{"id":84294,"date":"2025-11-12T03:12:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T11:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2025\/11\/12\/surprising-senator-votes-to-keep-hemp-thc-products-legal-newsletter-november-12-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T19:51:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T03:51:15","slug":"surprising-senator-votes-to-keep-hemp-thc-products-legal-newsletter-november-12-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2025\/11\/12\/surprising-senator-votes-to-keep-hemp-thc-products-legal-newsletter-november-12-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Surprising senator votes to keep hemp THC products legal (Newsletter: November 12, 2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-12.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>Veterans medical marijuana provisions deleted; VA senator \u201coptimistic\u201d on legalizing cannabis sales; TX hemp rules checklist; MO microbusinesses<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe<\/a>\u00a0to receive Marijuana Moment\u2019s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It\u2019s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day.<\/p>\n<p>(function() {<br \/>\n\twindow.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || {<br \/>\n\t\tlisteners: [],<br \/>\n\t\tforms: {<br \/>\n\t\t\ton: function(evt, cb) {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\twindow.mc4wp.listeners.push(<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t{<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tevent   : evt,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcallback: cb<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t);<br \/>\n\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t}<br \/>\n\t}<br \/>\n})();<br \/>\n<!-- Mailchimp for WordPress v4.10.8 - https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/mailchimp-for-wp\/ --><\/p>\n<div class=\"mc4wp-form-fields\">Get our daily newsletter.&#013;<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n\t<label>Email address: <\/label>&#013;<br \/>\n\t&#013;\n<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n\t&#013;\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><label>Leave this field empty if you&#8217;re human: <\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"mc4wp-response\" \/><!-- \/ Mailchimp for WordPress Plugin --><\/p>\n<p><b>Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Hold on, just one second before you read today\u2019s news. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Have you thought about giving some financial support to Marijuana Moment? 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We\u2019re planning our reporting for the coming months and it would really help to know what kind of support we can count on.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Check us out on Patreon and sign up to give $25\/month today:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><b>\/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/ted-cruz-explains-his-vote-to-keep-hemp-thc-products-federally-legal-in-historic-first-senate-roll-call-on-cannabis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) explained his decision to be one of only two Republicans to support an amendment to keep hemp THC products federally legal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in an historic first Senate standalone roll call floor vote on the issue of cannabis, saying that \u201cregulation of hemp and marijuana products should rest with each individual state.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Democrats, meanwhile, were nearly evenly divided on the vote.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/congress-abandons-effort-to-let-va-doctors-recommend-medical-marijuana-on-veterans-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On Veterans Day, congressional leaders have abandoned an effort to allow Department of Veterans Affairs doctors to issue medical cannabis recommendations to their patients<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014even though the reform was approved by both the House and Senate earlier this year.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/virginia-senator-is-very-optimistic-about-legalizing-marijuana-sales-under-new-pro-reform-governor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Virginia senator who has sponsored legislation to legalize recreational marijuana sales says he\u2019s \u201cvery optimistic\u201d the reform can be enacted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> now that voters elected a supportive new Democratic governor to replace the Republican one who vetoed his bills.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/texas-officials-post-hemp-law-checklist-list-to-help-businesses-comply-with-state-cannabis-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Texas Department of State Health Services published a new hemp law checklist list to help businesses comply with recently enacted state cannabis rules<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014including age-gating to prevent the sale of intoxicating cannabinoid products to youth.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/missouri-marijuana-microbusinesses-begin-first-crop-harvests-amid-struggle-to-succeed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri marijuana microbusinesses run by social equity applicants are beginning to harvest their first crops<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, but many are struggling to succeed as they navigate restrictive rules and an inability to get bank loans.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ FEDERAL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/government-shutdown-may-last-longer-fight-hemp-rcna243075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said he doesn\u2019t think Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) should have gotten a vote on his amendment to remove hemp product ban provisions from a spending bill.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/11\/10\/hemp-rule-creates-turbulence-for-senate-vote-to-end-shutdown-00645641\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said he \u201cdetest[s] the tactics that are being used to try to get this [hemp product] ban enacted into law.