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?