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“We’d just like, in Indiana, some certainty as to these products so that the people manufacturing and selling them know kind of what our laws are.” By Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indiana Capital Chronicle Indiana lawmakers seek to align state law with a recently enacted federal ban on intoxicating and synthetic hemp products—over opposition from the burgeoning delta-8 industry. The lengthy, complex legislation also would regulate less potent products that do pass legal muster. But, “there’s going to be no demand,” for products under the proposed threshold, asserted Justin Swanson, representing the Midwest Hemp Council and 3Chi, a THC product retailer. THC is the active ingredient in marijuana. Sen. Aaron Freeman, R-Indianapolis, confessed in committee Thursday that he’d rather “eliminate all these things from the planet, period,” but that his proposal “is what’s possible.” His Senate Bill 250 would mimic Congress’s closure of what Freeman described as the “Farm Bill loophole,” referring to the 2018 legislation that defined legal hemp as any part of the plant containing less than 0.3 percent delta-9 THC by dry weight. That definition allowed products containing delta-8, THCA and other intoxicating cannabinoids to proliferate, including in Indiana. A stopgap federal funding law enacted in November specifies that all forms of THC count. It also caps THC products to just 0.4 milligrams per container, and outright bans lab-made ones. “I think [that] is what was intended by the federal government in 2018 when they first passed the Farm Bill; I think it’s what everybody had in mind when that language was then copied here in Indiana,” said Chris Daniels, the senior traffic safety resource prosecutor at the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council. “The goal was very low potency THC.” One industry group supported the changes. “It is imperative that Indiana act during the 2026 legislative session to harmonize with federal policy,” said Cory Harris, representing the American Trade Association for Cannabis and Hemp. “Failure to do so will mean that Indiana’s policy will be less stringent than federal law, and therefore equate to Indiana being a legal cannabis market.” The federal provisions are set to take effect in November. Freeman’s bill replicates those provisions, but sets an effective date four months earlier, in July. “It’s premature for Indiana to codify federal law that will decimate an entire industry in the state,” Swanson said. “The landscape is still not settled.” He noted U.S. Rep. Jim Baird—a Republican representing Indiana—filed a proposal pushing the federal ban’s effective date back to 2028. President Donald Trump also signed an executive order to speed up reclassification of marijuana as a less dangerous, less restricted drug. Swanson said his clients do support a “responsible regulatory framework,” telling lawmakers that “the status quo is not acceptable for anybody.” Freeman’s bill spends dozens of pages regulating the low-THC “hemp-derived cannabinoid products” that would be expressly legalized—notably, with a long-sought 21-plus age requirement. It also puts Indiana’s Alcohol and Tobacco Commission in charge of regulating the industry that remains, implementing four types of permits for manufacturers, distributers, retailers and carriers. They’d be banned from advertising within 1,000 feet of schools, playgrounds and more, with retailers barred from operating within the same radius. Retailers wouldn’t be able to deliver their products or let customers consume them on-site. The sale of products online would also be illegal—another sticking point for advocates. Sun King Brewery CEO and Co-Founder Dave Colt said his homegrown company spent months and more than $100,000 dollars on equipment, research and development for its THC seltzers. Amid a nationwide downturn in alcohol sales, the seltzers have allowed Sun King to retain its staff and even grow. “We also make products for at least a dozen small Hoosier businesses as well. Without this additional revenue, we would be forced to lay people off and dramatically downsize our business,” Colt testified. “We do believe strongly the industry wants clear regulations that meet consumer demand.” Other provisions deal with containers, labeling and testing. A fiscal impact analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency estimated a half-million-dollar financial hit annually to the ATC to administer and enforce the proposal. The agency will need to hire at least one additional excise officer in each of the six districts plus Marion County to investigate complaints associated with the new regulatory framework. There will be additional expenditures for law enforcement training, purchases, and online databases, the analysis noted. Costs could be offset from the permit and other fees collected. The measure would direct 70 percent of the earnings to ATC administrative efforts, 20 percent to enforcement work, 5 