Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A.J. Herrington is a freelance writer covering weed news and culture. An Indiana congressman has introduced legislation to delay ...

Rep. James Comer (R-KY) has thrown his weight behind a bill that would delay the implementation of hemp-banning language in an agriculture funding law set to go into effect in November. As part of the ...

For this session at least, the ongoing longshot marijuana conversation in Indiana has been cannabilized by Delta 8 and other marijuana-adjacent products derived from hemp. Some years there have been ...

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New Jersey is taking steps to close a loophole left from the 2018 federal Farm Bill that has allowed many intoxicating hemp products to circulate without oversight. State Senate Majority Leader Teresa ...

Legislation championed by Sen. Mitch McConnell threatens to make most hemp products illegal. This new legislation would effectively ban full spectrum CBD products, potentially closing legitimate ...

A set of new rules proposed by the Texas Department of State Health Services could price out the hemp business by significantly raising licensing fees. Texas health regulators have proposed hiking ...

Texas’ state health agency is preparing to significantly increase the fees required to sell hemp products in the state, a move that could help officials pay for the enforcement of new regulations but ...

Missouri lawmakers are considering two bills to align state law with new federal limits on intoxicating hemp products. The proposed regulations would ban most current hemp products and restrict sales ...

January 14, 2026 - The U.S. cannabis industry entered 2025 amid growing skepticism that federal rescheduling would move beyond preliminary announcements and extended agency review. That skepticism ...

Is marijuana getting too high on its own promises? New research published Monday adds to the evidence that medical cannabis benefits for chronic pain are often overstated. The scientific review comes ...

President Donald Trump last month ordered that marijuana be reclassified as a less dangerous drug under federal law. As Aaron E. Carroll put it in the New York Times, “The move would make it easier to ...