Minnesota Cannabis & Hemp News
Tracking legislation, licensing, enforcement, court rulings, and milestones across Minnesota's cannabis and hemp industry. 702 published updates and counting, compiled from official and public sources.
It’s ‘About Damn Time’ The Federal Government Catches Up To Voters On Marijuana Legalization, Congresswoman Says
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, joined other members of Congress at a press conference to advocate for federal marijuana legalization beyond...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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Military Veterans Could Get Medical Marijuana Recommendations Through The VA Under New Congressional Amendment
Bipartisan congressional representatives have filed an amendment that would allow the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide medical marijuana recommendations to military veter...
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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...
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Marijuana Opponents File Lawsuit To Block Trump Administration’s Federal Rescheduling Move
Marijuana reform opponents, including Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) and the National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association (NDASA), have filed a lawsuit challenging the Tru...
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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...
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Bipartisan Senators React To Trump’s Marijuana Move, With A GOP Lawmaker Saying Her Friends Use It Medically
Bipartisan U.S. senators are responding to the Trump administration's federal rescheduling of cannabis, with Democrats arguing the reform is insufficient, some Republicans express...
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DEA Clarifies That The Synthetic Cannabis Compound HHC Is Federally Banned, And Doesn’t Count As Legal Hemp
The DEA has clarified that hexahydrocannabinol (HHC), a synthetically produced cannabinoid derived from cannabis plant components, is a Schedule I controlled substance under feder...
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DOJ rethinks cannabis & gun prosecutions (Newsletter: May 1, 2026)
The Department of Justice is reconsidering its approach to cannabis and gun-related prosecutions. The newsletter covers multiple federal cannabis policy developments including a T...
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House Passes Farm Bill Including Hemp Provisions, But Without Delaying THC Product Ban Scheduled For This Year
The U.S. House of Representatives passed agriculture legislation containing provisions to reduce regulatory burdens for industrial hemp producers, but the bill does not include la...
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GOP-Led Congressional Committee Votes To Block Marijuana Rescheduling, Defying Trump
A GOP-led House Appropriations Subcommittee voted to include a provision in a funding bill that would block federal marijuana rescheduling, contradicting the Trump administration'...
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Trump Administration May Stop Pursuing Prosecutions Of Marijuana Users For Possessing Guns, Attorney General Says
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and ATF Director Robert Cekada indicated the Trump administration may cease prosecuting marijuana users for federal gun possession violations,...
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Congressional Committee Wants Feds To Go After Cannabis Product Manufacturers Making Unlawful Health Claims
The House Appropriations Committee approved a spending bill with an attached report expressing concerns about cannabis-derived products making unlawful health claims and urging fe...
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GOP lawmakers still trying to block cannabis rescheduling despite Trump (Newsletter: April 30, 2026)
GOP lawmakers continue efforts to oppose federal cannabis rescheduling despite Trump administration support, while the DEA launches marijuana registrations and various state legis...
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Republicans In Congress Are Still Trying To Block Marijuana Rescheduling Even As Trump Moves Forward
Republican congressional leaders are advancing legislation to block federal marijuana rescheduling through a funding bill, despite the Trump administration's announcement of movin...
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AOC Supports Trump’s Marijuana Rescheduling Move, Even If It ‘Doesn’t Quite Make All The Wrongs Right’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez supports the Trump administration's effort to reschedule marijuana federally but expresses concern that incremental cannabis reforms without social e...
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State-Licensed Marijuana Businesses Can Now Apply For Federal Protections Using New DEA Form
The Drug Enforcement Administration launched a new Medical Marijuana Dispensary Registration Portal allowing state-licensed medical marijuana businesses to apply for federal prote...
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There’s ‘Strong Public Demand’ For Bigger Marijuana Reform Than Trump’s Rescheduling Move, Federally Funded Study Shows
A federally funded study analyzing 42,913 public comments submitted to the DEA regarding marijuana rescheduling found that while the Trump administration's rescheduling proposal i...
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Congressional Amendments To Delay Or Speed Up Federal Hemp THC Product Ban Won’t Get Votes
Congressional amendments regarding the federal hemp THC product ban—one proposing a one-year delay and another seeking to accelerate implementation—will not receive House floor vo...
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DEA Will Start Accepting Applications From Medical Marijuana Businesses That Want Federal Rescheduling Protections This Week
The DEA announced it will begin accepting applications this week for medical marijuana businesses seeking federal protections under the Trump administration's cannabis reschedulin...
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