Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A.J. Herrington is a freelance writer covering weed news and culture. California has extended its prohibition on hemp products ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Gov. Mike DeWine on Wednesday declared a public health emergency over intoxicating hemp products in Ohio, essentially banning sale of the products, at least temporarily. DeWine’s ...

July 09, 2025 - Shortly after the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp, entrepreneurs began pushing the envelope in what they believed to be a legal gray area: intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoid products ...

Citing a consumer product safety emergency, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed an executive order that will temporarily ban the sale of intoxicating hemp products in the state.The order, which takes ...

Share on Pinterest Advocates for the cannabis and hemp industries say regulation is preferable to an outright ban. Image credit: Robert Alexander/Getty Images A provision in the recent federal ...

The marijuana and alcohol industries successfully lobbied Congress to shut down a hemp-based competitor they say is unregulated and dangerous. Minnesota’s booming industry of intoxicating products ...

Florida seized over 85,000 hemp extract product packages in three weeks due to violations of new packaging, labeling and marketing restrictions. “Operation Safe Summer” aims to enforce ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dario Sabaghi covers the cannabis industry with a focus on Europe. A Republican-led House committee has approved a spending bill ...

An Arizona judge rejected a hemp industry group's request to block a crackdown on THC-infused products. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes maintains that intoxicating hemp products should only be ...

A provision in a government funding bill threatens to shut down the hemp industry. The bill would make nearly all current hemp products illegal by setting a low THC limit. Sen. Rand Paul argues the ...

Rice University provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. In Texas, where I live, marijuana has long been illegal. Yet on a busy street in my Houston neighborhood, at least five stores ...