The Business of Cannabis

GOP Lawmakers’ Hemp Amendments To Farm Bill Would Allow Continued Legal Sales Of THC Products Under Federal Law

Apr 23, 2026 | National

Republican lawmakers have filed amendments to sweeping agriculture legislation that would push back the scheduled federal recriminalization of hemp THC products for another year and create a framework for continued legal sales, with new restrictions and...

Judge Rules To Temporarily Block Texas’ Smokeable Hemp Ban

Apr 23, 2026 | National

Judge Maya Guerra Gamble granted the Texas Hemp Business Council, Hemp Industry & Farmers of America, and several Texas-based dispensaries and manufacturers a temporary restraining order against new testing requirements that creates 0.3% total THC threshold,...

Colorado Marijuana Regulators Pledge Crackdown on Intoxicating Hemp

Apr 15, 2026 | National

Colorado regulators announced on Monday that they plan to crack down on companies that illegally sell cheaper and potentially hazardous hemp products as marijuana. The state’s Marijuana Enforcement Division said it had detected “regulatory compliance issues” that...

Ohio Judge Pauses Hemp Product Ban Enforcement, Saying It Favors Marijuana Industry

Apr 9, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region

A Sandusky County court of common pleas judge has ruled that Ohio’s new law banning the sale of intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids except at licensed marijuana retailers is likely unconstitutional and has issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Fremont...

Anti-Cannabis Groups Sue Over U.S. Plan Allowing Hemp Products In Healthcare Programs

Apr 1, 2026 | National

A coalition of anti-cannabis groups has filed suit in federal court seeking to block what it characterizes as the coverage of non-FDA-approved hemp products under Medicare-linked programs. The lawsuit, led by Smart Approaches to Marijuana and other groups, challenges...