Upsides to the Hemp Ban, VA + MA Changes + Seniors Smoking

Don't panic - there may be some positives to the federal hemp ban signed into law last week. This episode:

1:00 -- Special guest MaryJane Gibson just wrote the new Rolling Stone article on the government shutting down the hemp industry. She discusses why big hemp players are not freaking out (and may even be happy with the ban,) what consumers may experience, and how businesses are responding.

14:50 -- Rachelle Gordon discusses the Minnesota market as a model for a new drink culture that sits THC and beer side by side,

20:00 -- Why has Republicans' support for cannabis and hemp fallen in the last year? And Mitch McConnell's getting big donations from the alcohol industry.

29:00 -- How the topic of hemp fit in to the Ignite It conference (formerly Benzinga) in DC last week.

34:30 -- Brit Smith covers state-level changes coming to Virginia and Massachusetts after recent elections.

37:50 -- Sara Payan discusses the rise of seniors using cannabis, and how Gen X women are being loud about their weed use for perimenopause and menopause.

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