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Trump “misinformed” on hemp issue, Republican senator says (Newsletter: August 13, 2026)

Houston marijuana measure to ballot; NC hemp op-ed; VA gov & AG defend hemp ban from lawsuit

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President Donald Trump has been “misinformed by his staff” about hemp issues, according to Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC), who led an unsuccessful effort to keep the planned federal recriminalization of hemp THC products on track.

The Houston, Texas City Council voted to place an initiative to make misdemeanor marijuana possession the “lowest possible enforcement priority” for local police on the November ballot.

Chris Karazin of the hemp business Carolindica argues in a new Marijuana Moment op-ed that Congress should heed the lessons of the contentious hemp policy debate in North Carolina and “build a regulatory framework that protects consumers

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