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Minnesota lawmakers and hemp industry scrambling after new federal law threatens the entire industry "It is a legitimate, job-creating, fast growing sector that deserves to be supported and protected, not erased"

November 25, 2025
Hemp industry needs to regroup after government funding package outlaws nearly all hemp-derived THC products Glenn McElfresh is cofounder of Plift, a THC derived soda, and says Congress should reconsider the move

November 17, 2025
Is the THC industry on the brink of collapsing? Senate proposal to open the government could ban some products Senate bill includes language to ban hemp-derived THC products containing more than 0.4 milligrams of THC

November 12, 2025
Letter from 39 attorneys general seeks to stop "unregulated, cross-state internet sales of cannabis" Attorneys general say the intent is not to ban legal, in-state products, but industry leaders fear losing business

October 30, 2025
Federal food lab at University of Minnesota get half-million dollar grant to research tapping into state's hemp industry

August 8, 2025
Gov. Gavin Newsom to ban THC-containing hemp products and here’s why

September 12, 2024
Lawmakers are trying to prevent kids from buying pot-like products at corner stores

March 13, 2024
Minnesota’s new marijuana law could ‘destroy the hemp market as we know it’

February 2, 2023
FDA considers regulating CBD in food

December 28, 2022
Study suggests that compounds in cannabis can prevent COVID-19 infections

January 13, 2022