Congress Should Put Hemp THC Product Regulations Into Filibuster-Proof Reconciliation Bill After Elections, GOP Lawmaker Says
A Republican congressman is raising the possibility that provisions to reverse the planned federal recriminalization of hemp THC products could be included in a broader budget reconciliation bill during the lame-duck session of Congress following next week’s midterm elections. “I think we need to get my THC regulatory bill passed, and if we could get […]
Doubling The Amount Of THC In Marijuana Doesn’t Get You Twice As High, New Study Shows (Op-Ed)
“The high rises quickly at low doses, but extra THC soon adds less and less, which backs the advice to start low and go slow.” By Isabella Goodwin, Australian Catholic University and Amir Englund, King’s College London via The Conversation Cannabis products are getting more potent and easier to buy around the world. Yet little […]
Hemp THC Drink Company Lets Customers Buy A 6-Pack For Their Congressional Lawmakers As Federal Prohibition Looms
With the federal recriminalization of hemp THC products set to take effect before the end of this year, a company that sells cannabis-infused drinks is inviting customers to “take a stand against prohibition” and buy a round of beverages for their members of Congress. Herb Light’s “Cheers Against Prohibition” campaign, launching on Wednesday, will let […]
Florida Should Regulate Hemp THC Drinks To Show The Rest Of The Country That Legalization Is Better Than Prohibition (Op-Ed)
“Florida doesn’t need to wait for Washington to show what responsible regulation looks like.” By Dani Baranowski, Florida Hemp Beverage Coalition In Umatilla, Florida, my grandmother’s friends unwind over a game of spades with a low-dose THC drink in hand. My friends in their thirties are reaching for the same drinks for different reasons. Some […]
Marijuana Businesses Fighting To Ban Hemp THC Products Are Being Short-Sighted (Op-Ed)
“If the industry we created now argues that THC is safe in a dispensary but dangerous in a liquor store, voters and policymakers will reasonably conclude we were never serious.” By Aaron Smith, Third Rail Advisory Chris Lindsey and I both spent years at the Marijuana Policy Project before going on to help build the […]
GOP Senator Attacked Over Push To Keep Hemp THC Products Legal In New Ad From Dark Money Group
A Republican senator’s efforts to craft regulations to keep hemp THC products federally legal is being called out in a new 30-second ad from a dark money group that doesn’t disclose its donors. Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT) “wants to keep THC drinks on our shelves—not in the dispensary—at the convenience store, next to soft drinks,” […]
Former Staffer At Top Marijuana Policy Group Criticizes Its Push To Keep Hemp THC Products Legal (Op-Ed)
“The charade of hemp intoxicants must end. Sneaking in the back door with synthetic drugs nobody asked for is not the path to legalization.” By Chris Lindsey, American Trade Association for Cannabis and Hemp Last week, the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) asked its supporters to urge Congress to keep intoxicating hemp products on the market. […]
Congress Should Regulate Hemp THC Drinks Like Alcohol Instead Of Banning Them, Former NFL Player Says (Op-Ed)
“Hemp beverages deserve the same kind of framework alcoholic beverages do. What I don’t believe is that the only two choices are an unregulated market or eliminating these products as a whole.” By Micah Hyde, Former NFL Player Alcohol has been around through many stages of my life. It’s been there at celebrations, dinners, countless […]
North Carolina’s $3 Billion Hemp Industry Braces For Impact Of Scheduled Federal THC Product Ban
“Regulation is what we need. Prohibition is just hilarious regression.” By Trevon Spencer, NC Newsline Chris Karazin started Carolindica with his brother and a friend in 2019, making homemade CBD products in a kitchen while working other jobs to pay the bills. “I didn’t even get a paycheck until three years ago,” Karazin said. Seven […]
Rhode Island Grapples With Hemp Policy As Federal Ban On THC Products Looms
“We kind of have to wait and see what the federal government does before we can…advise our licensees.” By Christopher Shea, Rhode Island Current On less than an acre of farmland in Hopkinton, rows of hemp plants were nearing harvest. Most of their “colas”—dense clusters of buds prized for smokable flower—had already been cut ahead […]