One Plant Alliance: A New Way Forward [Guest Article] | Cannabis Law Report

Editor’s note: A cannabis industry leadership “dream team” consisting of Amber Lengacher, Steve DeAngelo, and Andrew DeAngelo, have come together to create the One Plant Alliance, an industry organization with the express mission to unite the cannabis industry. I am happy that they have chosen to promote my Three Pillar regulatory approach as part of their advocacy, and I am excited to share their information with you. – Rod Kight

One Plant Alliance: A New Way Forward

Guest Blog Authors: Amber D. Lengacher, Steve DeAngelo, and Andrew DeAngelo

In the wake of a federal funding bill that redefines hemp and prohibits most hemp products, a New Way Forward is emerging.

One Plant Alliance, founded by the co-authors here, is on a mission to implement the regulation of all cannabinoid products under Three Golden Pillars (testing, labeling, and age-verification), in some ways similar to alcohol. This approach will unify hemp, licensed cannabis, and legacy markets around the removal of “marihuana” from the controlled substances act.

This industry has turned on itself, examples of the breakdown include the recently proposed federal hemp legislation but also political warfare in Texas, Florida, and other states. Executive orders, vetoes, emergency regulations—all lobbied for aggressively by various sectors of the industry. Hundreds of millions of dollars are spent on legal, lobbying, and enforcement battles. This is a losing strategy in which no one wins.

Licensed cannabis is over-regulated, hemp is under threat, and legacy keeps winning. Meanwhile, 62+ million Americans are consuming cannabis and moving fluidly between the sectors. That market size will only increase after Americans are free to make their own choices without fear of the lingering consequences of prohibition.

One plant, one policy, one future. The time is now. Learn more at www.oneplantalliance.org.

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November 14, 2025