We’re tracking legislative moves in Alabama, California, Connecticut and Texas that have varying impacts on hemp business and consumers. Alabama – Three key bills: SB 132 aims to classify hemp-derived THC products as controlled substances. Oppose this bill! HB 445 would limit hemp beverages to 5mg THC per serving and restrict sales to liquor stores. Oppose this bill!  SB […]

2025 announcements California Supreme Court action preserves California’s cannabis laws Mar 20, 2025 SACRAMENTO – Upholding California’s law making cannabis legal, the California Supreme Court has depublished a California Court of Appeal decision in JCCrandall v. County of Santa Barbara, so that it has no effect as precedent. The California Supreme Court’s action eliminates the Court of […]

Well done the Happy Cactus.. The Houston Chronicle   The owners of a hemp store in Austin got a surprise visit Tuesday from Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, who owners said walked into their store asking how many children buy their products. Patrick also was in for a surprise himself, when store employees carded him, said […]

Rhode Island: Cancel Culture This isn’t the first time this has happened this year. Worth following to see if this becomes habitual..  

BBC South American drug gangs are dropping cocaine in the sea around the UK to be picked up by smaller boats and brought to shore, Border Force has warned. Tens of millions of pounds worth of drugs are being wrapped in flotation devices equipped with trackers, allowing gang members in Britain to see where they […]

Table of Contents The hemp product registry isn’t working (yet) Most hemp growers don’t care I don’t think Oregon can fix it Surprising no one, recent findings show that most hemp in Oregon runs hot. By this I mean it is generally designed to get you lit. This hemp is often sold and marketed online […]