January 26, 2026
Built by a former cannabis regulator, Policy, Decoded helps operators read the policy terrain before it shifts beneath their feet.
Today’s edition centers on New York’s path to stability, the nuts-and-bolts work that turns a large market into a durable one, and the daily enforcement cadence that actually changes behavior. We also track a federal hemp bill built to force real rules, plus the United Center putting low-dose THC drinks into live-event operations where compliance gets tested in the real world.
This briefing is supported by our day job at THC Group, where we provide strategic counsel for policy and regulatory headaches, and by The Hybrid podcast with former regulators Shawn Collins and Erik Gundersen.
🏛️ Boring governance, real market
🧾 Hemp rules on a clock
🏟️ Low-dose goes mainstream
Measure twice, cut once.
