One Plant Alliance: A New Way Forward [Guest Article]
Editor’s note: A cannabis industry leadership “dream team” consisting of Amber Lengacher, Steve DeAngelo, and Andrew DeAngelo, have come together to create the One Plant Alliance, an industry organization with the express mission to unite the cannabis industry. I am happy that they have chosen to promote my Three Pillar regulatory approach as part of their advocacy, and I am excited to share their information with you. – Rod Kight
One Plant Alliance: A New Way Forward
Guest Blog Authors: Amber D. Lengacher, Steve DeAngelo, and Andrew DeAngelo
In the wake of a federal funding bill that redefines hemp and prohibits most hemp products, a New Way Forward is emerging.
One Plant Alliance, founded by the co-authors here, is on a mission to implement the regulation of all cannabinoid products under Three Golden Pillars (testing, labeling, and age-verification), in some ways similar to alcohol. This approach will unify hemp, licensed cannabis, and legacy markets around the removal of “marihuana” from the controlled substances act.
This industry has turned on itself, examples of the breakdown include the recently proposed federal hemp legislation but also political warfare in Texas, Florida, and other states. Executive orders, vetoes, emergency regulations—all lobbied for aggressively by various sectors of the industry. Hundreds of millions of dollars are spent on legal, lobbying, and enforcement battles. This is a losing strategy in which no one wins.
Licensed cannabis is over-regulated, hemp is under threat, and legacy keeps winning. Meanwhile, 62+ million Americans are consuming cannabis and moving fluidly between the sectors. That market size will only increase after Americans are free to make their own choices without fear of the lingering consequences of prohibition.
One plant, one policy, one future. The time is now. Learn more at www.oneplantalliance.org.
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November 14, 2025
If a science-based standard is the goal, then who is representing the science?
I’m in total agreement with One Plant Alliance’s goals and pledge. I am 65 and have been involved with this plant over 50 years, I too remember the 70’s when our community was all about ‘Free the Plant’.
I don’t recall that we specified whether it was Marijuana or Hemp plant, it was just cannabis to us. I have been totally disgusted with the MJ v Hemp war, particularly the MJ people although I understand that they have it tough and don’t want more competition.
The ones that really got me were the ones that said Hemp Growers were operating under a loophole and furthermore Hemp operations shouldn’t have tried to build a business under a loophole. But let’s get it straight, Hemp farmers didn’t have a loophole, they actually had a Federal law in the 2018 Farm Bill. MJ is the one with a loophole, remember MJ is still Federally illegal and the only way that ‘legal states’ are allowed to operate is the Federal Government turning a blind eye, now that’s a loophole.
It’s the same damn plant why can’t we all get along and make some real progress and support DeScheduling and the One Plant Alliance. Happy Growing 🙂
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It should also be noted that in the 70’s NORML was for Freeing the Plant and now they’re are not friendly to the Hemp industry.