Congress Bans Most Hemp Products, Leaving Industry Unsettled and Uncertain [FEATURE]
The industry has a year to get Congress to change its mind.
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Products such as these will be prohibited if Congress does not replace its hemp ban with a regulatory approach instead. (Creative Commons)No Need to Ban Hemp Products When You Can Regulate Them, Advocates Say [FEATURE]
Industry experts propose regulation over outright bans, urging Congress to craft a viable framework for the $30 billion hemp market instead of pushing it toward collapse. -
Mitch McConnell has reversed course on hemp derivatives. (Gage Skidmore)Mitch McConnell Helped Usher in the Hemp Industry, Now He Is Working to Effectively Kill It [FEATURE]
Will Congress move to regulate hemp-derived cannabinoids or to ban them? -
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk (Anthony Headley/OHCHR)US Drug Boat Attacks Violate International Human Rights Law, UN Human Rights Chief Says
The attacks have "no justification under international law," says UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. -
One of the South American "drug boats" blown out of the water by the US military. The death stands at 43 so far. (DOD)Do Trump Drug Boat Killings Expose US Servicemembers to Criminal Liability? [FEATURE]
Obeying an order to kill unarmed civilians on the high seas could get American GIs in trouble. -
Colombian President Gustavo Petro is confronting the US over its drug boat attacks. (Creative Commons)US Strikes Another "Drug Boat" in the Caribbean, Colombia-US Feud Heats Up, More... (10/21/25)
For at least the sixth time in as many weeks, the US has blown an alleged boat carrying drugs out of the water in the Caribbean, a Colombian family says the strikes killed one of their members, and more. -
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Industrial hemp is coming to Central Asia after Kazakhstan legalized its cultivation. (Pixabay)US Attacks Another Venezuelan "Drug Boat," CA Gov Signs Bill to Expedite Marijuana, Psychedelic Research, More... (10/15/2025)
The State Department has revoked the visas of dozens of Mexican politicians and government officials over cartel ties, Kazakhstan legalizes industrial hemp, and more. -
Pannir Pranthaman. Executed last week in Singapore for less than two ounces of heroin. (Amnesty International)Senate GOP Blocks Bid to Rein In Trump's Caribbean Military Strikes, Singapore Hangs Another Drug Offender, More... (10/13/25)
Secretary of Defense Hegseth announces a new counternarcotics task force in the Caribbean, Singapore again resorts to the death penalty for a drug offender, and more. -
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