Is the High Over for Hemp Drinks?

大麻饮品的热潮是否已过?

The Journal.

2026-04-07

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A new billion-dollar industry of hemp-derived THC drinks exploded onto the market last year by exploiting an apparent legal loophole. Now, a federal ban is set to wipe the popular alcohol alternatives off shelves by November. WSJ's Laura Cooper and Cann CEO Jake Bullock detail the last-ditch effort to lobby Washington. Jessica Mendoza hosts. Further Listening: - How Scotts Miracle-Gro's Weed Business Went Up in Smoke - California's Wine Industry Is in Crisis Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • There's a new kind of drink that's been taking off over the past couple of years.

  • It's not alcohol, but it can give you a buzz.

  • They're drinks with THC in them.

  • Only, they're not made from marijuana.

  • They're made from hemp.

  • Some states allow them in convenience stores or Total Wine or even Target.

  • It really depends.

  • But one thing is for sure, if they 're allowed to be sold in the state,

  • these bright cans are very prevalent in the places they 're allowed to be sold.

  • Which aisle would it be sold in?

  • I guess not the alcohol aisle because there's no alcohol in it.

  • It depends by store.

  • Like for me, like if I go into a bodega, it will be next to alcohol.

  • And sometimes it'll be next to seltzer.

  • That's our colleague Laura Cooper.

  • She covers beverages for The Wall Street Journal,

  • including these hemp drinks that can get you high and are packaged in colorful cans and can have fruity flavors

  • like tangerine and ginger lemongrass.

  • Today, these hemp drinks are a billion-dollar industry.

  • They're one of the bright spots in.