percent to the state’s 988 suicide and crisis hotline and 5 percent to the general fund. If all tobacco sales certificate holders apply for a retail permit, for instance, their application fees would generate $2.1 million. If they’re all approved, the state would earn an additional $4.6 million, per LSA’s analysis. The state’s seed commissioner would handle permitting for hemp growers and handlers. Freeman also included a sentence preventing Indiana Code from immediately reflecting federal reclassification of marijuana, if that goes through. “This bill simply says that we would not automatically follow what the federal government does, that we would decide, 150 of us—that we would make that decision, not the federal government for us,” Freeman told his colleagues. The Senate Commerce and Technology committee also consented to an amendment removing an excise tax, since any provisions raising revenue must begin in the House. The revised legislation was approved on a party-line vote of 7-2, but it must next get through the finance-focused Senate Appropriations committee before heading to the chamber’s floor. Previous efforts to both ban and regulate intoxicating hemp products have failed. Asked about this year’s chances, Senate Republican leader Rodric Bray told reporters, “I don’t have that crystal ball,” but added, “I think the bill right now is in pretty good shape.” “I think we’d just like, in Indiana, some certainty as to these products so that the people manufacturing and selling them know kind of what our laws are,” he continued, “and also to build in some really significant protections for, in particular, our youth across the state.” This story was first published by Indiana Capital Chronicle. Photo courtesy of Brendan Cleak. 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Over the four year period, the state has collected $217 million in cannabis tax revenue. By Jacob Olness, Montana Free Press In the four years since Montana began allowing the legal sale of adult-use marijuana on January 1, 2022, the state’s retailers have sold more than $1 billion in product as adult-use sales rise more than enough to offset a sharp decline in purchases regulated and taxed as a medical product. From January 2022 through December 2025, total monthly medical and adult-use marijuana sales increased by about 13 percent to $27.3 million according to data from the Montana Department of Revenue. Over that same period, monthly medical marijuana sales alone fell by more than 70 percent. The department tabulated $327 million in annual sales last year, 90 percent of that sales labeled as adult use. Those sales translated into nearly $60 million in tax revenue. In 2022, Montana dispensaries sold about $304 million in marijuana products, roughly a third of that for medical marijuana sales. By 2025, annual sales had risen to about $327 million—or $287 per capita—with adult-use sales accounting for nearly 90 percent. The result is a market that looks markedly different from 2022, when legalized sales approved by voters in 2020 took effect in some counties under implementation law passed by the 2021 Montana Legislature. Medical marijuana, which had been legal to patients with medical marijuana cards since 2004, represented 40 percent of sales in 2022 but now accounts for around one-tenth of the overall market. Monthly sales fluctuated throughout the period, typically rising during the summer months and dipping slightly in the winter. Throughout 2022, adult-use sales climbed to nearly $20 million by year’s end. Medical sales declined sharply over the same period, falling from over $10 million in January to less than $6 million by December. Excluding local-option taxes, medical marijuana sales are taxed at 4 percent, while adult-use marijuana is taxed at 20 percent—five times higher. As a result, the growth in adult-use sales generates substantially more revenue than medical marijuana, with annual tax revenues increasing 44 percent between 2022 and 2025. Over the four year period, Montana collected $217 million in marijuana tax revenue. Of that, about $207 million came from adult-use sales, compared with under $10 million for medical. Some adult-use purchases may still be driven by medical needs, said Kate Cholewa, a Montana-based marijuana policy lobbyist, noting that for many buyers there are “calculations involved” around cost and privacy. People who use small volumes of marijuana for medical purposes, for example, may not recoup the upfront cost of a medical marijuana card that qualifies them for the lower sales tax rate. “I would suspect there are people in the adult market who are medical,” she said. This story was originally published by Montana Free Press at montanafreepress.org. The post Montana Retailers Have Sold More Than $1 Billion Worth Of Recreational Marijuana Since Legalization Took Effect appeared first on Marijuana Moment. View the live link on MarijuanaMoment.net

