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Stinson LLP

A Federal Hemp Ban Could Leave Brewery Lenders with the Tab

C. § 1639o. 5–10 mg levels in virtually all commercial hemp beverages today. , delta-8 derived from CBD). The effective date of the change is December 11, 2026.

5 Oct 2026

• Hemp
• Beverages
• Legislation
• Minnesota, US
• Ohio, US
• Tennessee, US

Rod Kight and Amber Lengacher, Kight Law

Hemp Updates for Minnesota, Connecticut, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Arkansas

We’ve recently covered changes in coming to hemp programs in the new year in Oregon, Alabama, and California. Below we touch on other updates for Minnesota, Connecticut, Kentucky, and more.

5 Jan 2026

• Hemp
• Beverages
• Licensing
• Minnesota, US
• Kentucky, US
• Connecticut, US

Amber Lengacher, Kight Law

Tennessee Reaches Agreement on Hemp Product Regulations During Transition

Hemp industry advocates (TN Healthy Alternatives Association) and the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) have reached an agreement to clarify rules for hemp-derived cannabinoid product (HDCP) businesses as new state…

17 Nov 2025

• Hemp
• Contracts
• Licensing
• Tennessee, US

Dickinson Wright

A Lid on the Canna Worms? Congress Formally Pursues Prohibition of Intoxicating Hemp

Source: https://www.dickinson-wright.com/news-alerts/alert-a-lid-on-the-canna-worms

3 Jul 2025

• Hemp
• Hemp-derived THC
• Federal policy
• Tennessee, US
• Texas, US

Amber Lengacher @ Rod Kight

Hemp Law Updates – Big Changes in Texas, Minnesota, Tennessee, and Kentucky

Editor’s note – This article was written by Kight Law attorney Amber Lengacher. Hemp Law Changes and Upcoming Deadlines If you are new to cannabis or hemp, you may be overwhelmed by the headlines recently.

5 Jun 2025

• Hemp
• Beverages
• Licensing
• Minnesota, US
• Tennessee, US
• Kentucky, US

Vicente LLP

Frequently Asked Questions About Hemp Beverages: How Federal and State Laws Are Reshaping the THC Drink Market

There is no universal definition, but generally, a hemp beverage is any drink, typically a seltzer, soda, or mocktail, containing hemp-derived cannabinoids or terpenes. Common cannabinoids in these beverages include CBD and THC,…

5 Jun 2025

• Hemp
• Beverages
• Hemp-derived THC
• Minnesota, US
• Texas, US
• Kentucky, US

Rod Kight, Kight Law

North Carolina Hemp Bill a “Model” for Other States

North Carolina (NC) is a leader in hemp. Over the years, the state’s hemp-friendly laws and overall pro-hemp environment have resulted in NC being the home base for many of the world’s top companies.

1 Apr 2025

• Hemp
• Legislation
• Regulation
• North Carolina, US
• Arkansas, US
• Florida, US

Whitt Steineker, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings

Goin’ Down South: How the Southeastern U.S. Became the Current Hotbed of Cannabis Activity

By Whitt Steineker, Slates C. Veazey, J. Hunter Robinson & Nathan P. Viebrock on December 5, 2024

30 Dec 2024

• Hemp
• Medical cannabis
• Legislation
• Texas, US
• Tennessee, US
• Mississippi, US

Amber Lengacher and Rod Kight, Kight Law

Tennessee Issues Sweeping New Hemp Regulations

Last year, the Tennessee legislature passed a law that contained many new requirements for the hemp industry. As of July 1, 2024, that law is effective and Tennessee’s Department of Agriculture (the “department”) established new…

31 Jul 2024

• Hemp
• Licensing
• Hemp-derived THC
• Tennessee, US

McGlinchey Stafford

Hemp Industry 2024: State and Federal Changes

S. are becoming marijuana-friendly, many states are simultaneously attempting to enact more restrictive laws with respect to hemp-derived cannabinoids. Participants in the federally legal hemp industry are already required to…

3 Mar 2024

• Hemp
• Hemp-derived THC
• Hemp law
• California, US
• Nebraska, US
• Virginia, US

Cannabis Law Journal

It’s Time To Regul8: The Need For Delta 8 Regulation

“Tax it and regulate it” has long been used as a selling point to states considering the legalization of recreational cannabis. Many have done just that after making the move to legalize cannabis, or marijuana.

30 Aug 2023

• Hemp-derived THC
• Tax
• Regulation
• California, US
• New Jersey, US
• Tennessee, US

Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl

Pork, Cannabis, State Law & the Dormant Commerce Clause

Author: Michael H. Sampson, Esq. S. Constitution’s dormant Commerce Clause has been the basis for a number of – mostly successful – challenges to state-imposed requirements that an applicant for cannabis-related licensure be a…

30 May 2023

• Interstate commerce
• Packaging and labelling
• Court rulings
• Missouri, US
• California, US
• New York, US

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings

Delta Great? Tennessee Legislature Passes Industry-Friendly Bill to Regulate Psychoactive, Hemp-Derived Cannabinoids

By J. Hunter Robinson, Whitt Steineker & Richard W.F. Swor on May 10, 2023

29 May 2023

• Hemp
• Hemp-derived THC
• Legislation
• Tennessee, US

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings

You Can Go Your Own Way: Washington’s Cannabis License Residency Requirement Upheld, Breaking the Chain of Contrary Decisions

Oh Daddy! It’s not “Rumours” or one of your “Dreams” – although it may be “Second Hand News” to our most knowledgeable readers: A federal court in Washington recently upheld the state’s cannabis residency requirement for…

27 Feb 2023

• Licensing
• Interstate commerce
• Retail and dispensaries
• Washington, US
• Tennessee, US
• California, US