In our previous legal update last month, we outlined language included in one of the appropriations bills which was passed in connection with ending the historic government shutdown. The package contained language that, among other things, recriminalized synthetic or...
How Will the Cannabis World Look When Marijuana Is Rescheduled? A few weeks ago, someone at a holiday party asked “Whitt, why doesn’t Budding Trends take on the weighty legal issues of the day and instead resort to cheap pop culture references and puns?” I thought...
How Much Does the New Federal Hemp Law Really Change Business for Existing Hemp Companies? By Whitt Steineker on December 8, 2025 Sportscaster Jim McKay famously said that “our greatest hopes and worst fears are seldom realized.” When the federal government enacted a...
So Much for “Closing the Loophole”: How the Entire Hemp Industry Got Rolled and What Comes Next By Whitt Steineker on December 4, 2025 Shock. Grief. Dismay. Desperation. Just a few of the emotions I have encountered during countless phone calls and meetings with...