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A bipartisan group of senators is pushing to give the hemp industry two more years before a federal ban on THC products would take effect, which stakeholders hope will better position them to negotiate a broader compromise with lawmakers. After President Donald Trump signed a spending bill last year with provisions that would wipe out a prominent sector of the hemp economy, businesses and advocates were quick to call for at least delaying its implementation. The law is currently set to become effective this November. Now, Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Rand Paul (R-KY) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) have filed new legislation that would push that timeline back by another two years, giving hemp interests additional time to make their case that the policy would significantly harm the industry that was legalized during Trump’s first term under the 2018 Farm Bill. The measure, titled the Hemp Planting Predictability Act, simply states that “Section 781 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2026 (7 U.S.C. 1639o note; Public Law 119–37), is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘365 days’ and inserting ‘3 years.’ Rep. Jim Baird (R-IN) and bipartisan cosponsors filed similar legislation to delay the hemp ban in the House earlier this week. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY), who is cosponsoring that proposal, appeared at a press conference on Thursday alongside farmers who are concerned about the looming federal hemp ban’s impact on their businesses. For what it’s worth, four in five marijuana consumers say they oppose the recriminalization of hemp THC products under the spending bill Trump signed in November. However, it should be noted that that poll was conducted weeks before he issued a cannabis rescheduling order and took steps to protect access to full-spectrum CBD. Trump signed an executive order last month directing the attorney general to complete the process of moving marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Part of that announcement also hold implications for the forthcoming hemp law. The president’s order also urged Congress to examine updating the definition of hemp to ensure that full-spectrum CBD is accessible to patients. A further redefinition of hemp would be part of a novel proposal to allow Medicare recipients to access non-intoxicating CBD that’d be covered under the federal health care plan. To effectuate that, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be announcing “a model that will allow a number of CMS beneficiaries to benefit from receiving CBD under doctor recommendation at no cost,” a White House official said during a briefing that Marijuana Moment first reported leaked details from ahead of the signing event. Trump seemed endorse a more flexible CBD policy last summer when he shared a video calling for that specific reform while promoting the health benefits of cannabidiol, particularly for seniors. Meanwhile, a separate recently filed Republican-led congressional bill would stop the implementation of the hemp ban under the enacted appropriations legislation. Hemp businesses and industry groups have warned about the potential ramifications of the ban, but despite his support for states’ rights for cannabis and a recent social media post touting the benefits of CBD, Trump signed the underlying spending measure into law without acknowledging the hemp provisions. GOP political operative Roger Stone said recently that Trump was effectively “forced” by Republican lawmakers to sign the spending bill with the hemp THC ban language. However, a White House spokesperson said prior to the bill signing that Trump specifically supported the prohibition language. The Democratic governor of Kentucky said that the hemp industry is an “important” part of the economy that deserves to be regulated at the state level—rather than federally prohibited, as Congress has moved to do. Also, a leading veterans organization is warning congressional leaders that the newly approved blanket ban on consumable hemp products could inadvertently “slam the door shut” on critical research. — Marijuana Moment is tracking hundreds of cannabis, psychedelics and drug policy bills in state legislatures and Congress this year. Patreon supporters pledging at least $25/month get access to our interactive maps, charts and hearing calendar so they don’t miss any developments. Learn more about our marijuana bill tracker and become a supporter on Patreon to get access. — Since 2018, cannabis products have been considered legal hemp if they contain less than 0.3 percent delta-9 THC on a dry weight basis. The new legislation specifies that, within one year of enactment, the weight will apply to total THC—including delta-8 and other isomers. It will also include “any other cannabinoids that have similar effects (or are marketed to have similar effects) on humans or animals as a tetrahydrocannabinol (as determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services).” The new definition of legal hemp will additionally ban “any