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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
NJ legislators advance bill to legalize psychedelic drug found in mushrooms
NJ legislators advance bill to legalize psychedelic drug found in mushrooms News

NJ legislators advance bill to legalize psychedelic drug found in mushrooms

New Jersey legislators on Monday took another step toward legalizing psilocybin, a hallucinogenic compound found in some mushrooms that supporters consider a breakthrough therapy bound to transform mental health treatment. The Assembly health committee’s Democratic majority advanced a bill that would provide therapeutic access to psilocybin for adults over 21, despite some committee members questioning whether state action is needed because the…
Morris Beegle
November 27, 2025
Minnesota Governor Is ‘Exploring’ How To Address Impending Federal Hemp THC Ban That Would Disrupt ‘Thriving Industry’
Congressional Democratic Lawmakers Weigh Plans To Save Hemp Industry From Looming Federal Ban News

Congressional Democratic Lawmakers Weigh Plans To Save Hemp Industry From Looming Federal Ban

Minnesota congressional Democrats are committing to preventing the collapse of the hemp industry after lawmakers passed a now-signed spending bill banning the sale of most consumable THC products, stressing the need to “fix it” before recriminalization takes effect next year and laying out opportunities to achieve that. And according to one lawmaker, it’s not just Democrats who understand the urgency…
Morris Beegle
November 26, 2025
Ohio lawmakers advance overnight deal on cannabis, hemp law overhaul
Ohio lawmakers advance overnight deal on cannabis, hemp law overhaul News

Ohio lawmakers advance overnight deal on cannabis, hemp law overhaul

A six-member committee of state lawmakers met late Wednesday into early Thursday to recommend a slew of changes to cannabis statute as well as a ban on intoxicating hemp, including hemp-derived THC and CBD beverages. The Ohio House then voted 52-34, around 1 a.m., to send Senate Bill 56 back to that chamber for one last vote on what looks to be…
Morris Beegle
November 20, 2025
Joe Rogan Slams ‘Really Bad’ Federal Hemp Ban Trump Signed, Blaming Alcohol Industry For Influencing Congress
Joe Rogan Slams ‘Really Bad’ Federal Hemp Ban Trump Signed, Blaming Alcohol Industry For Influencing Congress News

Joe Rogan Slams ‘Really Bad’ Federal Hemp Ban Trump Signed, Blaming Alcohol Industry For Influencing Congress

Podcaster Joe Rogan says Congress needs to fix the “really bad” mistake lawmakers made by recriminalizing consumable hemp products—warning that restricting access to cannabinoids like CBD will harm people who use them therapeutically, such as his mother-in-law. And he attributes the passage of the controversial cannabis ban to alcohol industry lobbying.
Morris Beegle
November 19, 2025
Killed “THC loophole” could hurt states, businesses, cannabis advocates say
Killed “THC loophole” could hurt states, businesses, cannabis advocates say News

Killed “THC loophole” could hurt states, businesses, cannabis advocates say

Congress rallied to pass a spending bill that ended the record-long government shutdown, but it came with a price: much of the legal cannabis industry. The big picture: A last-minute provision in the spending bill criminalized many hemp-derived products, despite the objection of businesses, lobbying groups, and lawmakers with stakes in the $28 billion industry.
Morris Beegle
November 15, 2025
Republican disquiet over hemp ban threatens passage of bill to end shutdown
Republican disquiet over hemp ban threatens passage of bill to end shutdown News

Republican disquiet over hemp ban threatens passage of bill to end shutdown

A last-minute provision in the federal spending bill heavily restricting hemp-derived products such as CBD and THC drinks could lead some Republicans to vote against the spending bill which, if passed, could end the government shutdown as early as Wednesday. Kentucky is one of the largest producers of hemp in the country, and Republicans in the state have shown strong…
Morris Beegle
November 12, 2025