Restaurant lobby asks Congress stop hemp THC drink ban (Newsletter: June 18, 2026)
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The Drink in Your Hand Was Never Just a Drink
The new cannabis beverage boom isn’t really about replacing booze. It’s about replacing everything people lose when they stop drinking. Nobody toasts with water. That’s not a complaint, it’s an observation about how deeply alcohol is woven into the rituals that hold our social lives together. The clinking glass. The round bought for the table. […]
Alcohol Is Fun. Hangovers Suck. Here’s What I Drink Instead.
A first-person review of the hemp-derived THC cocktail base I poured at our Cannabis Cup in New York. What’s in it, how it hits, and why I haven’t stopped pouring it. The Short Version Hemp-derived Delta-9 THC. Federally compliant. Real black currant. 5mg THC plus 10mg THCV per 1.5oz pour. About sixteen pours per 750ml. […]
Target Is Launching Hemp THC Drink Sales In Three Of The U.S.’s Most Populous States
Major retailer Target is deepening its involvement in the hemp-derived THC beverage market by launching sales in three more states—significantly expanding beyond a pilot program it rolled out in Minnesota last year—even as a federal law is set to ban the products later this year. Last year, the company began a pilot program involving sales […]