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Circle K to sell hemp THC beverages nationwide in 2026

Circle K's announcement that it will carry hemp-derived THC beverages in three states is a potential major development.

News October 23
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Ohio lawmakers moving to restrict hemp THC products to licensed cannabis stores

Ohio lawmakers are expected to vote soon on a bill that would disrupt the state's hemp-THC beverage market.

News October 22
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Wisconsin Republicans want to ban hemp-derived THC products

Wisconsin Republican lawmakers are pitching a bill that would close a so-called loophole for intoxicating hemp-derived THC products.

News September 23
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Kentucky hemp farmers urge McConnell to protect CBD market, warn of ‘catastrophic consequences’

A group of Kentucky hemp farmers are begging Sen. Mitch McConnell not to “criminalize” the sale of hemp-derived…

News September 23
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Colorado fines, bans maker of cannabis sleep aid connected to liver damage

Connecticut-based 1906 and its Colorado affiliates are barred from operating in the state and must pay $400,000 in…

News September 22
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Trump Justice Department opposes challenge to DC hemp laws

The Trump Justice Department this week asked a federal judge to dismiss a D.C. hemp shop's challenge to…

News September 19
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US senators push for hemp THC regulation amid fear of federal ban

Republicans are pushing a ban on hemp that would wreck a $28.4 billion industry, senators warned.

News September 18
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Hemp THC products are illegal in Maryland, high court rules

"Hemp-derived psychoactive products... have always been illegal in Maryland," a high court ruled last week.

News September 17
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Texas governor expected to regulate hemp-derived THC with executive order

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott plans to issue an executive order to regulate THC products and establish a minimum…

News September 10
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$5.5 billion reprieve as Texas hemp THC ban fails

A push to ban all hemp-derived cannabinoid products in Texas, a market worth an estimated $5.5 billion, failed…

News September 4
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