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The UK Just Banned Two Ancient Functional Mushrooms, Stifling A Growing Industry And Hurting Customers
The UK Just Banned Two Ancient Functional Mushrooms, Stifling A Growing Industry And Hurting Customers News

The UK Just Banned Two Ancient Functional Mushrooms, Stifling A Growing Industry And Hurting Customers

If you benefit from functional mushrooms, here's a story that'll boil your blood. Bristol Fungarium (a small UK mushroom company doing genuinely good work) just got slapped with a "Novel Food" classification by the Food Standards Agency for Turkey Tail and Cordyceps militaris. You read that right. Novel. Food.
Morris Beegle
December 13, 2025
DeWine plans to sign Senate Bill 56, calling hemp regulations a ‘major victory’
DeWine plans to sign Senate Bill 56, calling hemp regulations a ‘major victory’ News

DeWine plans to sign Senate Bill 56, calling hemp regulations a ‘major victory’

Gov. Mike DeWine indicated on Thursday that he intends to sign Senate Bill 56 after the sweeping legislation changing Ohio’s recreational marijuana and intoxicating hemp regulations was voted out of the Ohio Senate earlier this week. Speaking to reporters at the Ohio Governor’s Residence, the Greene County Republican was noncommittal about whether he planned to line-item veto any parts of…
Morris Beegle
December 12, 2025
2 US Senators Introduce Bill to Keep Hemp Legal, Install Regulations
2 US Senators Introduce Bill to Keep Hemp Legal, Install Regulations News

2 US Senators Introduce Bill to Keep Hemp Legal, Install Regulations

A pair of U.S. senators from Oregon introduced legislation on Dec. 10 that aims to undo a forthcoming federal ban on consumable hemp products by establishing a federal regulatory structure. Democratic U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley filed the Cannabinoid Safety and Regulation Act (CSRA), the first bill to attempt to preserve a $28-billion national marketplace since Congress included prohibition…
Morris Beegle
December 11, 2025
USDA Launches New 0 Million Regenerative Ag Pilot Program
USDA Launches New $700 Million Regenerative Ag Pilot Program News

USDA Launches New $700 Million Regenerative Ag Pilot Program

USDA wants farmers to focus on soil health and producing more nutritious food. To that end, Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins, along with Robert “F” Kennedy Jr., Health Secretary, and Doctor Mehmet Oz, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator, announced a $700 million pilot program aimed at supporting regenerative farming. USDA says the Regenerative Pilot Program’s goal is to help American farmers…
Morris Beegle
December 10, 2025
Virginia businesses eye possible pivots after hemp hampered in federal stopgap spending bill
Virginia businesses eye possible pivots after hemp hampered in federal stopgap spending bill News

Virginia businesses eye possible pivots after hemp hampered in federal stopgap spending bill

Richmond-based Bingo Beer legally joined a nationally-growing market for hemp-derived THC products earlier this year when it unveiled THC seltzers. The nonalcoholic beverage option has been growing nationwide as an alternative for people who are looking to cut back or cut out alcohol altogether. A recent Gallup poll showed the percentage of Americans drinking alcohol has fallen to 54%.
Morris Beegle
December 7, 2025
Minnesota Governor Is ‘Exploring’ How To Address Impending Federal Hemp THC Ban That Would Disrupt ‘Thriving Industry’
Minnesota Governor Is ‘Exploring’ How To Address Impending Federal Hemp THC Ban That Would Disrupt ‘Thriving Industry’ News

Minnesota Governor Is ‘Exploring’ How To Address Impending Federal Hemp THC Ban That Would Disrupt ‘Thriving Industry’

The governor of Minnesota says the state is “exploring” how to respond to an impending federal ban on hemp THC products, which would be “very disruptive” to a “thriving industry.” And a top GOP congressional lawmaker from the state is also reviewing options to “support consumers and provide industry stability.”
Morris Beegle
December 1, 2025