This article seems to miss that the ban has likely already killed the industry. The ban comes into effect by late 2026 and it takes a few months to grow hemp. I can’t imagine being a hemp farmer and hope that Congress gets their shit together and passes something that allows your crop to be sold. At this point I have to imagine most hemp farms have either pivoted or been sold off.

I suspect some big companies are going to scoop up these farms and in a few years once marijuana is federally legal they’ll switch to that.

McConnell screwed them once and while it doesn’t look like he’ll live to see it, he’s going to screw them again.

Just to be fair, the Nintendo Switch 2 does support “Game Key Card” games. Such that you still must download the game and use the card to authenticate your game.

However there are zero first party* Nintendo games that are “Game Key Card” games. If you buy Mario or Zelda you do get the game on the card.

I do expect that will change in the future and follow the trend Sony is taking to be 100% digital. So you’re right to be concerned that they are heading in the same direction.in fact with Sony already heading that direction it’s even more certain.

*(Pokemon, which feels like a first party and Nintendo owns a large portion of, is technically third party.)