Lounges, events, and the licensing questions that arrive once cannabis is consumed outside a home.
Aug 19, 2026
Justice restores gun rights to cannabis consumers, Connecticut closes a store for good and follows the money, and 79 percent of Massachusetts Democrats say keep the law.
Aug 5, 2026
Budd moves to strip the hemp delay, 35 attorneys general back the November date, and marijuana's top trade group amplifies them. Plus North Carolina punts its hemp vote, and 280E goes to Tax Court.
Jun 23, 2026
Plus Virginia's market finally clears the legislature, out-of-state money drives Maine's repeal push, Missouri rebuilds its equity licenses, and the legal cannabis workforce shrinks for the first time.
May 19, 2026
Forty-one groups tell Congress Schedule III doesn't finish the job. Plus: Connecticut's mold files show what oversight actually costs, Minnesota merges its supply chains, and Colorado still can't open a door past retail.
Apr 21, 2026
Todd Blanche replaces Bondi with direct incentives to deliver on rescheduling. Colorado considers hemp beverages in bars while MPP's new data shows the arrest gap at 8-to-1.
Apr 7, 2026
Mass. cleans house and rewrites its cannabis statute | NY retailers finally pulling $4M each | Ohio's hemp fight narrows to a single county courthouse
Mar 18, 2026
South Carolina, Texas, and Rhode Island reshape hemp markets while federal systems still treat cannabis as risk
Mar 17, 2026
IRS pressure hits MSOs, hemp supply tightens, and states move ahead without federal clarity.
Mar 10, 2026
Texas rewrites hemp rules, Ohio brewers challenge a veto, and regulators across the country keep deciding what intoxicating hemp is allowed to become.
Mar 9, 2026
Pennsylvania faces a hemp deadline, Ohio’s drink ban heads to court, and New York’s sales surge now depends on supply.
Feb 26, 2026
Gun rights collide with marijuana policy as the hemp clock ticks. States tighten the screws. Capital adapts.
Jan 29, 2026
Massachusetts rewrites market mechanics in conference. DEA chatter needs institutional proof. Oklahoma links illicit grows to cleanup costs and budget muscle.
Jan 16, 2026
DeSantis weaponizes the fraud unit, McConnell strikes back, and Massachusetts fights a repeal effort.
Jan 9, 2026
Congress picks the low-risk lane: protect medical, let the White House own Schedule III. Hemp THC hits grocery scale. Massachusetts posts another record.
Dec 30, 2025
Ohio’s rules meet a federal rewrite, a veto, and a referendum clock. Meanwhile, Schedule III moves forward and CBD definitions stay in play.
Dec 18, 2025
The White House confirms Trump will speak on marijuana rescheduling today. Schedule III headlines arrive first; the administrative process, safety politics, and market consequences follow.
Dec 12, 2025
Trump toys with Schedule 3, Ohio tightens its voter mandate, hemp absorbs new heat, and New York’s tracking system gets stress-tested in real time.
Dec 11, 2025
Wyden moves to replace the federal hemp THC ban with standards as CRS questions enforcement, Curaleaf and Texas adjust in real time, and Massachusetts faces testing, repeal, and social use fights.
Dec 8, 2025
A Washington Post edibles story hits the national bloodstream as courts, regulators, and data systems quietly reset where cannabis risk and responsibility really sit.
Nov 10, 2025
McConnell used the shutdown to push hemp prohibition, turning a $28 billion market into campaign collateral.
Nov 7, 2025
Shutdown brinkmanship, retail expansion, and legal warfare now define the hemp fight — plus an exclusive D.C. conference discount for Policy, Decoded readers.
Oct 24, 2025
Michigan’s enforcement void attracts organized crime while lawmakers pile on new taxes. Teen vaping data arms prohibitionists, and THC beverages keep reshaping retail.
Oct 10, 2025
Governors are declaring emergencies, legislatures are split, and courts are next. States are fracturing over intoxicating hemp - and the beverage industry’s on the line.
Sep 22, 2025
Cornbread Hemp takes on Tennessee’s three-tier system, Texas hemp operators outmaneuver a THC ban, and Arizona valuations show why scarcity shapes cannabis strategy.
Sep 18, 2025
Trump’s drug czar pick keeps cannabis rescheduling “on the table” while the DEA process remains frozen. Ohio exposes nearly one million patient records, Alabama hearings drag on four years after legalization, and lawmakers rediscover cannabis reform only when Trump brings it up.
