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October 23, 2025
Built by a former cannabis regulator, Policy, Decoded is your high-signal daily briefing for operators, investors, and policymakers navigating the collision of law, regulation, and business.
Ohio’s legislature just rewrote the voter-approved cannabis law, stripping consumer protections and carving out the hemp beverage market for alcohol distributors. Michigan’s leaders are pointing fingers over a cannabis tax neither party wants to own, while California regulators celebrate destroying $222 million in illicit crops even as licensed operators drown in taxes.
We also pause today to honor Terrance Alan, who helped transform San Francisco’s compassion-era activism into the regulatory framework that shaped modern cannabis. His passing at 73 marks the loss of a founder who bridged the medical underground and the policy mainstream - proof that courage and compassion built the system today’s industry often takes for granted.
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🏛️ Ohio’s voter law gutted
💰 Michigan’s tax fight deepens
🕯️ Farewell to Terrance Alan
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