New consumable hemp regulations take effect in Alabama

The start of 2026 also means some new laws are taking effect. One of the most notable ones for Alabama is stricter regulations on consumable hemp products.
The Cool Down

Researchers develop jaw-dropping tech that could revolutionize future buildings: 'Can make a difference in people's lives'

Oregon State's researchers are high on their environmentally friendly, hemp-infused concrete, which is for use in 3D printers ...
StoptheDrugWar.org

Fixing the Hemp Ban: Industry and Legislative Proposals [FEATURE]

Faced with a choice between regulation and virtual extinction (or an existence in the black market) in the wake of the looming hemp ban, the hemp industry and its allies are embracing the former.
Cleveland.com

DeWine vetoes grace period for hemp THC drinks, making them illegal in March

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday rejected a grace period that would have allowed the sale of intoxicating hemp beverages through the end of the year, instead leaving them on track to become ...
The Courier-Journal

Cornbread Hemp opens new facility despite looming ban. Take a look inside

A federal bill signed by President Trump will ban many hemp-based products starting in 2026. Despite the looming ban, Louisville-based Cornbread Hemp opened a new retail and tourism facility. Sen.
WDRB

Louisville hemp company unveils new facility with clock ticking on federal ban

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Cornbread Hemp celebrated a new, state-of-the-art production facility and hemp tourism experience on Monday even as the future of the industry faces a federal ban on most hemp ...
NJ.com

These N.J. farmers thought hemp was ‘the future.’ Now they’re fighting to save their farms.

When Marcus Luce set up his hemp farm in Sussex County in 2019, New Jersey was on the verge of legalizing recreational cannabis for adults. His picturesque small farm in Wantage has rows and rows of ...
Washington City Paper

D.C. Hemp Businesses Face Sudden Crackdown Under Controversial Regulation

The Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Board shut down two major hemp retailers in the District on Thursday—enforcement actions that one owner called a “sideswipe.” In 2022, when D.C. expanded its ...
Houston Chronicle

The national THC ban is a year away — but the Texas hemp industry is already feeling the effects

Entrepreneurs across Texas’ hemp industry say they’re confident they can convince Congress to overturn a new national ban on THC before it takes effect next November. But many warn that the looming ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Ban on hemp products in Chicago clears City Council committee

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Reason

Psychoactive Hemp Products Will Be Federally Prohibited in a Year Unless Congress Intervenes

Thanks to a bill approved as part of the package that ended the federal shutdown, intoxicating hemp products will be federally prohibited as of November 13, 2026, a year after President Donald Trump ...