Sep 17, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Exclusive Brands is attempting to thwart a unionization effort using a novel tactic: convincing the Trump administration that cannabis workers don’t enjoy federal labor law protections because cannabis is illegal under federal law. If the argument that Exclusive...
Sep 17, 2025 | Feature, National
A coalition of Democratic senators are imploring colleagues to derail any attempt to ban all hemp products containing THC, asserting that it would deal a “fatal blow” to the industry that emerged during President Donald Trump’s first term. While agriculture spending...
Sep 16, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Michigan Senate Democrats are reportedly moving toward implementing a major tax hike on marijuana that was previously proposed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D). While no legislation to effectuate the policy change has been filed yet, the plan is to impose a 32...
Sep 15, 2025 | Feature, National
As Congress returns from recess this month, the hemp industry is closely monitoring provisions that could fundamentally reshape the entire sector. The 2018 Farm Bill removed hemp and its derivatives containing less than 0.3 percent delta-9-THC from the Controlled...
Sep 15, 2025 | Feature, National
A key committee in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted last week to block marijuana rescheduling. The House Appropriations Committee inserted language into a spending bill that prevents money from being spent “to reschedule marijuana,” but it’s...
