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Federal and state hemp regulatory changes continue to evolve rapidly, affecting both beverage makers and consumers. This April update covers the updated Farm Bill, FDA’s new CBD products enforcement policy, four states tightening hemp rules to align with the upcoming…

Federal and state hemp regulations continue to evolve rapidly, affecting both beverage makers and consumers. This March update covers critical changes in Alabama, Chicago’s regulatory status, and federal developments that may impact your hemp beverage business. Alabama hemp regulations: major…

There is an update on hemp legislation in Washington, D.C., and this is your call to action. This week, Rep. Jim Baird, Angie Craig, James Comer, Gabe Evans, Tim Moore, and 10 other cosponsors began circulating the bipartisan HR 7024,…

For those of us working with hemp, November 2025 will be remembered as a wake-up moment. While the timing might have been surprising to some, it is a call for our industry to align and support our regulatory bodies who…

The hemp ban Last weekend, Congress passed—and the President signed—new language that changes the current federal definition of hemp. Under the bill, finished consumer products will be limited to 0.4mg total THC per item, and restrictions will apply to synthetically…