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 framework for a broader federal crackdown on cannabis. With the Heritage Foundation and Project 2025 arguing for centralized FDA authority and tougher interstate enforcement, the hemp ban could mark the first real test… Keep Reading
Something unusual happened this week. Instead of another fight between hemp, licensed cannabis, and the legacy world, a group of long-time organizers stepped forward with a call for unity. They call it the One Plant Alliance. The idea is simple: one plant, one policy, one science-based standard that everyone can live with. The coalition is… Keep Reading
Depending on who you ask, THCA is either the future of cannabis or the latest hemp loophole. It’s the molecule turning “legal” hemp flower into a legitimate high—the chemistry trick that’s reshaping dispensary menus and blurring the line between hemp and weed. Once a quiet lab term, THCA is now everywhere: in jars, pre-rolls, vapes,… Keep Reading
The cannabis and hemp industries are in a period of turbulence. Prices have compressed, regulations remain unpredictable, and consumers are becoming more discerning. Yet even in this uncertainty, one trend is clear. The fastest-growing product category is no longer loose flower but pre-rolls. For many consumers, the pre-roll has become the entry point to cannabis,… Keep Reading
Hemp is not what it used to be. Once dismissed as rope and rags, the hemp plant is now being redefined not just by its industrial potential but by its cannabinoid chemistry. To truly understand hemp and how it fits into modern cannabis science, we need to talk about chemotypes. A chemotype refers to the… Keep Reading
Hemp was never all that rare. Long before it was banned and stigmatized, this ancient plant was already part of daily life, used in textiles, ship sails, ropes, paper, and even building materials. Today, in 2025, hemp is back in the spotlight of the global economy, but this time in a form that’s shaking up… Keep Reading
In Peru, hemp is shifting from confusion and taboo to a driver of economic and environmental development. What was once just an idea now has a legal framework, with regulations on the horizon. The plant offers the possibility of transforming agriculture, diversifying the economy, and even providing solutions to the climate crisis. How? Through legal… Keep Reading
As hyped as hemp is right now, it is not a new trend. Humanity has relied on it as a multifaceted super‑material for thousands of years. In ancient Mesopotamia, circa 8,000 BCE, people were already weaving fibers from this powerful plant. And in Kazakhstan, hemp was used to manufacture ropes over five millennia ago. However, prohibition… Keep Reading
As someone who started in the medical cannabis space, I was completely freaked out when the hemp CBD craze emerged. To this day, there’s no head of the hemp world. That’s why, for many years, when someone asked for a reliable CBD topical for sore muscles or a tincture for mental calm, I recommended TONIC.… Keep Reading
State lawmakers in Massachusetts say a bill to regulate intoxicating hemp products is unlikely to pass this year despite their insistence that regulations are needed. Massachusetts has legalized and regulated medical marijuana and adult-use cannabis, and both are tightly regulated under state law. Hemp products, however, are generally legal under federal law but unregulated at… Keep Reading
