WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (UPI) --A new federal definition of hemp tucked into Congress' recently passed spending bill has reopened the debate over legal cannabis and set up a year-long fight that could ...

Share on Pinterest Advocates for the cannabis and hemp industries say regulation is preferable to an outright ban. Image credit: Robert Alexander/Getty Images A provision in the recent federal ...

Industrial hemp can be used to make food, clothing and construction materials, but current crops across New South Wales only cover about 1,000 hectares. A new trial showing the crop can be grown in ...

The legislation to reopen the government also included strict new rules for hemp products that critics say threaten to outlaw mainstream drinks, creams, gummies, oils and vapes. The provision closes a ...

The government is reopened, but the ramifications from the shutdown are far from over. The longest-ever government shutdown concluded Nov. 12 after a 43-day stoppage in pay for many federal employees.

The hemp industry is regrouping and gearing up for a significant lobbying blitz following passage of the government funding package that contained a provision they say would outlaw nearly all hemp ...

HERE AND ON THE KCCI NEWS APP. THE FEDERAL FUNDING BILL HAS SOME PEOPLE IN THE HEMP INDUSTRY CONCERNED. THAT BILL INCLUDES A BAN ON HEMP PRODUCTS. KCCI MARCUS MCINTOSH SPOKE WITH THE FOUNDER OF A HEMP ...

Congress on Wednesday stiffened restrictions on hemp, a form of the cannabis plant that was legalized in the 2018 farm bill, in a provision tucked into the legislation signed into law by President ...

Popular THC-infused drinks and edibles may disappear from store shelves in the next year as Congress is on the verge of passing a ban on nearly all hemp-derived THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, products.

The hemp industry is railing against a provision in the Senate-passed funding bill that takes aim at the accessible sale of hemp-derived THC products. On Monday, the Senate passed a funding bill that ...

Hemp-derived THC products could be on the chopping block as senators made progress on a deal to end the government shutdown. Late Sunday, enough Democrats split from their caucus to join Republicans ...