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepDanCrenshaw\/status\/1987991992110911625\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cShould we really be regulating [hemp] from the federal level? We\u2019ve had the debate already in Texas. I\u2019m sure we will continue to have it. Passing [Sen. Rand Paul\u2019s (R-KY)] amendment would allow states to keep having that debate.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/liz_elkind\/status\/1987913885811179582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said he would oppose a spending bill if hemp product ban language was removed.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ STATES<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DanPatrick\/status\/1988062908534653374\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Texas\u2019s<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DanPatrick\/status\/1988087616202330354\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">lieutenant governor<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/texasagriculture.gov\/News-Events\/Article\/10609\/Commissioner-Sid-Miller-Applauds-Senate-Vote-to-End-Shutdown-Urges-House-to-Act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">agriculture commissioner<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> cheered the advancement of hemp product ban legislation in Congress.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.documentcloud.org\/documents\/26222242\/nmag-hemp-letter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> attorney general sent a letter warning retailers about potentially illegal cannabis products that purport to be legal hemp.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/federal-shutdown-deal-could-kill-minnesotas-unique-hemp-derived-thc-market\/601523107\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minnesota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmakers expressed concerns about advancing federal legislation to recriminalize hemp products.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/outlawreport.com\/d-c-regulators-adopt-ninth-emergency-rules-expanding-patient-access-and-streamlining-operations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington, D.C.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators adopted changes to medical cannabis rules.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/revenue\/sites\/maine.gov.revenue\/files\/inline-files\/GIB%20115_FINAL_2025_10_17_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published guidance about a cannabis tax increase.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ccb.nv.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Second-Amended-Notice-to-Act-Upon-A-Reg-11.20.2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nevada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will consider changes to marijuana rules on November 20.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Changes to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cdphe.colorado.gov\/medical-marijuana-registry-rulemaking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> medical cannabis rules will take effect on December 15.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a 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marijuana businesses to operate, while voters in Craig approved a question to allow local officials to increase cannabis taxes.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ INTERNATIONAL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/stratcann.com\/news\/canadas-cannabis-legalization-initiative-funding-outcomes-and-departmental-spending\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canadian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> officials published a report on an effort to prevent youth marijuana use and to reduce the size of the illegal market.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ SCIENCE &amp; HEALTH<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A study suggested that a long-acting injectable formulation of CBD \u201cmay overcome key limitations of oral CBD and support its further development as a long-acting therapeutic option for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/journals\/pharmacology\/articles\/10.3389\/fphar.2025.1692123\/abstract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">epilepsy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A study suggested that \u201ca broad scope of benefits can be achieved by using flexible dosing schemes of cannabis extracts in managing diverse <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/journals\/pharmacology\/articles\/10.3389\/fphar.2025.1538518\/abstract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">[chronic pain syndrome]<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> conditions in female patients.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A review concluded that \u201ccannabidiol is generally well tolerated and has been shown to effectively reduce <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seizure-journal.com\/article\/S1059-1311(25)00269-9\/abstract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">seizure frequency<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in children with [developmental and epileptic encephalopathies] whose seizures are refractory to concomitant antiepileptic medications.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION &amp; ANALYSIS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cato.org\/blog\/congress-reopens-government-reignites-prohibition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Cato Institute<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published a blog post arguing that in advancing legislation to recriminalize hemp products, \u201cCongress has once again mistaken prohibition for prudence.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ BUSINESS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20251110486135\/en\/The-Cannabist-Company-Reports-Third-Quarter-2025-Results?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-bV7DTIYheT0D-1vT4_bKFzt_EW40VMdK6eG-WLfRGUE1fJraLPL1g6AeUGJlCTYs7Oafol48Kkc8KJgZoTHgMu0w8LYSbRdYOj2VdwnuKwa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Cannabist Company Holdings 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