Federal hemp crackdown, gas station gummies, and THC alphabet soup, all rolled into one Sesh.
In this episode, Brandon and Jesse spark up some loud Larry OG and unpack what the new federal move to pull “minor” cannabinoids off the shelves really means, not for lobbyists, but for the people actually eating these gummies and hitting these pens.
You hear a lot about “Delta this, THC that,” but nobody explains who gets safer and who just gets pushed deeper into the shadows. So we do.
What we get into
What the feds are trying to ban next year, including delta 8, THC O, HHC, THCP and other synthetic hemp cannabinoids that get you lifted
Why most of these lab-cooked cannabinoids feel nothing like whole plant cannabis, and why real consumers rarely touch gas station “hemp highs”
The THCa loophole, how companies ship “legal weed” through the mail, and why the farm bill accidentally created a nationwide grey market
How bans on flavored nicotine vapes, spice, kratom and now synthetic cannabinoids keep pushing people toward sketchier, unregulated products
Why kids are not walking into Chevron to buy these products, and how lawmakers keep legislating optics instead of outcomes
The difference between regulation and prohibition, and how overtaxing and overregulating cannabis states like California actually feed the black market
A real talk side quest on psilocybin as a sacred tool, not a party favor, and what integration looks like after a heavy journey
Narcan vending machines, cough syrup highs, Sudafed IDs, and the weird lengths people go just to feel something
Questions we throw at each other, and at you
Does banning cannabinoids like HHC, THC O or THCP actually make anyone safer, or does it just crank up curiosity and push it underground
Should ultra-potent cannabinoids ever be on gas station shelves, or only in tightly regulated medical settings
Is THCa really different from “normal” cannabis in any way that matters, or is it just a label game that lets some states pretend it is not weed
Will this hemp crackdown empty shelves next year, or will we just see THC 10, THC 11 and THC “whatever is still legal” pop up instead
If you live in a hemp only state, what does this change for you, and do you end up safer, screwed, or just more confused
If you have ever grabbed a random “hemp gummy” from a smoke shop, live in a state with no legal cannabis, or know someone who thinks delta 8 is “diet weed,” this episode gives you the context nobody at the counter is telling you. We are not fearmongering, we are just tired of people getting wrecked by products that exist purely because our laws are written by people who do not understand the plant or the culture.
This one is for anyone stuck in the loopholes.
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