🇺🇸 Minnesota Cannabis Federal Action News
The latest federal action updates affecting Minnesota's cannabis and hemp market, compiled from official sources and tracked by THC Minnesota.
USDA approves Minnesota hemp production plan
The USDA has approved Minnesota's hemp production plan, enabling the state to regulate its own hemp cultivation program. This approval allows Minnesota to implement state-specific...
Farm Progress
White House Pushes Congress To Keep Hemp CBD Products Legal By Amending Broad Ban That’s Set To Take Effect Later This Year
The White House has signaled that President Trump supports Congressional action to amend federal law and prevent the recriminalization of hemp-derived full-spectrum CBD products s...
Marijuana Moment
Congressional Committee Directs Feds To Keep Testing Truck Drivers For Marijuana, Regardless Of Trump’s Rescheduling Move
A congressional committee has directed federal agencies to maintain marijuana drug testing requirements for government employees and safety-sensitive workers, including truck driv...
Marijuana Moment
GOP Lawmakers Are ‘Troubled’ About Marijuana Businesses Getting Tax Relief Under Trump’s Rescheduling Move
Two Republican lawmakers sent a letter to the Trump administration's Treasury Secretary expressing concern that marijuana businesses will become eligible for federal tax relief fo...
Marijuana Moment
Amendments To Keep Hemp THC Products Federally Legal Won’t Get Votes After Congressional Committee Blocks Them
The House Rules Committee blocked amendments that would have prevented a scheduled federal ban on hemp THC products from taking effect in November. Rep. Andy Barr's proposal and o...
Marijuana Moment
State Marijuana Officials Call Out ‘Frustrating’ Lack Of Federal Guidance On What Trump’s Rescheduling Move Means For Businesses
State marijuana regulatory officials are expressing frustration over the lack of clear federal guidance following the U.S. Department of Justice's decision to reschedule cannabis,...
Marijuana Moment
GOP Lawmakers File Amendments To Prevent Federal Recriminalization Of Hemp THC Products This Year
Three Republican members of Congress, including Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY), have filed separate amendments to agriculture legislation to prevent a scheduled federal ban on hemp THC pro...
Marijuana Moment
Lawmakers Push IRS To Issue ‘Prompt’ Tax Guidance For Marijuana Businesses Now That Rescheduling Is Happening
Congressional lawmakers are urging the IRS to provide expedited tax guidance for state-legal cannabis businesses following the Trump administration's move to reschedule cannabis a...
Marijuana Moment
It’ll Be An ‘Uphill Path’ To Stop A Federal Ban On Hemp THC Products This Year, Ted Cruz Says
Senator Ted Cruz states that efforts to prevent the federal recriminalization of hemp THC products scheduled for later this year face significant obstacles, but suggests legislati...
Marijuana Moment
Marijuana Legalization Supporters And Opponents File Notices To Participate In DEA Hearing On Rescheduling Next Month
Advocacy organizations from both sides of the marijuana legalization debate have filed notices to participate in an upcoming DEA hearing on federal cannabis rescheduling scheduled...
Marijuana Moment
Congress Is Unlikely To Prevent A New Federal Ban On Hemp THC Products This Year, Top Marijuana Reform Group Says
The Marijuana Policy Project states that Congress is unlikely to pass legislation this year to prevent a federal ban on hemp THC products that was enacted in the previous year. Th...
Marijuana Moment
Congressional Committee Approves Bill To Develop ‘Impairment Standards’ For Cannabis
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted 61-2 to approve transportation legislation containing provisions requiring federal officials to study driving under the...
Marijuana Moment
Democratic Lawmakers Push Trump To Release Federal Marijuana Prisoners As A Follow-Up To Rescheduling
A bipartisan coalition of Democratic lawmakers is urging President Trump to commute sentences for individuals imprisoned on federal marijuana charges as a follow-up to the adminis...
Marijuana Moment
Feds Would Develop ‘Impairment Standards’ For Marijuana And Other Drugs Under New Bipartisan Transportation Bill In Congress
Bipartisan leaders of a House committee have released transportation legislation requiring federal officials to study impaired driving involving marijuana and other drugs and deve...
Marijuana Moment
Truckers And Pilots Still Can’t Use Medical Marijuana Even Though Trump Reclassified It, Transportation Department Says
The Department of Transportation clarified that despite the Trump administration's federal reclassification of medical marijuana, truckers, pilots, and other federally regulated t...
Marijuana Moment
House Votes To Let Military Veterans Get Medical Marijuana Recommendations From VA Doctors
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to allow military veterans to receive medical marijuana recommendations from Department of Veterans Affairs doctors, with the measure propo...
Marijuana Moment
Congressional Committee Votes To Block Marijuana Rescheduling, Even As Trump Administration Moves Forward With The Reform
The House Appropriations Committee voted to include a provision in a funding bill that would block federal rescheduling of marijuana, contradicting the Trump administration's stat...
Marijuana Moment
Congressional Committee Directs DEA To Crack Down On Unregulated Cannabis Products That ‘Threaten Consumer Safety’
The House Appropriations Committee is expected to approve a Fiscal Year 2027 spending bill that directs the DEA to take enforcement action against unregulated cannabinoid products...
Marijuana Moment
DEA Announces New Marijuana Registration Forms For Manufacturing, Distribution And Testing Businesses
The DEA has announced new federal registration forms for state-licensed medical marijuana manufacturers, distributors, and testing businesses, expanding beyond the dispensary-only...
Marijuana Moment
New ATF Gun Form Recognizes Medical Marijuana’s Federally Legal Status Under Trump’s Rescheduling Move
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has proposed revising Form 4473, the federal gun purchase form, to acknowledge medical marijuana's federally legal st...
Marijuana Moment
Trump’s Marijuana Rescheduling Move Is A ‘Step Forward,’ But Still ‘Falls Well Short’ Of Needed Changes (Op-Ed)
Paul Armentano of NORML offers commentary on the Trump administration's decision to reschedule cannabis, characterizing it as a historic first step in federal policy reform while ...
Marijuana Moment
White House Drug Czar Clarifies That Marijuana Is ‘Still Illegal’ Following Trump Administration’s Rescheduling Move
The White House drug czar Sara Carter Bailey clarified that the Trump administration's rescheduling of marijuana to Schedule III does not legalize cannabis broadly, stating it rem...
Marijuana Moment
Congressional Report Explains Implications—And Limitations—Of Trump’s Marijuana Rescheduling Move For Users And Industry
Congressional researchers have released a report analyzing the implications of the Trump administration's marijuana rescheduling action, clarifying that while certified medical ca...
Marijuana Moment
White House Raises Alarm About ‘High-Potency’ Marijuana And Its Marketing In New National Drug Strategy
The White House released a new National Drug Control Strategy raising concerns about high-potency marijuana products and their marketing, while noting that international cartels e...
Marijuana Moment
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