Earlier this month I had the opportunity to speak to the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) about the rapidly changing legal landscape for hemp and marijuana. I called the presentation “Guardrails or Gatekeepers?” because I think that distinction captures one of the most important cannabis policy questions we face.

I recently spoke at length about the new anti-hemp law passed by Congress, what it means for US hemp companies, and what happens next with Russell Dowden and Rachel Nelson of Blazed Media Group. Click here to watch the podcast.

I had a robust discussion about the federal hemp ban this week with Luc Carlin, a documentarian and founder of High Design. Watch it here.

During our one hour conversation Cole engaged with me on a range of topics, including how hemp could be the future of the cannabis industry and possibly be the best and fastest path to full cannabis legalization.