The hemp beverage industry could disappear in 2026. Not because consumers stopped buying it. Not because retailers stopped selling it. But because of federal policy language that could remove hemp-derived consumable products from the market entirely. Last week, I traveled to Washington, D.C. with a group of amazing women from Women in Hemp, part of the Hemp Beverage Alliance , to meet with House and Senate offices about exactly that issue. Our goal was straightforward. Help p
