In other words, they want Congress to say that, by definition, hemp can’t get you high. The rise of the legal (and intoxicating) hemp market runs counter to the development over the past decade ...

In the absence of strong state and federal regulations, some suburbs have banned the sale of hemp products that get users high. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 64°F.

Hemp is a non-intoxicating variant of the cannabis plant and is legally defined as being below 0.3 percent THC. Hemp also contains CBD, a nonpsychoactive component of the cannabis plant.

Gov. Greg Abbott must decide this week whether to sign or veto a bill to ban hemp-derived intoxicants, part of a national debate over the fast-growing industry.

Asked if it would affect AsterraLabs, a Nashville, North Carolina, based CBD and hemp company for which Bell has served as president since 2023, he said: “This has nothing to do with AsterraLabs.

Leaders of two Alabama businesses that grow hemp and sell consumable products with ingredients from the plant said they will adjust to the sweeping restrictions in a new state law. They also vow ...

Texas hemp industry awaits governor’s decision on THC ban 02:34. Businesses selling hemp-derived THC products in Texas are in limbo as Gov. Greg Abbott faces a Sunday deadline to sign Senate ...

Texas lawmakers passed a bill to ban THC-infused hemp products, threatening to wipe out the $4 billion industry. Legal challenges loom as Governor Abbott's decision on signing it into law is unknown.

Gov. Ron DeSantis delivered a victory to potential pot competitors by vetoing a measure that would have severely restricted the sales and production of euphoria-inducing hemp-based products.

Hemp is defined as cannabis with less than .3% delta-9 THC, the cannabinoid that gets pot users high. Lawmakers had intended for hemp to be used to create non-intoxicating products such as CBD.

New regulations on hemp-derived THC products are going into effect in Louisiana on Jan. 1, 2025. Here's what to know about the new rules.