Minnesota Braces for Federal Hemp Ban Set to Disrupt Farmers and Small Businesses

Minnesota Braces for Federal Hemp Ban Set to Disrupt Farmers and Small Businesses

After months of closed-door lobbying from major alcohol groups, Congress approved a hemp-market ban tucked into the federal funding bill that ended the government shutdown. Minnesota producers warn the measure will shutter legal businesses, upend supply chains, and effectively reinstate federal prohibition. The ban is scheduled to take effect in November 2026. Minnesota growers and […] The post Minnesota braces for hemp ban appeared first on Min…

Minnesota’s hemp rules could offer a model for federal regulation as ban looms

Lawmakers and business owners say Minnesota’s testing, age limits and potency caps show what a safe national framework could look like — if the federal ban doesn’t erase it first.