Trump pushed to legalize cannabis by Colombian president (Newsletter: October 28, 2025)

Intoxicating hemp products ban: a blunt instrument or a long-overdue fix? Pull up a barstool. A bipartisan pack of 39 state and territory attorneys general just asked Congress to shut the door on the hemp loophole, the one that’s been letting a carnival of delta-8, delta-10, and alphabet-soup THC parade through gas stations and Instagram feeds while the regulated cannabis market pays taxes and checks IDs. Their message is simple, loud, and political: take these products off the market or watch the patchwork get uglier. For the policy-curious, that’s a big deal—touching everything from consumer safety and youth access to interstate commerce and the fate of a still-fragile legal cannabis market. For the rest of us, it’s a collision between good intentions and messy reality, staged under fluorescent lights. It’s all captured in the call to action summarized here: 39 Bipartisan State And Territory Attorneys General Push Congress To Ban Intoxicating Hemp Products.

This isn’t happening in a vacuum. On the prairie, Kansas lawmakers hauled the debate into a hearing room and asked a basic question that’s become anything but: what’s actually legal when hemp-derived products can intoxicate and the state hasn’t fully embraced recreational cannabis? The answers—depending on who you ask—range from “perfectly lawful under the Farm Bill” to “unregulated intoxicants with a hemp label,” and neither is especially comforting. Parents want guardrails. Retailers want clarity. Police want fewer headaches. And the regulated cannabis industry wants a fair fight. If you want the ground-level view of how this plays out in a conservative-leaning state wrestling with modern chemistry, start here: Kansas Lawmakers Discuss Legality Of Intoxicating Hemp THC Products.

Meanwhile, New Jersey is tuning its own instrument. A Democratic gubernatorial candidate previewed a platform that reads like a pragmatic remix: tighter rules to keep youth away from THC, smarter distribution of tax dollars, and a hard look at why home grow remains off-limits in a state that otherwise talks the talk of marijuana policy reform. That menu doesn’t scream culture war; it whispers competent government—plenty of oversight, fewer gotchas, more equity dollars that actually reach neighborhoods they’re supposed to reach. If the intoxicating hemp fight is a whack-a-mole game across state lines, Jersey’s pitch is about building a kitchen where the ovens work and the health inspector doesn’t flinch. The preview is worth your time: New Jersey Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Previews Marijuana Policy Priorities If Voters Elect Her Next Week.

Ohio, ever the bellwether, is working on yesterday’s promises today. The state House advanced a marijuana bill to create a process to expunge old cannabis convictions. Not automatic—applicants have to step forward and pay a fee—but it’s a door where a brick wall used to be. For people who lost jobs, apartments, and time because of low-level pot charges, “process” can feel like both justice and bureaucracy—liberation on layaway. You can track the moving parts here: Ohio Lawmakers Approve Marijuana Bill That Creates A Process To Expunge Past Convictions. And in Florida, a federal judge hit pause on a case that challenges the gun ban for state-legal medical cannabis patients while the Supreme Court weighs a related question. Translation: civil rights, public safety, and federal prohibition are still arm-wrestling in the back room while the public waits for a ruling that won’t please everyone.

So where does all this leave the cannabis industry, and the people who actually live with these laws? Somewhere between a farmer’s market and a customs checkpoint. If Congress follows the attorneys general and yanks intoxicating hemp off shelves, thousands of small operators could vaporize overnight—and a chunk of consumers will either migrate to regulated dispensaries or a grayer market that never seems to die. If lawmakers waffle, states will keep improvising: Midwestern hearings, coastal regulations, partial expungements, pilot programs, and long lines at city council microphones. The throughline is simplicity: good rules make for safer products, fair competition, and fewer headlines that sound like horror stories. Until then, choose carefully, read labels like they matter, and support policies that marry safety with access and justice. And if you’re exploring compliant, high-quality THCA options, take a look at our shop: https://thcaorder.com/shop/.