SōRSE News & Blog

Federal and state hemp regulatory changes continue to evolve rapidly, affecting both beverage makers and consumers. This April update covers the updated Farm Bill, FDA’s new CBD products enforcement policy, four states tightening hemp rules to align with the upcoming…

In this Employee Spotlight series, we chat with SōRSE employees from VPs to lab tech, to learn what drives our innovation and makes our team unique. Today’s Employee Spotlight is on Scott Riefler, Chief Science Officer. Why did you decide…

This Women’s History Month, we took time to appreciate and collect the wisdom of just a few of the women innovating at SōRSE, including Steph Woods, VP of Sales, Susie Bautisa, Beverage Formulator, Jamie Taylor, Emulsion Scientist, Hilary Brown, Director…

You’ve probably told yourself you’ll get to it, making contingency plans for your core suppliers. But then a product launch comes up, or a new compliance regulation rolls out, and planning that switch gets set aside again. Evaluating another emulsion…

Federal and state hemp regulations continue to evolve rapidly, affecting both beverage makers and consumers. This March update covers critical changes in Alabama, Chicago’s regulatory status, and federal developments that may impact your hemp beverage business. Alabama hemp regulations: major…

In this Employee Spotlight series, we chat with SōRSE employees from VPs to lab tech, to learn what drives our innovation and makes our team unique. Today’s Employee Spotlight on Michael Flemmens, EVP of Research. Why did you decide to…

There is an update on hemp legislation in Washington, D.C., and this is your call to action. This week, Rep. Jim Baird, Angie Craig, James Comer, Gabe Evans, Tim Moore, and 10 other cosponsors began circulating the bipartisan HR 7024,…

You’re a cannabis brand, and you’re developing a new line of cannabis beverages. How do you choose your emulsion provider? The problem is that they all seem to make the same marketing claims—small particle size, lasting stability, reliable potency. You…

For those of us working with hemp, November 2025 will be remembered as a wake-up moment. While the timing might have been surprising to some, it is a call for our industry to align and support our regulatory bodies who…

If you came to cannabis from smoking and later tried a cannabis beverage, you probably noticed a real difference in how it hits. The effects of smoking feel layered, almost kaleidoscopic–an “entourage effect” of sensations. And while most THC beverages…