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Bill to end shutdown could have massive effect on Wisconsin’s hemp, THC industry
Bill to end shutdown could have massive effect on Wisconsin’s hemp, THC industry Article

Bill to end shutdown could have massive effect on Wisconsin’s hemp, THC industry

Dillon Beyer woke up Monday morning to a flurry of text messages. A co-owner of Tree Huggers Cannabis, which is based in La Crosse with locations in Wisconsin and Minnesota, Beyer and his colleagues in Wisconsin’s hemp industry were beginning to learn that, tucked into the U.S. Senate bill to reopen the federal government, was a provision that could outlaw…
Morris Beegle
November 16, 2025
Former NFL lineman Kyle Turley makes impassioned call to strike hemp ban from funding bill
Former NFL lineman Kyle Turley makes impassioned call to strike hemp ban from funding bill Article

Former NFL lineman Kyle Turley makes impassioned call to strike hemp ban from funding bill

Former NFL player Kyle Turley has long advocated for the medicinal and health benefits of marijuana – even opening his own cannabis dispensary in California five years ago. But he says the impending legislation to reopen the U.S. government contains an easily overlooked provision that could ultimately cost lives.
Morris Beegle
November 16, 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
Colorado hemp producers and sellers stunned by new federal limits on THC products
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Colorado hemp producers and sellers stunned by new federal limits on THC products

Hemp producers and sellers in Colorado and around the country are stunned by a provision included in the bill to reopen the government that puts strict limits on the amount of THC in hemp-based products. Set to go into effect in another year, the federal government will ban hemp or CBD products with a THC content of greater than 0.4…
Morris Beegle
November 14, 2025
McConnell’s Hemp Ban And The Schedule III Mirage: A Lesson In Cannabis Industry Myopia
McConnell’s Hemp Ban And The Schedule III Mirage: A Lesson In Cannabis Industry Myopia Article

McConnell’s Hemp Ban And The Schedule III Mirage: A Lesson In Cannabis Industry Myopia

It’s rare that our Congress in Washington, D.C. moves fast. And it’s rarer still that it moves so swiftly that the cannabis industry barely has time to exhale. Yet here we are. In the closing hours of a must-pass government spending bill, language quietly and undemocratically inserted into federal legislation has fundamentally altered the legal status of hemp in the…
Morris Beegle
November 13, 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
Senate rejects Paul’s hemp pitch
Senate rejects Paul’s hemp pitch News

Senate rejects Paul’s hemp pitch

Senators shot down an attempt by Sen. Rand Paul to eliminate language in their shutdown-ending deal that the Kentucky Republican argues will destroy the booming hemp industry. The amendment was blocked on a 76-24 vote with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Paul as the lone GOP senators in favor of proceeding, along with 22 Democrats.
Morris Beegle
November 10, 2025
Local hemp producers stunned as deal to reopen government attacks hemp
Local hemp producers stunned as deal to reopen government attacks hemp Article

Local hemp producers stunned as deal to reopen government attacks hemp

Minnesota hemp business leaders say their industry will shutter if Congress passes a proposed deal to reopen the government. That’s because a federal ban on hemp-derived cannabinoid products has made its way into negotiations to end the federal government shutdown. The deal introduces a cap of 0.4 milligrams of THC per container for hemp products, which local hemp producers say…
Morris Beegle
November 10, 2025