Hemp Legalization & Regulatory News for Hemp Businesses

Stephen Alexander Vaden’s recent nomination by President-elect Donald Trump as deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) should be a good sign for industrial hemp stakeholders. Vaden, a seasoned legal professional, brings significant experience in agricultural policy, including key contributions to the hemp industry during Trump’s first administration. Vaden’s tenure as general counsel

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This story has been updated with comment from the Department of Agriculture received after publication. A Nashville judge has temporarily blocked new state product testing rules, scheduled to take effect this week, that would have banned the sale of popular hemp products legally sold in Tennessee since 2019. In a decision late Monday, Davidson County

A Hillsborough County judge has sided with a paramedic who was suspended after testing positive for cannabis, ruling that the county must accommodate employees with medical marijuana cards. Judge Melissa Polo in her ruling said Hillsborough County cannot discriminate against employees using medical marijuana off-site and must provide accommodations unless there’s evidence of use or

Charleston, WV: Judges may prohibit people on probation from using medical marijuana despite the state’s decision to legalize and regulate the substance, according to a recent ruling by the state Supreme Court. 2024-23-68 The Court determined that the West Virginia Cannabis Act, which lawmakers passed in 2016, “does not supersede or prevent a circuit court from requiring a probationer

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser (pictured right) has filed a lawsuit against Foxhole Farms LLC, a Mesa County-based business that marketed cannabis products as federally legal industrial hemp, and the company’s owner Dane Snover. The lawsuit, filed in Adams County District Court on Nov. 21, shows how investigators with the Colorado Attorney General’s Office conducted undercover buys

In this episode, Husch Blackwell’s Hilary Bricken hosts Jennifer Morris, former Supervisor of the Cannabis Enforcement Team for Riverside County, California, who discusses her experience navigating one of the toughest cannabis markets in the U.S. as California transitioned from illegal to legal adult-use cannabis with the passage of key legislation in 2016. Jennifer highlights the

West Virginia News reports.. The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld that probationers cannot use medical marijuana if it violates federal law or court-imposed probation conditions. Judges have broad discretion to impose reasonable probation conditions, including prohibiting otherwise lawful medical cannabis use. The ruling clarifies that the West Virginia Cannabis Act doesn’t override probation laws or

Vast and complex global network The 2023 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report by the U.S. State Department described a “whole of government approach” to drug control and a strategy of deep collaboration and “capacity building” with counterparts in other countries. A vast and complex global network of U.S. government agencies, programs, and activities has been

The Global Commission on Drug Policy’s report, Beyond Punishment: From Criminal Justice Responses to Drug Policy Reform, exposes how punitive drug policies have driven mass incarceration and grave human rights violations. In 2023 alone, over 3.1 million people were arrested for drug-related offenses, with 20% of the global prison population detained for such crimes – nearly