Industry concerns persist as Illinois lawmakers look at regulating hemp drinks

Legislative crackdown on Florida’s hemp industry heads to Senate floor

Hemp being grown indoors for flower to produce CBD oil. (Florida A&M University hemp pilot project report to Florida Senate Agriculture Committee)New regulations on hemp-derived THC products in Florida have passed unanimously in the Senate Fiscal Policy Committee, and now go to the full Senate for consideration. This is Polk County Republican Sen. Colleen Burton’s third attempt in three years to tighten rules around what has become a billion-dol…

An appeals court tosses a Tampa trafficking conviction: was it pot or hemp?

By Jim Saunders ©2025 The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Pointing to a lack of tests about whether the substances were marijuana or legal hemp, a state appeals court Wednesday tossed out a drug-trafficking conviction against a man stopped at Tampa International Airport after two duffle bags were found to include packages of “green, leafy” substances. The ruling by a three-judge panel of the 2nd District Court of Appeal said airport police…

Industry concerns persist as Illinois lawmakers look at regulating hemp drinks – Center Square

The debate over hemp-infused products is far from over at the Illinois Capitol.

Industry concerns persist as Illinois lawmakers look at regulating hemp drinks

(The Center Square) – The debate over hemp-infused products is far from over at the Illinois Capitol.

Illinois lawmakers push for regulation of hemp-infused drinks

The debate over hemp-infused products is far from over at the Illinois Capitol.

MPs tour industrial hemp plants and plantings

Reading Time: 2 minutes It takes a team article embed form Support the work we do By becoming a supporter, you'll help us continue doing what we do best. Learn more In a landmark event, government officials and Members of Parliament visited hemp fields in Canterbury to get in-depth insight into the supply chain and value of industrial hemp. The factory and field tour marked a turning point in government engagement with the sector as the ent…