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Senate panel to weigh hemp vs. cannabis rules as federal policy shifts loom
Agriculture committee (state legislature) · January 7, 2026
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Summary
Chair Ingalls said the committee will work with the Cannabis Control Board and agency staff to define roles for hemp and cannabis, and to assess implications of federal executive action that could change growers' regulatory status.
The agriculture committee said Jan. 6 it will examine distinctions between hemp and cannabis and how state programs should treat growers as federal policy evolves.
Sen. Russ Ingalls said he has met with James Pepper and members of the Cannabis Control Board to discuss…
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