‘It Would Destroy Me’ | McConnell Push to Bar ‘Intoxicating’ Hemp Vexes New Kentucky Industry

‘It would destroy me’ | McConnell push to bar ‘intoxicating’ hemp vexes new Kentucky industry

Federal legislation would close a “loophole” that paved the way for gummies, drinks and other cannabis-infused hemp products, including in states like Kentucky and Indiana that haven’t legalized marijuana.

Senate advances federal hemp product ban (Newsletter: July 11, 2025)

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Senate Hemp Ban Delayed But Still Looms: What the One-Year Pause Means for the Industry

In a contentious move that could reshape the future of hemp in America, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee has approved a spending bill that aims to restrict the sale of intoxicating hemp-derived products. But in a temporary concession, lawmakers agreed to delay the ban’s implementation for one year—giving farmers and businesses time to prepare for a potentially devastating shift.The bill, which funds the Agriculture Department and FDA for…

Five Reasons PA’s New Marijuana Bill Is Terribly Irresponsible

By Dan Bartkowiak It’s National Marijuana Facts Week, an opportunity to highlight the real harms of high-potency THC. Yet, sadly, here in Pennsylvania, two State Senators used this week to go in the opposite direction of public health and safety by introducing what may be the most extreme bill in the country to commercialize manufactured marijuana for recreational use. While any proposal that incentivizes our government to profit from the more a…

Hemp ban may get delay

The hemp industry spent the last week gearing up for a proposed federal ban that would mark the end of the market as we know it, and while there’s still cause for caution, retailers and growers can take a breath for now. A group of senators, hailing from both ends of the political spectrum, agreed to push the measure’s implementation a year, should it pass. RELATED: Texas gov. makes final hour decision on hemp ban On Thursday, the Senate Appropr…

Senate Committee Passes 'Hemp Killing' Legislation, But Gives Hemp Businesses 1 Year Delay - Business of Cannabis

Efforts to close the so-called ‘hemp loophole’ in the US, which would have banned the sale of hemp-derived products containing any detectable amount of THC, could be postponed by a year, giving operators room to adapt their operations. Amid the continued scramble to push through the US’s giant and wide reaching spending bill for the coming year, the battle for the survival of the hemp industry, both intoxicating and industrial, has taken center …