A long-running medical program and a legalization debate that never quite lands.
Sep 11, 2026
John Rodgers settled with the Cannabis Control Board over roughly 100 seedlings in an unapproved greenhouse. Plus eleven new taxing states and almost no new money, Michigan's wholesale tax finds a candidate, and a fake email from a regulator.
Aug 14, 2026
Hawaii's hemp crackdown came with a paper trail, Ohio's customers still drive to Michigan, and the Rogers family bought Levia back. Virginia's shelves wait on a judge in Roanoke.
Jul 1, 2026
Day two turned on the two-part test the government swapped mid-analysis. Plus Pennsylvania's one-man gate, Nebraska approving rules it's still fighting in court, and a Minnesota city that did the math.
Jun 3, 2026
The Rules Committee blocks the hemp delay amendments, but the coalition isn't done. Plus Landry jails public smoking, an HHC suit hits DEA, and AYR hands three more states to its lenders.
Jun 1, 2026
Six weeks after Schedule III, state regulators say they can't advise their own licensees, with the DEA hearing two weeks out. Plus three Republican plays to stop November's hemp ban and Robinhood's open door.
Apr 1, 2026
SAM targets CMS in federal court. Texas smokable hemp ban takes effect. New Jersey opens multi-serving hemp drinks.
Mar 13, 2026
Texas reshapes hemp, a federal court reinforces state cannabis borders, and regulators face the harder work of running legal markets.
Feb 18, 2026
Contract enforceability, DOJ’s gun strategy, Virginia momentum, hemp power plays, and a $9B Massachusetts reality check.
Feb 16, 2026
On Presidents’ Day, executive power meets hemp deadlines, a Massachusetts license freeze, and mounting enforcement pressure across state markets.
Feb 12, 2026
A coordinated health backlash, a Colorado testing reset, banking gaps that still punish growth, and states feeling border pressure fast.
Feb 10, 2026
Tax bets get bolder, capital gets pricier, and ballot politics get louder. Today’s briefs track where money and process collide.
Feb 3, 2026
A quiet federal deadline carries loud restructuring consequences, and states are already aligning on hemp and safety rules. Plus our Clinical Therapeutics commentary on medical cannabis standards.
Jan 23, 2026
Washington rethinks cannabis in care facilities. Congress punts on hemp again. New England politics test market stability.
Jan 13, 2026
CT targets deal conduct with six-figure fines while NY eyes a potency tax repeal. Texas hemp faces an administrative shutdown. Supported by Wispr Flow and Beehiiv.
Jan 12, 2026
GOP AGs tee up litigation, banks stay on the sidelines, Texas tests regulation-by-fee, Minnesota counts down to November, and California’s top regulator exits.
Jan 2, 2026
New York’s legal market is scaling fast. The next win is boring competence, tight enforcement, and a Schedule III court fight waiting in the wings.
Nov 25, 2025
Federal rulings and state regulators reshaped the week’s risk map while The Hybrid dropped a holiday edition to listen to on your upcoming cousin walk.
Sep 17, 2025
Oklahoma consolidates from 14,000 to 5,000 licenses, Wanda James takes on a congressional heavyweight, and legalization paradoxically fuels new waves of enforcement.
