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 and THC […]
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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 the legal […]
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 that would […]
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 clear plan […]
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, which makes […]
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 prosecutors to […]
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, single-molecule synthetic […]
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 the 1990s. […]
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 New Orleans. […]
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 of the […]