<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Great Hemp Hoax]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Great Hemp Hoax]]></description><link>https://www.hemphoax.com/news</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:40:28 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.hemphoax.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Business of Cannabis: Arizona Moves Ahead With Intoxicating Hemp Ban, Retailers Now Face $20k Fines Per Product]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Arizona law is clear: intoxicating THC products must be sold through licensed dispensaries, not convenience stores or smoke shops.”]]></description><link>https://www.hemphoax.com/post/business-of-cannabis-arizona-moves-ahead-with-intoxicating-hemp-ban-retailers-now-face-20k-fines</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6810f2eef7556ce6cfe9148c</guid><category><![CDATA[News Articles]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/82c52c_7566f403804d45a2bbd7ce77f93cbf33~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_624,h_288,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Laura Braden Quigley</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CFO: Why intoxicating hemp is a growing threat to regulated cannabis businesses]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Licensed operators are not fighting to ban those products, but to require regulation across the board,” she said. “If the legal industry has to follow these strict rules, then so should everyone else. The issue isn’t that hemp-derived Delta-9 is inherently bad — it’s that there are no guardrails, and people think it’s the same thing as regulated cannabis.”]]></description><link>https://www.hemphoax.com/post/cfo-why-intoxicating-hemp-is-a-growing-threat-to-regulated-cannabis-businesses</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68068510b056b997afbdf633</guid><category><![CDATA[News Articles]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 18:09:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/82c52c_3b96805e6785440f9faa75168f17cb6e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_392,h_392,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Laura Braden Quigley</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Triibe: Social equity weed entrepreneurs speak out against unregulated hemp undercutting their business]]></title><description><![CDATA["Today, legal cannabis licenses like mine are struggling to survive because of unregulated hemp flooding the market.”]]></description><link>https://www.hemphoax.com/post/the-tribe-social-equity-weed-entrepreneurs-speak-out-against-unregulated-hemp-undercutting-their-bu</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68066ce127df0721601b1c14</guid><category><![CDATA[News Articles]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 16:10:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/82c52c_350de2eca40d4d3e80f569f7d52420e4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Laura Braden Quigley</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pain News Network: Nearly All Hemp Products Will Get You High]]></title><description><![CDATA["These companies aren't just skirting regulations – they're putting consumers at serious risk."]]></description><link>https://www.hemphoax.com/post/pain-news-network-nearly-all-hemp-products-will-get-you-high</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67e57649eb95ab6add420965</guid><category><![CDATA[News Articles]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 16:04:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/82c52c_6df7c3f1306b4565a79ede39e15c563d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_507,h_152,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Laura Braden Quigley</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mammoth Farms Takes Legal Stand Against Synthetic Hemp THC Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawsuit filed by Mammoth Farms against Colorado's Marijuana Enforcement Division has brought national attention to a public health crisis.]]></description><link>https://www.hemphoax.com/post/mammoth-farms-takes-legal-stand-against-synthetic-hemp-thc-crisis</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67e1b4aaec6a3a7a02efd11a</guid><category><![CDATA[Press Releases]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 19:42:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/82c52c_fac57c9dc647448caf037afc08a82164~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_959,h_959,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Laura Braden Quigley</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Groundwork Holdings Praises California’s Proposal to Readopt Intoxicating Hemp Ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif.  — The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has readopted emergency regulations (set to expire this month)...]]></description><link>https://www.hemphoax.com/post/groundwork-holdings-praises-california-s-proposal-to-readopt-intoxicating-hemp-ban</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f6721cd1652bd37246b45c</guid><category><![CDATA[Government]]></category><category><![CDATA[Press Releases]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_531fd50c4abf41ca83e5463b3acf48c1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Laura Braden Quigley</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ohio Capital Journal: Backers of hemp regulation bill say intoxicating hemp products threaten Ohio’s marijuana industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[SOURCE: Ohio Capital Journal EXCERPT: Ohioans in the marijuana business, poison control workers, and religious organizations testified...]]></description><link>https://www.hemphoax.com/post/ohio-capital-journal-backers-of-hemp-regulation-bill-say-intoxicating-hemp-products-threaten-ohio-s</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f670defece5ced8d6a5f99</guid><category><![CDATA[News Articles]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/82c52c_16df911a153846cfa2ba4b182f115a02~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Laura Braden Quigley</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greenstate: Shrooms and THC from the mall? Kiosk ignites controversy]]></title><description><![CDATA[SOURCE: Greenstate.com EXCERPT: Wisconsin is one of the few states where  cannabis remains illegal  at every level. Being caught with...]]></description><link>https://www.hemphoax.com/post/greenstate-shrooms-and-thc-from-the-mall-kiosk-ignites-controversy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f66e69303022249c67b8a1</guid><category><![CDATA[News Articles]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/82c52c_f796bc995b194070a720587b9f6c9190~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Laura Braden Quigley</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consumer Alert: "Euphorinol" and the Growing Danger of Synthetic Cannabinoids in Hemp]]></title><description><![CDATA[The claim that products like Euphorinol are "hemp-derived" is fundamentally misleading. ]]></description><link>https://www.hemphoax.com/post/consumer-alert-euphorinol-and-the-growing-danger-of-synthetic-cannabinoids-in-hemp</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f59e012dbeaa202d748c27</guid><category><![CDATA[Press Releases]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/82c52c_382805e02fbd4565a2c8eaf71099f48c~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Laura Braden Quigley</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[KRQE: ABQ city councilor weighs in on mislabeling of marijuana products]]></title><description><![CDATA[SOURCE: KRQE TV EXCERPT: A lucrative scheme is infiltrating New Mexico. That’s what a four-month-long  Larry Barker investigation...]]></description><link>https://www.hemphoax.com/post/krqe-abq-city-councilor-weighs-in-on-mislabeling-of-marijuana-products</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f66dabfece5ced8d6a52a2</guid><category><![CDATA[News Articles]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/82c52c_3f55993bd9904b968dc01aa4b7a6e5f6~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_474,h_266,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Laura Braden Quigley</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[NORML: Analysis: Most ‘Hemp-Derived’ Intoxicating Products Sold Online Contain Synthetically Produced Cannabinoids]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most commercially available hemp-derived intoxicating products are infused with synthetic cannabinoids, including THCP and HCC.]]></description><link>https://www.hemphoax.com/post/norml-analysis-most-hemp-derived-intoxicating-products-sold-online-contain-synthetically-produce</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67d458c9b4708ff7f815eef4</guid><category><![CDATA[News Articles]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/82c52c_b2b5b0c7133342a4ada200585124e7ed~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_750,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Laura Braden Quigley</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greenstate: California’s cannabis market: growth on paper, decline in reality]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unchecked proliferation of illicit THC products masquerading as “hemp” is destabilizing the legal cannabis market and driving its decline.]]></description><link>https://www.hemphoax.com/post/greenstate-california-s-cannabis-market-growth-on-paper-decline-in-reality</link><guid 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regulations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Keeping all THC products within California's cannabis regulations is not just good policy, it is essential for public health.]]></description><link>https://www.hemphoax.com/post/mmj-daily-report-exposes-gaps-in-california-s-hemp-regulations</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67c1c3060c936e3523a4692c</guid><category><![CDATA[News Articles]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 14:16:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/82c52c_fc87ddff87e946eba2653bfbc3f39349~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_465,h_292,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Laura Braden Quigley</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CannabisWire: Texas effort to curb cannabinoid hemp makes waves]]></title><description><![CDATA[ “retailers exploited the agriculture law to sell life-threatening, unregulated forms of THC to the public and made them easily 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