The immediate issue is the President’s signature. Until H.R. 6500 becomes law, the existing November 12 effective date remains in place. After that, the hemp industry will have approximately one additional month to persuade Congress to do something more substantial.

Representatives Andy Barr of Kentucky and Angie Craig of Minnesota introduced the Lawful Hemp Protection Act, a comprehensive bill that would repeal the hemp-killing provisions Congress enacted last year and replace them with a federal regulatory framework for hemp-derived cannabinoid products.

North Carolina is facing a hemp apocalypse if the state’s House votes in favor of HB 328. Notably, the bill expressly prohibits CBD, and any other non-delta 9 THC molecules, in hemp-derived consumable products. Yes, you read that right. This bill is a disaster.

As long as exemptions create carveouts while other variations of the cannabis plant remain controlled, we will continue to see creative legal arguments and scientific avenues to create access for those who need it most.

Today, the US Acting Attorney General and the DOJ announced the issuance of a final order that “immediately places” some cannabis into Schedule III of the Federal Controlled Substances Act. Here is our quick breakdown of rescheduling news: what the final order does, how DOJ says it can do it, a high-level overview of changes,

Congress created the modern hemp market a decade ago. It reversed course and moved to dismantle most of that same market in late 2025 through a sweeping federal crackdown. A new bipartisan Senate bill proposes a different path.

An “AI ban” on THCa flower in NC wasn’t real. Here’s why AI gets hemp law wrong, where it helps, and how to stay compliant.