POLITICO: Ben Droz used to be the best-known hemp lobbyist in Washington- strolling around the Capitol in hemp clothing and sporting a hemp briefcase, extoll...

Banking regulators have had increasing pressure from Congress, including letters from Senate Leader McConnell and longtime hemp champion Senator Wyden. On Au...

DC Radio Interview - "Cannabis Conversations" with Ben Droz In Washington, DC, cannabis is legal possess, use, and even grow yourself, in addition to a burge...

"That's The Angle" Podcast: Ben Droz, Cannabis Lobbyist On July 10, I attended an historic cannabis hearing on Capitol Hill. When I got back I ran into my f...

Published in HEMP Magazine: https://thehempmag.com/2019/07/senate-hearing-provides-update-on-federal-progress-for-hemp-regulations/ It’s been another big wee...

A federal hemp lobbyist recounts the decade he worked for hemp legalization on Capitol Hill, culminating with the 2018 Farm Bill, and considers what the futu...

On July 25th, the Senate Agriculture Committee held a landmark  hearing on hemp production and the 2018 Farm Bill. The hearing began with opening statements ...

On May 31st, the FDA held their first public hearing on cannabis products - ever- and announced a pubic comment period. The Hemp Guy took the opportunity to...

I personally like to just ignore the haters, and have valid reasons to do so.

On April 2nd, outgoing Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, and his office, published an official notice for a public hearing and reques...

So much happening!! Bill signing ceremony was delayed due to an impending Government Shutdown. It got signed! Official Video from White House See my covera...

Photo by @TheHempGuy This Comment was submitted April 23, 2018 For more information: http://deschedulecannabisnow.com/ Agency: Food and Drug Administration ...

This weekend is Earth Day, but it seems more people are excited about 420, the international celebration of cannabis. While there seems to be little done on...

​On April 12, 2018, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced the Hemp Farming Act of 2018, S. 2667. This legislation follows the footsteps of The In...

On the Road Again! We took a two day road trip before arriving in Colorado. This is the mobile Hemplements van. Morris Beegle, Founder of NoCo Hemp Expo, w...

A federal hemp lobbyist breaks down the national progress that was made and missed in 2017 on the issue of hemp legalization. This piece was originally publi...

On January 4, Attorney General Jeff Session went back on his own words during his confirmation hearing, going against both public opinion and science to reit...

Hemp Update: Hemp History Week 2018 is June 4-10. Sign up to host your own event and get free hemp giveaways! Industrial Hemp has emerged somewhat quietly ...

This piece was published on Medium, the week that Donald Trump won the election to be President of the United States. While it is very hard for many of us to...