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.
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
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
Hemp THC industry braces for federal changes that would ban most drinks and edibles
The hemp-derived THC industry is preparing for potential federal regulatory changes that could restrict or ban most hemp-based beverages and edible products. These changes would s...
CBS 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
Congressional Researchers Call Out FDA For Missing Deadline To Publish Cannabinoid List And Define Hemp ‘Containers’
Congressional researchers have identified that the FDA missed a legal deadline to publish a list of known cannabinoids and define hemp product containers, as federal hemp regulati...
Marijuana Moment
Federal Science Agency Adds New Cannabis Compounds To Its Library Of ‘Chemical Fingerprints’
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has added dozens of new cannabis compounds to its official library of chemical fingerprints, which is used to identify un...
Marijuana Moment
New Bill In Congress Would Let States Force Federal Reclassification Of Drugs Like Marijuana And Psychedelics
A Democratic congressman introduced a bill that would reform the Controlled Substances Act to allow states to effectively trigger federal rescheduling of drugs like marijuana and ...
Marijuana Moment
Trump’s Marijuana Rescheduling Move Opens The Door To Interstate Cannabis Commerce, Top Reform Group Says
The Marijuana Policy Project released an analysis indicating that the Trump administration's federal rescheduling of marijuana could enable interstate cannabis commerce through mu...
Marijuana Moment
Drug Testing Industry And Pharmaceutical Company Ask Court To Pause Trump’s Marijuana Rescheduling Move
The National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association and a cannabis-focused biopharmaceutical company filed a motion with a federal appeals court seeking to pause the Trump adminis...
Marijuana Moment
Federal Employees Couldn’t Get Medical Marijuana Covered By Workers’ Comp Under Bill Advancing In Congress
The House Appropriations Committee voted to approve a Fiscal Year 2027 Labor-HHS bill that would prohibit federal employees from obtaining medical marijuana coverage under workers...
Marijuana Moment
Federal Marijuana Prosecutions Hit Another Record Low In 2025 As State Legalization Expands, Government Report Shows
Federal marijuana trafficking prosecutions reached another record low in 2025 with only 383 cases, according to a U.S. Sentencing Commission report. The decline reflects an ongoin...
Marijuana Moment
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
Anti-Marijuana Groups And Pharma Company Ask Court To Revive Lawsuit Challenging Medicare Hemp Coverage Program
Anti-marijuana advocacy groups and a cannabis-focused biopharmaceutical company have filed an appeal challenging a federal judge's dismissal of their lawsuit against a Trump admin...
Marijuana Moment
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