The Looming Federal Hemp Crackdown: What It Means for Farmers, Retailers, and Consumers

The Looming Federal Hemp Crackdown: What It Means for Farmers, Retailers, and Consumers

By Steven Brown, CEO of Nothing But Hemp A recent story from Wisconsin Public Radio highlights a growing fear spreading across the hemp industry: the possibility that new federal rules could disman...
Why Hemp Won’t Survive as Just a Beverage Industry

Why Hemp Won’t Survive as Just a Beverage Industry

Why Hemp Won’t Survive as Just a Beverage Industry Over the past few weeks, I’ve been having conversations with people across the hemp industry. Farmers, extractors, formulators, and entrepreneurs ...
Opinion: When Alcohol Giants Pick Profits Over Patients

Opinion: When Alcohol Giants Pick Profits Over Patients

Let’s begin with something important. This is an opinion piece. It reflects my perspective based on industry conversations, public positioning, firsthand discussions within the hemp space, ...
How is delta-8 THC different from synthetic K2?

How is Delta-8 THC Different From Synthetic K2?

  The high demand for Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (Delta-8 THC) products has been drawing new attention to the compound. However, some of this increased awareness is causing confusion or even co...
THCA vs THC: Effects, Potency, and Legal Status Explained

THCA vs THC: Effects, Potency, and Legal Status Explained

When potency plays a key price driver in the regulated cannabis market, it pays to know the difference between THCA and THC. THC has been the most well-known (or, rather, notorious to some) for qui...
HHC vs THC: Key Differences, Effects, and Legality Explained

HHC vs THC: Key Differences, Effects, and Legality Explained

THC has been researched for over 50 years through thousands of studies, while HHC only began appearing in consumer products around 2021. Despite this, both are now found side by side in vape menus ...
Ohio’s Carve-Out Problem: How Beverage-Only Lobbying Is Fracturing the Hemp Industry

Ohio’s Carve-Out Problem: How Beverage-Only Lobbying Is Fracturing the Hemp Industry

Ohio didn’t just pass another restrictive cannabis law. It exposed a strategic failure inside the hemp industry that has been building for years. Governor Mike DeWine recently signed legislation th...
Cannabis Moving to Schedule III: What It Means for States That Plan to Continue Hemp Programs If a Federal Hemp Ban Goes Through

Cannabis Moving to Schedule III: What It Means for States That Plan to Continue Hemp Programs If a Federal Hemp Ban Goes Through

As cannabis moves toward Schedule III at the federal level, much of the public conversation has focused on what this change means for licensed marijuana operators. Less attention has been paid to a...
Delta-8 vs Delta-9 THC

Delta-8 vs Delta-9 THC: Effects, Benefits, and Legal Status

When it comes to delta-8 and delta-9, it’s always a face-off between which is a better legal high. Delta-9 has been notorious for quite a few decades, buxt has now established a solid foothold in t...