intermediate hemp-derived cannabinoid products which are marketed or sold as a final product or directly to an end consumer for personal or household use” as well as products containing cannabinoids that are synthesized or manufactured outside of the cannabis plant or not capable of being naturally produced by it. Legal hemp products will be limited to a total of 0.4 milligrams per container of total THC or any other cannabinoids with similar effects. Within 90 days of the bill’s enactment, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other agencies will need to publish list of “all cannabinoids known to FDA to be capable of being naturally produced by a Cannabis sativa L. plant, as reflected in peer reviewed literature,” “all tetrahydrocannabinol class cannabinoids known to the agency to be naturally occurring in the plant” and “all other known cannabinoids with similar effects to, or marketed to have similar effects to, tetrahyrocannabinol class cannabinoids.” The language slightly differs from provisions included in legislation that had previously advanced out of the House and Senate Appropriations panels, which would have banned products containing any “quantifiable” amount of THC, to be determined by the HHS secretary and secretary of agriculture. Read the full text of the Senate hemp bill below: The post Bipartisan Senators Push To Delay Federal Hemp THC Product Ban As Lawmakers Consider Regulatory Alternatives To Prohibition appeared first on Marijuana Moment. View the live link on MarijuanaMoment.net

“Now it’s time for us to ensure the safety of our kids, regardless of what Congress did or will be doing in the future.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent Missouri lawmakers debated two bills this week that would align the state with the federal limits on intoxicating hemp products set to go into effect in November. Both Missouri bills would prohibit hemp products from containing more than 0.4 milligrams of THC per container, which is among the limits included in a provision in the federal spending bill Congress approved last year. They both would regulate intoxicating hemp the same as marijuana, which would essentially ban current hemp products because marijuana must be grown in Missouri and most hemp is grown outside of the state. They would also require hemp products to be sold in licensed cannabis dispensaries, where most are currently sold in gas stations, liquor stores, restaurants and smoke shops. State officials estimated in 2024 that 40,000 food establishments and smoke shops and 1,800 food manufacturers were selling products that would be banned under the proposed federal regulations. It includes low-dose THC seltzers, such as Mighty Kind and Triple, that have increased in popularity at liquor stores and bars. While business owners selling these products oppose the federal ban, some said they’re putting their support behind a proposal by Republican state Rep. Dave Hinman of O’Fallon because it would allow Missouri to sell the products if Congress changes its mind in the future. A House committee discussed Hinman’s legislation Tuesday, making it one of the first bills to get a public hearing during the new legislative session that began last week. “The bottom line for us is, if it’s authorized and it’s lawful under federal law, we should be able to sell it here in Missouri, just like all the other 49 states will be able to sell it,” said Ron Leon, executive director of the Missouri Petroleum and Convenience Association, which represents gas stations and convenience stores, during the hearing Tuesday evening. The other bill, proposed by Republican state Sen. David Gregory of Chesterfield, does not include this provision. Another difference in Gregory’s bill is that it includes an emergency clause, meaning it would be enacted as soon as lawmakers approve it and the governor signs it. “Now it’s time for us to ensure the safety of our kids, regardless of what Congress did or will be doing in the future,” Gregory said during the Senate committee hearing Wednesday morning. “And we need to prohibit intoxicating cannabis from being sold anywhere except for the way our voters designed it and requested it be sold. And that’s exactly what this bill seeks to do.” The Missouri Cannabis Trade Association, which represents marijuana businesses, has put its support behind both bills. The Missouri Hemp Trade Association, which represents a number of hemp businesses, spoke in opposition to Gregory’s bill but was neutral on Hinman’s bill. This will be the fourth year in a row that Missouri lawmakers have attempted to regulate intoxicating hemp products, with previous debates ending in stalemates. However, Hinman said this is a priority for the state’s leadership. “I met with [Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway] last week, and she thinks this needs to be a priority,” Hinman told The Independent. “I believe the governor is the same and the speaker [of the House] is the same, so I think it’s going to move pretty quick.” The