While federal marijuana policy trends toward less restrictive treatment, hemp faces a sharp regulatory contraction. Late 2025 legislation ...

On Thursday last week, U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith, a Republican from Virginia, and Rep. Marc Veasey, a Democrat from Texas, introduced a bill that would nationally regulate hemp products.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking White House approval for updates to a series of forms it distributes to hemp farmers and regulators to better understand the state of the industry.

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Chicago’s City Council passed an ordinance to ban the sale of intoxicating products with THC derived from hemp. Mayor Brandon ...

The Chicago City Council voted to ban the sale of some hemp products, with some changes made to the original proposal.

One lawmaker said the state should protect minors without “trampling all over the freedoms” of adults. By Adrian Ashford, ...

Legislation banning or nearly banning hemp products infused with THC, providing an alternative high in a state where ...

Retaining the commonwealth’s hemp framework protects jobs, consumers and regulatory clarity, local business owner Ivory Ellis ...

I’ve built my business in the hemp industry since the 2018 Farm Bill became law. In that time, we’ve created 30 jobs and ...

The rules on selling hemp and hemp-derived THC products in Chicago could soon get a lot tougher, after the City Council ...

In November 2025, President Trump signed legislation to fund and reopen the federal government, ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. While many celebrated, Illinois hemp farmers ...