Craft brewers press Ohio Senate to overhaul 1974 beer franchise law • New York moves delinquent cannabis retailers to cash-on-delivery terms • Missouri recalls infused pre-rolls after mold test failure

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Vol. 1 • Edition 37 • Sunday, September 20, 2026 • Alcohol & Hemp/THC Regulation • Federal + All 50 States

Good morning — here's the regulatory picture for alcohol and hemp/THC beverages, readable in about three minutes. Every headline links to the original source. A quiet weekend for federal action — today's edition is leaner and state-focused, drawing on the past few days.

Top Story

Craft brewers press Ohio Senate to overhaul the state's 1974 beer franchise law

OHIO • The Statehouse News Bureau • Sep 16

Senate Bill 23, reintroduced in January by Sen. Andrew Brenner (R-Delaware), would rewrite the 50-year-old law governing agreements between brewers and their wholesalers, excluding many smaller breweries from the statute's strict franchise requirements and easing the automatic-renewal provisions that currently bind them to a distributor. The Ohio Craft Brewers Association's Mary MacDonald said hundreds of small Ohio breweries are disadvantaged against much larger distributors, and founders of three closed breweries testified in favor; Wholesale Beer and Wine Association of Ohio counsel Jacob Evans countered that the bill would let brewers walk away from a contract without consequence. The bill has stalled in committee, and the renewed testimony — picked up by Brewbound on Friday — is an effort to restart it.

Why it matters: If SB 23 advances, Ohio brewers below the exemption threshold could change wholesalers without proving cause, and distributors would need to re-underwrite the value of their small-brand portfolios — worth tracking now for any partner whose Ohio contracts renew automatically.

Around the States

New York moves delinquent cannabis retailers to cash-on-delivery as unpaid supplier bills reach $3.9 million

NEW YORK • MJBizDaily • Sep 17

About 87 licensed retailers — roughly 12% of the state's outlets — owe 44 suppliers a combined $3.9 million, an average of about $45,000 per store and 281 days past New York's 30-day payment deadline. The Office of Cannabis Management tracks the violations through the Metrc system and places delinquent accounts on an official cash-on-delivery list requiring upfront payment; officials reviewed the data at a September 10 Cannabis Advisory Board meeting.

Why it matters: Anyone extending trade credit into New York's THC retail channel should check counterparties against the COD list — and note the unresolved industry question of excise tax owed on invoiced sales the retailer has not yet paid.

Missouri recalls infused pre-rolls after aspergillus test failure, its second recall this month

MISSOURI • Missouri Independent • Sep 18

The Division of Cannabis Regulation recalled Juicy J's cherry limeade infused pre-rolls Friday after state testing found aspergillus mold, and said it is working with the Waynesville manufacturing facility to address the problem. No adverse reactions had been reported; it is the agency's second cannabis recall in September.

On the Radar

Sep 22 — Alaska's Marijuana Control Board holds a special meeting on its Administrative Order 360 regulatory overhaul, considering removal of the daily concentrate and total-THC purchase limits plus changes to packaging, transportation, tracking and labeling rules; any changes would still go through formal rulemaking (state public notice).

Sep 24 — Michigan Investments 10, maker of the Muha Meds line, must cease operations under the license revocation and record $2 million fine covered in yesterday's edition; Michigan partners should complete inventory decisions before that date (MJBizDaily).

Sep 29 — The executive order barring imports of Canadian beer, wine and spirits takes effect; product entered for consumption before that date remains subject to the existing 50% duty instead (Shanken News Daily).

Dec 11 — The federal ban on consumable hemp products above 0.4 mg total THC per container takes effect; synthetic cannabinoids not naturally producible from the plant are recriminalized on the original Nov 12 date (Marijuana Moment).

Jeremy Barnes | Chief Financial Officer, New Realm Brewing Co.

Prepared for New Realm's leadership team and valued partners. This brief is for general informational purposes only and is not legal advice; it is compiled with AI assistance from the linked sources — please confirm details at the link before acting on them.

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Audio transcript (~2 min read)

This is the New Realm Compliance Brief, Volume One, Edition Thirty-Seven, for Sunday, September Twentieth.

A quiet weekend for federal action, so today's edition is leaner and state-focused.

Our top story: craft brewers are pressing the Ohio Senate to overhaul the state's fifty-year-old beer franchise law. Senate Bill Twenty-Three, reintroduced in January by Senator Andrew Brenner, would exclude many smaller breweries from the law's strict franchise requirements and ease the automatic renewal provisions that bind them to a distributor. The Ohio Craft Brewers Association said hundreds of small breweries are disadvantaged against much larger distributors, and founders of three closed breweries testified in favor. The state's wholesaler association said the bill would let brewers walk away from a contract without consequence. The bill has stalled in committee.

Around the states: New York is moving delinquent cannabis retailers to cash on delivery terms. About eighty-seven licensed retailers owe forty-four suppliers a combined three point nine million dollars, on average two hundred eighty-one days past the state's thirty day payment deadline. And Missouri regulators recalled a line of infused pre-rolls on Friday after state testing found aspergillus mold — the state's second cannabis recall this month.

On the radar: On Tuesday, September twenty-second, Alaska's Marijuana Control Board meets to consider removing daily purchase limits and other rule changes. On Thursday, September twenty-fourth, the Michigan company behind the Muha Meds line must cease operations under last week's license revocation. On September twenty-ninth, the executive order barring imports of Canadian beer, wine and spirits takes effect. And December eleventh remains the effective date for the federal ban on consumable hemp products above zero point four milligrams of THC per container.

Full details and source links are in today's email. This update is for general information only — it is not legal advice.