Law Enforcement Legislative Coalition, which represents police chiefs across Missouri, is supporting both bills. Lake Saint Louis Police Department Chief Chris DiGiuseppi emphasized at both the Senate and House committee hearings this week that the federal provision does not give local police authority to enforce the ban, which is why the state bills are necessary. “In order to enforce federal law, we’d have to go to a federal law enforcement agency,” DiGiuseppi told the state Senate committee members Wednesday. “We would have to get others involved. We can only enforce state statute. That’s what we’re empowered to do.” State Sen. Nick Schroer, a Republican from Defiance, asked DiGiuseppi how difficult it would be to enforce the federal ban if Missouri lawmakers fail to pass regulations again this year. “It would be much more difficult,” DiGiuseppi said. “It’s always easier to try to take care of that in house…so we appreciate all the help we can get.” Kathi Harness, a lobbyist for the Missouri Beer Wholesalers Association, opposed both bills during hearings this week. She argued that state lawmakers should consider conversations that are happening at the national level. Earlier this week, a U.S. House bill was filed to delay the implementation of the federal ban until 2028. The association is supporting separate legislation to allow the sale of intoxicating hemp beverages to continue, contingent on what happens at the federal level. “I believe, as do many people…that what they will do is they will give it back to the states to regulate,” Harness said. “The federal government doesn’t regulate alcohol at the federal level. Alcohol is regulated at the state level, and I think there’s a very good chance that that’s how it will go if, in fact, the federal government decides to allow this product.” This story was first published by Missouri Independent. The post Missouri Lawmakers Weigh Bills To Match New Federal Hemp Restrictions In State Law appeared first on Marijuana Moment. View the live link on MarijuanaMoment.net

New Jersey lawmakers have filed two new bills that would legalize home cultivation of marijuana in the so-called “Garden State.” One of the measures would allow only medical cannabis patients to cultivate the plant, while the other would cover recreational consumers as well. Both pieces of legislation are led by Sens. Troy Singleton (D) and Vin Gopal (D), along with additional cosponsors. The broader measure, S2564, would allow adults aged 21 and over to grow up to six marijuana plants for personal recreational use, with a maximum of 12 plants per household containing multiple adults. Medical cannabis patients and their designated caregivers, meanwhile, could grow up to 10 plants per person while also having the same 12-plant limit for a household. The bill has been referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. The other new proposal, which is focused only on medical cannabis, would allow patients and their designated caregivers to grow up to four mature and four immature marijuana plants. Unlike the broader bill, S1578 would require patients to notify regulators of their intent to cultivate medical cannabis at home. It also sets out rules and timelines for how they may designate and change caregivers who can grow on their behalf. “It is the sponsor’s intent to expand access to medical cannabis for registered qualifying patients who may find the medical cannabis that is available through a medical cannabis dispensary unaffordable, or who may otherwise benefit from the convenience of home cultivation or the ability to readily access medical cannabis in the strain and form appropriate to the patient’s individual treatment needs,” the bill says. Marijuana reform advocates have long pushed for lawmakers to add home grow option for consumers, especially medical patients, but they have faced resistance from legislative leaders and from Gov. Phil Murphy (D), who is set to leave office this month. Murphy has said he’s open to the idea but has argued on multiple occasions that the state’s adult-use marijuana market needs to further mature before home grow is authorized. Incoming Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill (D) stated her support for legalizing marijuana home cultivation along with “common-sense regulations, safeguards and limits” during last year’s gubernatorial campaign. Meanwhile, New Jersey’s Senate president has filed a bill that would allow marijuana companies to engage in interstate commerce, subject to certain limitations and triggers. Lawmakers this week also sent the governor a bill to create a psilocybin therapy pilot program and allocate $6 million in funding to support the effort. New Jersey’s first marijuana consumption lounges opened up over the summer, regulators shared information about where to find the sites and offering tips about how to responsibly use cannabis at the licensed businesses—including classic stoner cultural customs like “puff, puff, pass.” State officials have also completed the curriculum of a no-cost marijuana training academy that’s meant to support entrepreneurs interested in entering the cannabis industry. Photo courtesy of Chris Wallis // Side Pocket Images. The post Home Cultivation Of Marijuana Would Be Legalized In New Jersey Under Lawmakers’ Proposals appeared first on Marijuana Moment. View the live link on MarijuanaMoment.net

