Minnesota Cannabis & Hemp News
Tracking legislation, licensing, enforcement, court rulings, and milestones across Minnesota's cannabis and hemp industry. 829 published updates and counting, compiled from official and public sources.
DEA previews cannabis rescheduling hearing testimony (Newsletter: June 29, 2026)
The DEA is preparing for cannabis rescheduling hearings, with anti-marijuana groups filing initial briefs and a Congressman participating in livestream coverage of the proceedings...
Marijuana Moment
Congressman And Other Media Outlets Join Marijuana Moment’s Push For DEA To Livestream Rescheduling Hearing
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) and other media outlets have joined Marijuana Moment's request to the DEA for public livestreaming of the historic federal cannabis rescheduling hearings s...
Marijuana Moment
DEA Will Highlight Testimony On Marijuana’s Medical Benefits In Rescheduling Hearing, New Filing Shows
The DEA has filed a witness list for an upcoming cannabis rescheduling hearing that includes a physician who will testify about marijuana's medical benefits for pain patients, alo...
Marijuana Moment
Marijuana Moment Takes Ask For Rescheduling Hearing Livestreaming Directly To DEA Head After Judge Says He Won’t Consider Request
Marijuana Moment, a cannabis news outlet, has escalated a request to the DEA administrator for public and media livestreaming access to upcoming federal cannabis rescheduling hear...
Marijuana Moment
Cannabis banking legislation filed in Congress (Newsletter: June 26, 2026)
Federal cannabis banking legislation has been filed in Congress. The newsletter also covers DEA defense of HHC restrictions, state-level marijuana policy developments in New Hamps...
Marijuana Moment
Marijuana Opponents Preview Arguments For Next Week’s Rescheduling Hearing In New Filings
Marijuana reform opponents have filed briefs outlining arguments against the Trump administration's proposal to reschedule cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Ac...
Marijuana Moment
DEA Defends Stance That Synthetic Cannabis Compound HHC Is Federally Banned In Response To Industry Lawsuits
The DEA is defending its legal position that hexahydrocannabinol (HHC), a synthetically produced cannabinoid, is a Schedule I federally controlled substance in response to lawsuit...
Marijuana Moment
Bipartisan Senators File Marijuana Banking Bill As Trump’s Rescheduling Move Advances
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has filed the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking (SAFE) Act to protect banks from federal penalties for providing financial services to mariju...
Marijuana Moment
White House Pushes Congress To Ensure ‘Fair Treatment Of Hemp Products’ By Calling Off Broad Recriminalization Law Set For November
The White House is urging Congress to prevent a broad federal recriminalization of hemp products scheduled to take effect in November, framing it as part of a supplemental funding...
Marijuana Moment
DEA Resists Testimony From Agency Official Linked To Report On Marijuana’s Harms During Rescheduling Hearing
The DEA is opposing a request from Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) to have agency official Luli Akinfiresoye testify about marijuana's harms during an upcoming hearing on the ...
Marijuana Moment
Marijuana Moment Asks DEA Judge To Allow Livestreaming Of Rescheduling Hearing For Transparent Public Access
Marijuana Moment has requested that a DEA Administrative Law Judge reconsider his decision to prohibit livestreaming of an upcoming hearing on the Trump administration's cannabis ...
Marijuana Moment
NORML Asks DEA To Reconsider Its Request To Participate In Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing
NORML has requested that the DEA reconsider its exclusion from participating in an upcoming hearing on the Trump administration's cannabis rescheduling proposal. The hearing is sc...
Marijuana Moment
House OKs cannabis bill with new license, streamlined supply chain - Session Daily
The Minnesota House of Representatives approved a cannabis bill that introduces a new license type and streamlines the supply chain for cannabis operations. The legislation repres...
Minnesota House of Representatives (.gov)
Marijuana bill within sight of up-or-down votes at Minnesota Capitol
A marijuana legalization bill is advancing toward final votes at the Minnesota Capitol, indicating progress on cannabis legislation in the state.
MPR News
DEA Judge Issues Order Laying Out Process For Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing Starting This Month
A DEA Administrative Law Judge has issued an order establishing procedural rules for a hearing on cannabis rescheduling under the Trump administration, scheduled to begin later th...
Marijuana Moment
New federal hemp THC ban could hit Minnesota gummy businesses
Federal regulators are considering or have proposed new restrictions on hemp-derived THC products, which could impact Minnesota-based gummy manufacturers and retailers. The articl...
CBS News
New federal hemp THC limits would "eliminate" industry; Minnesota businesses hope Congress will repeal
Federal hemp THC limits threaten to eliminate the hemp industry according to Minnesota businesses, who are urging Congress to repeal the new regulations. The article covers indust...
CBS News
DEA Picks Participants For Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing This Month, And Only Opponents Are Invited
The DEA has selected participants for a hearing on cannabis rescheduling under the Trump administration scheduled for later this month, with only opponents of rescheduling invited...
Marijuana Moment
Supreme Court Upholds Marijuana Users’ Gun Rights, Rejecting Trump DOJ Arguments In Major Second Amendment Case
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of a marijuana user prosecuted for gun possession, finding that the government's actions violated the Second Amendment. Justice N...
Marijuana Moment
Major Restaurant Lobby Group Pushes Congress To Keep Hemp THC Drinks Legal As An Alternative To Alcohol
The National Restaurant Association is urging Congress to prevent the scheduled federal recriminalization of hemp THC beverages and instead establish a regulatory framework to ens...
Marijuana Moment
Minnesota Gov. Signs Law Streamlining Medical and Adult-Use Cannabis Supply Chains
Minnesota's Governor has signed legislation that streamlines the supply chain operations for both medical cannabis and adult-use cannabis programs in the state. This law represent...
Ganjapreneur
Minnesota Marijuana Regulators Ask Lawmakers To Fix Loophole That Allows High-THC Raw Cannabis To Be Sold As Legal Hemp
Minnesota's cannabis regulators have identified a legal loophole allowing high-THC raw cannabis to be sold under the guise of legal hemp and are requesting legislative action to c...
Marijuana Moment
Upcoming hemp-THC ban will tank some Minnesota breweries, drink distributors
Minnesota breweries and beverage distributors that have been producing hemp-derived THC beverages face potential closure due to an upcoming state ban on hemp-THC products. The res...
MPR News
White Earth marijuana raid challenges Minnesota cannabis law
A marijuana raid on White Earth Nation territory raises legal questions about the intersection of tribal sovereignty and Minnesota's cannabis regulatory framework. The incident hi...
Minnesota Reformer
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