Jonathan Miller interviews Ben Meggs, Co-founder and CEO of the Bayou City Hemp Company, about the continuing hemp battle in Texas. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com.

Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: 

1. Who is behind the Bayou City Hemp Company, and what are the product lines that it sells?
2. What happened during the regular session of the Texas General Assembly, and what role did Governor Abbott play?
3. What is the status of legislation moving currently through the Texas legislature during the special session called by Gov. Abbott?
4. With Democrats fleeing the state to stop redistricting, what are the prospects of any legislation passing during the special session?
5. What is the long term future for hemp in Texas: robust regulation or a ban?  What would regulation look like?

Jonathan Miller interviews Justin Swanson, President of the Midwest Hemp Council, about legislation being considered by the House Appropriations Committee that could ban most consumable hemp products. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com.

Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: 

1. What is the status of legislation being considered by the House Appropriations Committee that could ban most consumable hemp products?
2. Why is the sponsor, subcommittee chairman Rep. Andy Harris, able to pass through controversial language with hearings or much objection?
3. What are the prospects of this particular spending bill making it through both houses of Congress?
4. What alternatives are the hemp industry proposing in lieu of the prohibition efforts?
5. What pathways are available for hemp regulatory legislation?
6. Are you bullish on the future of hemp in the US?  What needs to happen for the industry to be successful?

Jonathan Miller interviews Austin, Texas lobbyist Frank Santos, about the ever-changing state of play for hemp policy in Texas. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com.

Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: 

1. What is Senate Bill 3 and how did it pass the legislature?
2. How will Governor Abbott treat Senate Bill 3 now that it has reached his desk?  Is a veto possible?
3. If the Governor doesn't veto Senate Bill 3, what are the legal options?
4. If the Governor does veto Senate Bill 3, what are next steps?
5. Why did Lt. Governor Patrick invest so many political capital into banning hemp?
6. What was the role of the alcohol industry in passage of Senate Bill 3 and in the veto efforts?
7. How can a TX resident urge the Governor to veto Senate Bill 3?

Jonathan Miller interviews Anthony Newby, CEO of Cultivated CBD, about issues of justice and equality in the hemp and cannabis industries. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com.

Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: 

1. Why have the hemp and cannabis industries been at the center of the national discussion about justice and equality?
2. What work is being done by the US Hemp Roundtable to address injustice and promote small and disadvantaged businesses?
3. How should an economically disadvantaged entrepreneur approach success in the hemp industry?
4. How has Minnesota emerged as ground zero of the hemp beverage industry and what is the status of efforts there?
5. What are the prospects for the US Hemp industry on issues relating to justice and equality?

Jonathan Miller interviews Brandon Pollock, CEO of Theory Wellness, about how more marijuana companies are getting into the business of hemp. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com.

Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: 

1. How are marijuana companies navigating the challenging legal and regulatory landscape?
2. Why are more and more marijuana businesses transitioning into the hemp industry?
3. How is the hemp beverage space opening up new opportunities for cannabis entrepreneurs?
4. What does the future look like for the hemp beverage industry?
5. What advice would you share with entrepreneurs looking to succeed in cannabis and hemp?

Jonathan Miller interviews Chris Fontes, President of the US Hemp Authority about that organization's ongoing adult product certification program. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com.

Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: 

1. Why did the US Hemp Authority decide to implement an adult product certification program?
2. How is the program working over its first several months?
3. What is the import of the April 20 (4/20) discount deadline for application into the program?
4. Why should a brand owner choose to certify their products through the program?
5. Why is the program significant in efforts to legalize and regulate adult hemp products?

Jonathan Miller interviews Clifford Starke, Chair of Hampstead Private Capital and CEO of Flora Growth, about the economic climate for investing in the hemp and cannabis industries. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com.

Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: 

1. How did you get involved in the hemp and cannabis space?
2. What is the current economic climate for investors in the hemp industry?
3. What advice would you give to an entrepreneur who is seeking capital to grow their business?
4. How would you advise Congress and state legislatures to protect the hemp industry?
5. What are your short term and long term outlooks for the success of the hemp industry?

Jonathan Miller interviews Jena Murray, the newly elected President of the US Hemp Roundtable, about policy challenges and opportunities facing the U.S. hemp industry. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com.

Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: 

1. Who is Jena Murray and what was her path to becoming President of the US Hemp Roundtable?
2. How has Medterra made the transition from non-intoxicating CBD to adult hemp products?
3. What is your vision about the future of U.S. hemp policy with today's Congress and White House?
4. As a California company, how concerned are you about state policy on hemp products?
5. What other states are of greatest concern for the hemp industry?

Jonathan Miller interviews Craig Katz, Government Relations Manager of CBD Kratom, about policy challenges and opportunities facing the hemp industry in Illinois and Missouri. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com.

Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: 

1. What is CBD Kratom's role in the US hemp industry?
2. Given the opposition of Governor JB Pritzker, what's the status of legislative policy in Illinois?
3. With the support Mayor Brandon Johnson, how are regulatory efforts proceeding in Chicago?
4. How is the hemp industry navigating legislative battles with Big Marijuana and divisions among themselves in Missouri?
5. Having served in the legislative trenches where the sausage is made, what are your general feelings about the future of US hemp policy?

Jonathan Miller interviews Scott Selix, Founder and General Counsel of Climbing Kites, about policy challenges and opportunities facing the hemp beverage industry in the upper Midwest. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com.

Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: 

1. What's the history of Climbing Kites in the hemp space?
2. How does Climbing Kites ensure the quality and safety of its products and why is it certifying with the US Hemp Authority?
3. How has hemp policy transformed in Iowa?
4. What is the status of efforts to ban hemp products in Nebraska?
5. How bullish are you about the future of hemp products, particularly beverages?

Jonathan Miller interviews Jonathan Black, CEO of Cheech & Chong's, about efforts in California to restore the sale of hemp products at retail. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com.

 Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: 

1. What's it like to work with icons Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong?
2. Why was California Governor Newsom so animated about banning the sale of all hemp products?
3. What was the effort to bring together dozens of brands from both the marijuana and hemp industry to build consensus on a legislative agenda?
4. How bullish are you on the prospects of legislation in California to restore the retail sale of hemp products?
5. What is the future of the hemp product industry, particularly hemp beverages?

Jonathan Miller interviews Art Massolo, Vice President for Business Develop of Cycling Frog, about policy challenges and opportunities facing the hemp beverage industry. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com.

Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: 

1. Why have hemp beverages become the fastest growing segment of the hemp industry?
2. How does the hemp beverage space compare with the alcohol industry?
3. What kinds of regulatory changes are necessary to ensure a successful industry?
4. How should beverage brands interact with the rest of the greater hemp industry in terms of pursuing policy solutions?
5. What should a prospective hemp beverage consumer know about products?

Jonathan Miller interviews Aaron Nosbisch, the CEO of Brez, about the exciting new category of hemp beverages, the challenges and the opportunities. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com.

Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: 

1. What are the factors behind the recent surge of the hemp beverage industry?
2. What are the typical demographics of hemp beverage consumers?
3. Why do you oppose limiting the sale of hemp beverages to marijuana dispensaries?
4. How is the direct-to-consumer market growing in the hemp beverage space?
5. Should the three-tier regulatory model for alcohol apply to hemp beverages as well?

Jonathan Miller interviews Boone Cutler, the chairman of Spartan Sword, a veterans’ advocacy organization, about continuing battles our nation’s veterans face in ensuring access to hemp and CBD products for health and wellness purposes. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com.

Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: 

1. What is Spartan Sword, and how does the organization advocate for the interests of U.S. veterans?
2. Why is access to hemp, CBD and cannabis important for our nation’s veterans?
3. What role has the U.S. Veterans Administration played in the provision of hemp and cannabis products to veterans?
4. What policy changes are needed to better provide access to veterans of needed hemp and cannabis products?

Jonathan Miller interviews Gillian Schauer, Executive Director of the Cannabis Regulators Association (CANNRA), and Jessica Burgess, Deputy General Counsel of the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, about hemp policy from the purview of state regulators. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com.

Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: 

1. What is the Cannabis Regulators Association (CANNRA) and what is its role in developing national and state hemp policy?
2. What has CANNRA recommended to Congress in terms of the federal regulatory treatment of hemp products?
3. How does CANNRA work to provide consistency among state hemp regulatory approaches in the absence of federal regulation?
4. What is the legal status of products containing CBD and THC in Massachusetts?
5. How can the hemp industry better promote diversity and equitable treatment of individuals within the industry?

Jonathan Miller interviews Robert Hoban, a leading national attorney in the hemp and cannabis space, about the brewing policy conflict emerging between the hemp industry and its cousins in the cannabis industry. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com.

Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: 

1. What is the war between hemp and marijuana and how did it get started?
2. What do leading cannabis associations say about the rise of hemp products that are potentially impairing?
3. Is there any common ground between the hemp and marijuana industries on the issue of adult cannabinoids?
4. What is the legal and regulatory future for intoxicating hemp products and how should companies in the space be prepared?

Jonathan Miller interviews Rod Kight, one of the nation's leading hemp attorneys, on the optimal path forward for the regulation of adult hemp cannabinoid products. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com.

Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: 

1. How did the adult cannabinoid product market emerge and what is its current status?
2. What is Kight's suggested "three pillar" approach for regulating cannabinoids?
3. What is THC-A and how should it be treated under federal and state law and regulation?
4. How important is self-regulation to the industry and what's the role of the US Hemp Authority?

Jonathan Miller interviews Chris Fontes, President of the US Hemp Authority about that organization's upcoming adult product certification program. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com.

Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: 

1. Why did the US Hemp Authority decide to implement an adult product certification program?
2. What does the current marketplace look like for hemp products that potentially impair consumers?
3. How is the adult certification program different from the current non-intoxicating certification program?
4. How will this program help keep adult products out of the hands of children?
5. Why should a brand owner choose to certify their products through the program?
6. How should state and federal regulators take notice?

Jonathan Miller interviews Nolan Jackson, partner at Frost Brown Todd and regulatory counsel to the US Hemp Roundtable, about major legislative and regulatory changes being made at the state level during 2024. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com.

Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: 

1. What is the impact of new laws passed by state legislatures in CT, SD, FL, GA, IA and TN?
2. What is the impact of new regulatory and administrative actions taken in DC, KY, and MD?
3. What is the status of legislation pending in CA, IL, LA and OH?
4. How can an individual or company keep apprised of the detailed changes being made on a regular basis in the states?

Jonathan Miller interviews Bill Bookout, President of the National Animal Supplements Council, about an exciting new study on the impact of hemp and CBD on household pets. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com.

Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode: 

1. What is the current marketplace for hemp supplements for pets?
2. How are pet owners finding value for administering hemp and CBD?
3. What were the results of the new study NASC commissioned on the use of hemp and CBD for pets?
4. How will this study shape future regulatory action from the FDA?
5. What advice do you give to pet owners on hemp and CBD pet products?