Mississippi

A medical program built by the legislature after a ballot win was thrown out in court.

Sep 14, 2026

⚖️ A jury said $31.8 million. The Sixth Circuit says no court can collect it

Hello Farms delivered the harvest, went unpaid, and won $31.8 million from a jury. A federal appeals court now says no court can make Curaleaf's subsidiaries pay a dollar of it. Plus the DEA rule asking a Mississippi owner to fire two good employees, Nebraska's preemption case ending before it starts, 37 new medical dispensaries in Illinois, and Ricky Williams on The Hybrid

Aug 11, 2026

🥤 Five milligrams, eight cents, three tiers

Van Duyne and Landsman give hemp THC drinks an alcohol-style framework. Plus Houston counts signatures, Texas keeps enforcing, and Michigan's tax closes five stores.

Jul 29, 2026

👃 The smell memo Charlotte had

A federal suit says Charlotte police were warned in 2021 that odor alone wasn't probable cause. Plus SNDL forecloses into the world's largest store count, and hemp's wholesale map fractures.

Mar 31, 2026

🏛️ White House Schedules CBD Meetings as States Race to Redraw Hemp and Cannabis Lines

FDA's CBD file finally moves. New Jersey reshapes its hemp beverage channel. Michigan's 40% tax burden hits the campaign trail.

Mar 30, 2026

⚖️ 99 Days of Silence on Schedule III, Ohio Exports Its Hemp Economy, Mississippi Blocks Terminal Patients

DOJ ghosts Congress on rescheduling. Ohio bans the drink and loses the jobs. Mississippi says no to the patients who need it most.

Mar 6, 2026

🌾 Farm Bill Moves, SAFE Banking Loses A Fixer, And States Start Drawing Harder Lines

Congress advances the Farm Bill without a hemp runway, SAFE Banking loses a key Republican vote, and states keep reshaping cannabis policy from Oklahoma to Michigan.

Feb 12, 2026

🚨 The Panic Cycle Returns, Colorado Tightens The Sample

A coordinated health backlash, a Colorado testing reset, banking gaps that still punish growth, and states feeling border pressure fast.

Feb 2, 2026

🧫 Michigan Testing Under Fire, Colorado Inversion Flags Rise, Ohio Hemp Drinks Head For The Exit

Michigan puts the lab lane on notice. Colorado’s vape questions tighten the supply chain story. Ohio’s hemp beverage ban hits in March, with Congress still debating the national THC math.

Dec 23, 2025

🌾 Farm Bill Hemp Cap Meets Spring Planting Reality

The new 0.4 mg per-package THC cap collides with planting decisions happening now. Plus DOT keeps drug testing rules, and states keep building low-dose beverage lanes.

Sep 8, 2025

🗽 NY Switches to Metrc • PA Gridlock • TX Hemp Tease • 🌍 Rescheduling Shockwaves

New York pivots to Metrc, Pennsylvania gridlock stalls reform, Abbott hints at hemp rules, and Thailand’s “Cannabis King” takes power. Plus: how U.S. rescheduling could unleash global supply chain disruption.

Jun 24, 2025

Policy, Decoded: Hemp's Identity Crisis Just Got Worse

Mississippi is out of patience. So are other states. Today’s Decoded digs into the backlash—and what smart operators should be doing now to avoid becoming collateral.