Edibles.com pitches low-dose THC gummies and drinks as an alternative to alcohol - The Washington Post

Moving beyond sweets and fruit gifts, the company is investing in THC just as it becomes an increasingly popular alternative to alcohol. Edibles.com is positioning itself as an online hub for vetted, low-dose gummies and beverages. Thanks to a loophole in the 2018 farm bill, the psychoactive compound can be legally sold if it's derived from a hempplant and has 0.3 percent or less of concentrated dry weight delta-9 THC. If it's higher, it's marijuana...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/11/09/edibles-thc-gummies-drinks/

Cows fed hemp produced milk with THC, researchers say - The Washington Post

The dairy industry will likely want to use hemp as a feed additive if it gets federal approval and is competitive with other sources of protein, said Jamie Jonker, chief science officer at the National Milk Producers Federation. The industry, he said, has struggled with rising costs of feed and energy, though some of that pressure has been relieved by high prices on milk. 

 Another possible use of hemp in livestock is as a stress reducer, for example when cows are being transported, said Michael Kleinhenz, an assistant professor in beef production medicine at Kansas State University. He has conducted research on steers fed hemp, and the animals tended to become calmer, he said...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2022/11/14/cows-hemp-milk-thc/

How Mitch McConnell Accidentally Created An Unregulated THC Market | FiveThirtyEight

…Congress could shut down many of these products by passing a new law that narrows the definition of hemp, but those who pushed for the original legislation do not appear to be interested in ending the inadvertent legalization of THC — and some appear to be very comfortable with the situation it created...

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-mitch-mcconnell-accidentally-created-an-unregulated-thc-market/

Forget growing weed—make yeast spit out CBD and THC instead - Ars Technica

Loading brewer's yeast with cannabis genes turns them into cannabinoid factories..
https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/03/forget-growing-weed-make-yeast-spit-out-cbd-and-thc-instead/