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If the Department of Justice finishes the process of rescheduling marijuana as recently directed by President Donald Trump, the federal change could boost efforts to legalize medical cannabis at the state level in South Carolina, according to a GOP lawmaker. “I do think that there is going to be a change in mentality among some of those who have opposed this in the past,” Sen. Tom Davis (R) said in an interview with WSAV-TV that was published on Thursday. “We’ve always had some legislators that were still concerned by the fact that it was characterized by the federal government as a Schedule I drug. Along with heroin and things of that nature, as a drug for which there is no medicinal use whatsoever,” he said. “I mean, that’s clearly not the case. That’s clearly false. Even the American Medical Association recognizes that now.” Davis for years has sponsored legislation to legalize medical marijuana in South Carolina that has in some sessions passed the Senate but continually stalled in the House of Representatives. The Republican lawmaker said he would be willing to include a provision in his legislation this session to make it so it wouldn’t take effect until federal rescheduling is completed. “Doctors want to authorize patients who want to use cannabis for certain conditions,” Davis said. “They don’t want to use opioids, they don’t want to use drugs that have that much greater side effects and much greater health risks.” The senator described his legislation as “extremely conservative.” “It requires a doctor to diagnose and a doctor to authorize the use of the cannabis,” he said. “Very strict controls in regard to how the manufacturer of a marijuana medicine is done, the labeling requirements so that people know what they’re getting, and a requirement that it be dispensed to patients by pharmacists.” “We’ve got a very good state mechanism set up where doctors diagnose, doctors authorize the use. Certain medical conditions have to be documented, and pharmacies have to dispense it. We’ve got a very detailed system of tracking the cannabis as it goes through the manufacturing process, a very good system in place.” Davis believes his legislation provides a model for other states to follow. “I’m about empowering doctors, empowering patients in a way that is respectful of public safety, mindful of public safety, proper labeling,” he said. “Something that South Carolina can be proud of, and that other states that want to legalize it solely for medical use can look at this law as a template.” Gov. Henry McMaster (R) said last year that there’s a “compelling” case to be made for legalizing medical marijuana in South Carolina, despite the fact that “law enforcement, almost end-to-end, still have grave concerns.” Davis’s pending bill for the 2025-2o26 session, as introduced, would allow patients to access medical marijuana from “therapeutic cannabis pharmacies,” which would be licensed by the state Board of Pharmacy. Individuals would need to receive a doctor’s recommendation for the treatment of certain qualifying conditions, which include several specific ailments as well as terminal illnesses and chronic diseases where opioids are the standard of care. Among the public, medical marijuana legalization enjoys overwhelming bipartisan support in the state, with a poll last year finding that 93 percent of Democrats, 74 percent of Republicans and 84 percent of independents back the reform. — Marijuana Moment is tracking hundreds of cannabis, psychedelics and drug policy bills in state legislatures and Congress this year. Patreon supporters pledging at least $25/month get access to our interactive maps, charts and hearing calendar so they don’t miss any developments. Learn more about our marijuana bill tracker and become a supporter on Patreon to get access. — Certain lawmakers have raised concerns that medical cannabis legalization would lead to broader reform to allow adult-use marijuana, that it could put pharmacists with roles in dispensing cannabis in jeopardy and that federal law could preempt the state’s program, among other worries. After Davis’s Senate-passed medical cannabis bill was blocked in the House in 2022, he tried another avenue for the reform proposal, but that similarly failed on procedural grounds. The lawmaker has called the stance of his own party, particularly as it concerns medical marijuana, “an intellectually lazy position that doesn’t even try to present medical facts as they currently exist.” The post Trump’s Marijuana Rescheduling Move Could Boost South Carolina Medical Cannabis Bill, GOP Lawmaker Says appeared first on Marijuana Moment. View the live link on MarijuanaMoment.net

