of the FY2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill is a provision that redefines hemp in a way that could ban the vast majority of safe, legal hemp-derived products sold nationwide – any product with any “quanti…