US Senate Throws Minnesota’s Hemp-Based THC Industry a Lifeline
The measure gives hemp growers and small businesses more time while leaving in place bans on synthetic hemp derivatives, lawmakers said.
- On Monday, the U.S. Senate passed a procedural vote on a funding bill delaying a federal ban on intoxicating hemp products until December 11, 2026, offering manufacturers a temporary reprieve.
- Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Rep. Angie Craig championed the delay to prevent regulations eliminating the industry starting November 11, drawing from their bipartisan Hemp Planting Predictability Act.
- "This delay was immediately necessary to give Minnesota hemp producers and customers certainty," Klobuchar said. Jason Dayton of Minneapolis Cider Company called the extension "the best situation that the hemp industry has been in."
- While the industry hailed the reprieve, lobbyist Cory Harris of the American Trade Association for Cannabis and Hemp warned of ongoing fights over product legality. Advocates plan to use the additional time for further lobbying.
- President Donald Trump raised concerns regarding how restrictions might impact a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services pilot program involving CBD. Lawmakers continue working toward permanent solutions before the December deadline.
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Missouri, Illinois attorneys general oppose changes to federal hemp THC ban - KBSI FOX23 News Cape Girardeau News
WASHINGTON (KBSI) — The attorneys general of Missouri and Illinois joined legal officials from 33 other jurisdictions in urging Congress to reject efforts to delay or weaken a federal ban on intoxicating hemp-derived THC products. Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul signed an Aug. 4 letter sent to congressional leaders. The letter calls on lawmakers to preserve the November 2025 redefinition of h…
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US Senate throws Minnesota’s hemp-based THC industry a lifeline
A one-month reprieve, which could be extended, buys the hemp-derived THC industry more time to avoid a federal ban on their increasingly popular products.
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Newsbrief: Senate proposal would delay hemp ban until Dec.
A U.S. Senate committee proposed pushing back the ban on hemp-derived products by 30 days. The ban is set to take effect November 12. Next the House must approve the delay in its own version of the spending bill. It needs to pass by September 30 to avert a government shutdown. The temporary extension is "welcome news" providing "critical breathing room for hemp farmers, small businesses, retailers, manufacturers and consumers while Congress cont…
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