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Minnesota’s New Hemp Rules Threaten Our Industry: Why Hemp Businesses Must Unite
Minnesota hemp businesses are staring down some of the most restrictive, costly, and unfair regulations in the nation. While state regulators claim these changes bring “oversight,” what they are re...
The OCM Is Making Rules Instead of Following the Law
Minnesota’s hemp and cannabis market is being destabilized not by the legislature, but by the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM), which has chosen to enforce rules not found in statute. The cleare...
Raiden Labs and Green Elevator Win Big at the Green State Consumer Choice Awards—Powered by Nothing But Hemp’s Manufacturing Muscle
Nothing But Hemp clients Green Elevator and Raiden Labs have made headlines by taking home two of the highest honors at the Green State Consumer Choice Awards. In one of the most competitive catego...
Nothing But Hemp Is Powering City-Owned THC Brands Across Minnesota—One Gummy at a Time
A Quiet Cannabis Revolution, Led by Minnesota’s Cities
In the heart of the Midwest, a cannabis revolution is quietly unfolding—and it’s being led not by dispensaries, but by city-owned liquor store...
ICE Raids a Cannabis Farm Like It’s a Terror Cell — and Still Manages to Kidnap a U.S. Veteran
Nothing But Hemp Stands With Workers. Not With These Jackboot Clowns.
Let’s just say it: ICE is a disgrace.
On July 10, 2025, a swarm of federal agents launched a full-blown military operation on ...
How A Hemp Village, Hometown Hero & the Texas Hemp Business Council (THBC) Saved Hemp in Texas – While the BevBros Tried to Spike the Punch
Foreword – From the Desk of Steven Brown
I sat down with Cynthia Cabrera the day Governor Abbott struck down SB3. What unfolded was a masterclass in grassroots strategy, political pugilism, and the...
The Cost of Speaking Out in Minnesota
This week, Minnesota crossed a line no democracy should ever tolerate.
Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman was murdered. Senator John Hoffman was shot.
Two public servants—targeted not for corrupt...
Back in My Day, Booze Was the Only Poison We Trusted!” – A Rant at the Dinosaurs of Distilled Spirits
Every once in a while, the dying gods of the old guard poke their heads out of their mahogany liquor dens, see the world changing, and immediately start freaking out like someone just unplugged the...
Minnesota’s Cannabis Tax Hike Pushes Twin Cities Toward 30%+ Tax Rates — Second Highest in the Nation
By Nothing But Hemp | June 10, 2025
Minnesota’s 2025 budget has made national headlines with the approval of a significant cannabis tax increase, raising the statewide excise tax from 10% to 15%. W...
