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With less than four months until a federal ban on most hemp-derived THC products is set to take effect, time is running short for lawmakers supporting the hemp industry to roll back the strict new rules.
A new bipartisan bill introduced Wednesday is the latest effort in Congress to replace the ban with a new framework to regulate and tax hemp-derived cannabinoid products at the federal level.
Reps. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) and Andy Barr (R-Ky.) on Wednesday introduced a bill designed to set up a clear regulatory framework for hemp and hemp-derived THC products.
ELY, Minn. (KFGO) – Another blow to northeastern Minnesota and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Officials with the Superior National Forest announcing the BWCA will remain closed through October 1 to protect public and firefighter health and safety.
It comes as U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz testified before a House Agriculture subcommittee where Minnesota Congresswoman Angie Craig (DFL) raised the question of whether recent administration-mandated job cuts were partly to blame for the firefighting challenges in the BWCA.
(ABC 6 News)–Minnesota Congresswoman Angie Craig is introducing bipartisan legislation aimed at regulating hemp products rather than banning most of them.
The proposal comes after President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” which was signed into law last November. The law would limit hemp products to 0.4 milligrams of THC per container beginning November 12.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative and Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee Angie Craig (D-MN-02) introduced legislation alongside Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY-06) to create a comprehensive regulatory framework for hemp and hemp-derived THC products, ensuring hemp remains safe and available for Minnesota’s farmers, processors, brewers, retailers and consumers.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig released the following statement ahead of her vote against the Republican-led National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
U.S. Representative Angie Craig (D-Minnesota) introduced a bill last week that aims to create a government-run public health insurance option on the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig demanded that the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigate President Trump’s media company, “Trump Media & Technology Group” (“TMTG”), for its latest plan to unveil a $100,000 insider trading subscription service.
The Robert F. Kennedy Jr.-led Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has officially revoked Biden-era federal protections for LGBTQ+ children in foster care.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig joined 108 of her colleagues in pushing the Trump Administration to shut down the notorious Dilley Immigration Processing Center in South Texas run by private prison contractor, CoreCivic. In a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin, Rep. Craig and her colleagues blasted Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and CoreCivic for profiting off the detention of migrant families, including children.