Politics

Washington Tried To Kill Hemp. Lawmakers Just Launched the Counterattack

Congress banned most hemp-derived products, but a new Senate bill offers a national regulatory framework with real testing, age limits…

4 months ago

Is a MAGA-Aligned Think Tank Using the Hemp Ban to Advance a New Federal War on Cannabis?

TL;DR: Trump’s surprise hemp ban doesn’t just wipe out a massive part of the hemp-derived market; it may also create…

4 months ago

Florida Senator Moves To Let Medical Patients Grow Their Own Cannabis

Florida’s medical marijuana program could see one of its most significant expansions yet. Senator Carlos Guillermo Smith filed a bill…

5 months ago

The Government Just Outlawed Hemp Again. Now They Admit They Can’t Police It.

Congress banned most hemp-derived products, but a new CRS report says federal agencies may not have the resources or a…

5 months ago

EXCLUSIVE: Cheech & Chong’s Cannabis Co. Plans 100 Branded Stores in 18 Months: ‘We Don’t Need To Be an MSO’

When I spoke with Cheech & Chong’s team in 2025, the tone leaned more toward business planning than cultural throwback,…

5 months ago

Feds Greenlight ‘Rigorous’ Low-Level Cannabis Prosecutions, Raising Questions Over Whether Biden’s Softer Approach Was Ever Real Policy

A quiet move by the U.S. Department of Justice in late September appears to have reopened the door for federal…

5 months ago

Opinion: Cannabis Is a Nutraceutical, Not a Pharmaceutical — and Why Descheduling Remains the Only Real Path Forward

For decades, cannabis has been trapped in a political purgatory, classified, vilified, and regulated as if it were a dangerous,…

5 months ago

Freedom Fighter of the Month: The Cop Who Broke With the Drug War — and Is Now Suing the U.S. Government Over Gun Rights

Editors’ Note: “Freedom Fighter of the Month” has long been a popular feature in High Times magazine, dating back to…

5 months ago

DC Wants to Kill Hemp Drinks. New Orleans Just Built a THC Nightclub. Welcome to the Rebellion.

While federal lawmakers are busy advancing a nationwide ban on most hemp-derived THC products, New Orleans just did something very…

5 months ago

Cannabis Comes to Capitol Hill: Industry Leaders Confront Washington After the Hemp Ban

This article is an adapted version of the Cannabis Confidential newsletter. The views expressed in this article are solely those…

5 months ago