One of the two original adult-use markets, running on rules that predate everyone else's.
Sep 1, 2026
The hemp delay is on suspension tonight, so Andy Harris is voting no on the rule that carries the rest of the week. Plus DEA's 26 questions for Colorado dispensaries, the Sand Springs affidavit, and Perullo on cross.
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.
Aug 12, 2026
A $272 million unsolicited bid meets a special committee. Plus the alcohol industry endorses the hemp beverage bill, and Virginia defends its cap in Roanoke.
Jul 21, 2026
Cannabist's five-state liquidation becomes Vireo's 230-store map. Plus Oklahoma's reference lab races its own market, Nebraska prices entry before patients exist, and Menominee's ninth license turns scarce.
Jun 17, 2026
An industry-side analysis says the D.C. Circuit could stay and reverse rescheduling if standing clears. Plus the FDA's missing hemp lines, Virginia's market caught in a data-center budget fight, and what rescheduling still hasn't done for banking.
Jun 8, 2026
Trulieve carved out its adult-use business to list a medical-only company on the NYSE, the first U.S. operator on a major exchange. Plus the DEA's June 22 roster, Texas hemp back in court, and what a Michigan license is really worth.
May 26, 2026
Massachusetts puts a 75 to 125 percent band on THC labels. A federal judge tosses the Medicare hemp suit. Spanberger gets a poll she did not want. Scutari moves a 200-milligram hemp bottle.
Apr 24, 2026
Washington reopened every major cannabis and hemp question today and answered none of them | DOJ moves state-licensed medical marijuana to Schedule III while routing adult-use to a June 29th hearing | The 3 mg CMS Medicare standard is the clearest signal yet about where a revised federal hemp floor might land
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.
Mar 24, 2026
Michigan’s tax fight, Virginia’s market design, and a hemp industry being sorted in real time
Mar 13, 2026
Texas reshapes hemp, a federal court reinforces state cannabis borders, and regulators face the harder work of running legal markets.
Mar 2, 2026
Gun rights at the Supreme Court, insurers eye THC coverage, THCA crackdowns expand, and The Hybrid drops a new episode.
Feb 25, 2026
IRS posture stays firm, Virginia and Kentucky accelerate, hemp tightens, and brewers finally quantify what THC is taking.
Feb 20, 2026
Hemp is tightening, retail is shifting, and enforcement is staying loud. Plus Illinois and Washington price compression, Texas distribution, and a reality check on Medicare CBD chatter.
Feb 13, 2026
CRS reopens 280E debate, FDA messaging tightens, Nebraska stalls on medical rollout, and the hemp drink fight keeps escalating across state lines.
Jan 27, 2026
New York needs boring, steady governance. Congress tightens the hemp clock. United Center tests low-dose THC beverages at scale.
Jan 23, 2026
Washington rethinks cannabis in care facilities. Congress punts on hemp again. New England politics test market stability.
Dec 31, 2025
New Year’s Eve edition. Trump’s Schedule III push heads toward publication and court, while Congress’ hemp THC crackdown forces product and channel decisions for 2026.
Oct 29, 2025
Rand Paul vows to block government reopening unless hemp bans are stripped, turning a shutdown fight into a defining test for federal cannabis policy.
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.
Aug 18, 2025
Regional oversupply dynamics reshape West Coast strategy as regulatory failures cascade nationwide
