Trump signs or lets the hemp-ban delay take effect within 6 weeks, and the THC-'psychedelic-like' study gets amplified to muddy psychedelic-exceptionalism messaging.

Within the next six weeks, President Trump is expected to sign or allow a law restricting hemp products to take effect. At the same time, a study comparing THC (the part of cannabis that gets you high) to psychedelic-like experiences is likely to get lots of media attention. Together, these two things could muddy the public conversation by lumping cannabis and psychedelics together — undermining the argument that psychedelics are uniquely therapeutic and deserve their own special legal treatment.

The rider already passed Congress; signature is procedural. The THC study is catnip for conflation coverage.