Congressional leaders have released another large-scale funding bill and related reports that contain cannabis provisions.
The new package would require Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to provide a briefing on seizures of marijuana products from state-legal businesses, direct a health agency to publish information about cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome and block transportation officials from encouraging illegal drug or alcohol use in impaired driving PSAs.
The appropriations deal, covering Fiscal Year 2026 spending for Defense; Homeland Security; Labor, Health and Human Services, Education; and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, was released by leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees on Tuesday.
One section of the report for the Department of Homeland Security appears to be responsive to CBP seizures of cannabis products from state-licensed businesses in New Mexico:
“Cannabis Seizures. -Within 120 days of the date of enactment of this Act, CBP shall provide to the Committees a briefing on cannabis seizures to include products containing cannabis or related paraphernalia that are possessed, sold, or transferred by a cannabis distributor in compliance with applicable state or tribal law and regulations.”
CBP has been sued by New Mexico marijuana businesses over the seizures, and Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) has vocally pushed
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