The Senate has given final approval to a spending bill that would continue protecting state medical marijuana programs from federal intervention—while excluding a provision that previously advanced to block the Justice Department from rescheduling cannabis. About a week after the appropriations legislation was negotiated on a bicameral basis and advanced through the House, the opposite chamber voted 82-15 on Thursday to send it to President Donald Trump’s desk. Advocates and industry stakeholders were encouraged to see the rescheduling language stripped from the final deal after it had been approved by the House Appropriations Committee last year, as well as the preservation of a longstanding rider preventing DOJ from using its funds to interfere in state medical marijuana laws. Two GOP senators filed an amendment to add the cannabis rescheduling restrictions back in this week, but it was not considered on the floor. The bill that’s heading to Trump is part of a package that covers Fiscal Year 2026 spending for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS), Interior, Environment and Energy and Water Development. The move comes weeks after the president issued an executive order directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to expeditiously complete the process of moving marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Here’s the language of the provision advanced by the House but excluded from the final bill: “SEC. 607. None of the funds appropriated or other wise made available by this Act may be used to reschedule marijuana (as such term is defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)) or to remove marijuana from the schedules established under section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812).” GOP senators have separately tried to block the administration from rescheduling cannabis as part of a standalone bill filed in 2023, but that proposal did not receive a hearing or vote. Meanwhile, last week, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said a marijuana rescheduling appeal process “remains pending” despite Trump’s executive order. The package also contains a rider that’s been annually renewed since 2014 barring the Justice Department from using its funds to interfere in the implementation of state medical marijuana laws. However, for reasons that are unclear, the rider that lists each state that would be protected excludes Nebraska. Here’s the text of that provision: “SEC. 531. None of the funds made available under this Act to the Department of Justice may be used, with respect to any of the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, or with respect to the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, or Puerto Rico, to prevent any of them from implementing their own laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana.” Missing from the final version is an addition to the anti-rescheduling rider the House previously included that would have authorized enhanced penalties for sales near schools and parks. That provision specifically stipulated that the Justice Department could still enforce a section of U.S. code that calls for increased penalties for distributing cannabis within 1,000 feet of an elementary school, vocational school, college, playground or public housing unit. However, a joint explanatory statement for the spending package also says Congress “directs the Department to appropriately enforce the Federal Drug-Free School Zones Act (2 1 U.S.C. 860), to ensure that areas with young children, including schools and playgrounds remain drug-free.” That appears to be related to a report from the Senate committee that was released last year stating that the medical marijuana protection rider “does not explicitly preclude” U.S. attorneys from enforcing a federal statute on selling or manufacturing controlled substances in “areas with young children, including schools and playgrounds.” The bill also maintains protections for state industrial hemp research programs under the 2014 Farm Bill: “SEC. 530. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of section 7606 (‘Legitimacy of Industrial Hemp Research’) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79) by the Department of Justice or the Drug Enforcement Administration.” Advocates may welcome the exclusion of the rescheduling provision and inclusion of medical marijuana protections in the CJS bill, but many cannabis stakeholders have protested Trump’s signing of a separate appropriations measure in November that includes provisions to ban most consumable hemp products. However, when the president issued the marijuana rescheduling order last month, he also directed Congress to reevaluate that policy and ensure that people can continue to access full-spectrum CBD products. A federal agency will also be moving to cover such products for certain patients under Medicare and Medicaid. Photo courtesy of Mike Latimer. 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