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Ohio’s Hemp Ban Coincided With Higher Licensed Cannabis Sales. That Still Isn’t Causation.
Ohio licensed cannabis sales rose after the state’s intoxicating-hemp ban took effect. The timing supports a consumer-migration hypothesis, but it does not isolate the ban as the sole…
Congress Has Multiple Hemp Fixes on the Table. None Is a Rescue Yet.
Congress has several competing hemp proposals covering CBD, intoxicating beverages, state authority and product standards. None should be treated as an enacted federal rescue yet.
Trump Justice Department Indicts Virginia Lawmaker for Selling Marijuana at a Hemp Shop
Federal prosecutors charged Virginia Sen. L. Louise Lucas and six others in an eight-count indictment alleging a marijuana distribution, money-laundering and public-corruption enterprise. The charges are allegations; all…
Licensed Operators Pushing a Hemp THC Ban Are Making a Historic Mistake
The hemp-THC fight should be about regulatory parity, consumer protection and product-specific risk—not simply whether an intoxicating cannabinoid came from a plant legally classified as hemp or marijuana.
The Fight Over Hemp CBD in Medicare
The hemp-derived CBD and Medicare fight sits at the intersection of evidence, federal benefit design and cannabis politics. The lawsuit can clarify policy questions, but it should not…
Rosario Dawson Is Fighting to Save THC Drinks
The fight over hemp-derived THC beverages is also a fight over which regulatory lane intoxicating products should occupy. Celebrity involvement creates attention; the durable questions are safety standards,…
Oregon Hemp Operators Are Shutting Down as the Federal Ban Closes In
Oregon hemp closures show how regulatory deadlines become operating deadlines months earlier. Inventory, staffing, contracts and notice requirements can force decisions before a rule technically takes effect. Policy…
Ohio Hemp Operators Say State Rules Favor Big Marijuana. They Have a Point.
Ohio’s hemp-versus-marijuana fight exposes a recurring policy problem: intoxicating products can compete for the same consumer while living under different rulebooks. Regulatory parity matters more than category labels.
The Hemp Layoff Deadline Nobody Is Talking About: October 12 and the WARN Act
For large hemp employers, the practical deadline can arrive 60 days before a federal ban because WARN Act obligations turn policy timing into payroll timing. Workforce, inventory and…
Some Guys Talking Ep. 12: Rachel Johnson — Powering Medical Cannabis with CMed
Rachel Johnson discusses CMed’s work around medical cannabis patient access and advocacy. The publisher’s description also explores education, policy, partnerships, hemp’s applications beyond THC, and the connections between…
Connect in Cannabis Episode 12: Joan Samuels on Hiring in an Industry That Would Not Sit Still
Joan Samuels’ HempStaff conversation captured cannabis hiring in an industry changing faster than job descriptions could keep up. A Connect in Cannabis archive lesson on recruiting, training, culture…
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