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Alabama — 2 item(s) covered
Alabama health board withdraws objection to marijuana rescheduling under state law
The Alabama Department of Public Health’s governing body voted unanimously on September 18 to withdraw the objection it filed in May to aligning state scheduling with the federal move of state-regulated medical marijuana to Schedule III. State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris said the department’s legal team had resolved its implementation concerns for pha…
Alabama health committee withdraws objection to federal marijuana rescheduling
Alabama's State Committee of Public Health voted unanimously Thursday to withdraw its May objection to the Justice Department's April order moving state-licensed medical cannabis to Schedule III. State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris said the committee's original comments "weren't really about what we were trying to get at, which…
Alaska — 2 item(s) covered
Alaska files proposed rule changes on THC limits for cannabis edibles
Alaska regulators filed proposed rule changes addressing THC limits for cannabis edibles, per Marijuana Moment’s state roundup. Comment and adoption timelines will follow the state’s standard rulemaking process.
Alaska regulators propose changes to total-THC limits for edibles
Alaska regulators filed proposed rule changes on total THC limits for cannabis edibles, opening a comment process that could reset potency caps for ingestible products in the state.
Arizona — 1 item(s) covered
Arizona attorney general sues Feel Free maker Botanic Tonics under consumer fraud law
Attorney General Kris Mayes filed what her office called a first-in-the-nation consumer protection lawsuit against Botanic Tonics, alleging the company marketed its 2-ounce Feel Free kratom-and-kava shots as energy drinks and wellness products while concealing the kratom content and its addiction and withdrawal risks, and used subscriptions, discounts and…
Arkansas — 1 item(s) covered
Arkansas Supreme Court: Kirkland Signature beverages are one brand, must use a single wholesaler
In Arkansas Wine and Spirits Wholesale, LLC v. Department of Finance and Administration (No. CV-23-544, decided Oct. 8), the court held that Kirkland Signature products constitute a single brand under Arkansas distribution law even when different manufacturers produce them, so one wholesaler must handle the brand in the state; at least one justice dissented.
California — 17 item(s) covered
Los Angeles delays license-renewal tax rule for cannabis businesses by one year
The LA City Council voted Tuesday to delay by one year an ordinance that would have blocked city license renewals for cannabis businesses owing $1 million or more in city taxes or delinquent four years or longer — thresholds set to tighten annually to under $100,000 by 2030 — after a companion tax-amnesty program, which forgives penalties and interest for…
California Adds Serving-Size Labeling Rules for THC Beverages and Edibles
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed AB 2532, which requires cannabis edibles and beverages to carry the national Poison Help line number and sets new rules for multi-serving THC drinks: labels must state the number of servings and the serving size in fluid ounces, transparent containers must carry conspicuous lines marking individual servings, and retailers must…
California enacts cannabis testing and track-and-trace bills; bars tobacco retailers from cannabis sales
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 1965, which mandates testing and retesting of cannabis products, lets the Department of Cannabis Control pull products for independent lab checks, and requires retailers to provide certificates of analysis on consumer request; and AB 2250, which expands track-and-trace across the supply chain and prohibits licensed tobacco and…
California Governor Signs Bills Expanding Cannabis Testing and Track-and-Trace
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 1965, which requires testing or retesting of all cannabis products, authorizes the Department of Cannabis Control to pull products for independent laboratory checks, and requires retailers to provide certificates of analysis on request; and AB 2250, which expands the state's track-and-trace program across cultivation, manu…
California enacts Braun's Law and a package of repeat-DUI enforcement bills
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 907 ("Braun's Law"), which requires formal impaired-driving warnings when DUI charges are reduced, along with AB 1546 (stronger penalties for repeat DUI offenders), AB 1685 (more DMV points for intoxicated vehicular manslaughter) and AB 1687 (license revocations up to six years for drivers with four or more quali…
California cannabis chief: DEA has issued no rescheduling implementation guidance to states
California Department of Cannabis Control Director Clint Kellum told the state’s Cannabis Advisory Committee that regulators “have received no formal updates from DEA headquarters on implementation guidance” since the attorney general moved state-regulated medical marijuana to Schedule III in April — even as DEA conducts on-site inspections of registered…
San Francisco proposes operating rules for cannabis cafes; comments open through September 25
San Francisco's Office of Cannabis published draft rules letting dispensaries operate cafes with food, non-alcoholic drinks and live entertainment under new Cannabis Café and Consumption permits, implementing California's AB 1775; public comment runs through September 25.
Southern Glazer’s to pay $12.5 million to resolve federal bribery investigation
Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits agreed to pay $12.5 million to resolve a U.S. Attorney’s investigation (Northern District of California) into years of improper payments — cash, gift cards, flights, golf trips and luxury goods — made to alcohol buyers at major California grocery chains and concealed through false invoices generated by third-party vendor…
California: regulators announce cannabis recall over pesticide violations and unsanitary production
California cannabis regulators announced a product recall tied to unsanitary production conditions and pesticide violations, part of a steady drumbeat of state product-safety enforcement; New Jersey regulators separately imposed a $10,000 fine in licensing and disciplinary actions the same week.
Southern Glazer's to pay $12.5 million to resolve federal bribery and false-invoicing investigation
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California announced that Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, the nation's largest alcohol distributor, agreed to pay $12.5 million to resolve a federal investigation into years of improper payments — cash, gift cards, flights, golf trips and resort stays — made to alcohol-retailer emp…
California reports $8.4 billion in cannabis tax revenue as state announces enforcement seizures
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the state has collected $8.4 billion in cannabis taxes since legalization — nearly $4.5 billion in excise and about $3.4 billion in sales tax, including $261.7 million in Q2 2026 — and officials said August enforcement operations seized $13.3 million in illicit marijuana and tobacco products. Newsom said the state is "goin…
California enacts limits on cannabis packaging “attractive to children”
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed AB 2249, by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D), prohibiting cannabis packaging and ads that use cartoons, candy or cereal imagery, bubble lettering, or imitations of children’s products, effective January 1, 2028; realistic fruit depictions on edibles remain permitted. The California Cannabis Industry Association opposed the meas…
5 earlier California item(s) are in the archive.
Colorado — 16 item(s) covered
Colorado regulators expand health advisory on an unapproved synthetic flavoring agent
The Marijuana Enforcement Division expanded a health and safety advisory covering regulated cannabis products made with a synthetic, unapproved flavoring agent, broadening last week's guidance on inactive ingredients. Producers using flavoring systems across beverage and edible lines should confirm ingredient approvals with the state before shipping…
Sierra Nevada terminates Coors Distributing Co., shifting Denver-area rights to Reyes
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. is ending its agreement with Coors Distributing Co. and will move its Denver-area distribution to Reyes, Brewbound reported.
Colorado regulators issue guidance on inactive ingredients in cannabis vape devices
Colorado cannabis regulators published guidance addressing inactive ingredients added to marijuana vaporizer devices, per Marijuana Moment's October 9 roundup. Licensed partners carrying vape SKUs in Colorado should check formulations against the new guidance.
Sierra Nevada terminates Coors Distributing Co., moves Denver-area rights to Reyes
Sierra Nevada is ending its relationship with Molson Coors-owned Coors Distributing Company in the Denver area and moving to Reyes Beer Division, joining what Brewbound describes as a growing list of suppliers exiting CDC's Colorado portfolio.
Sierra Nevada ends Coors Distributing relationship, moves to Reyes in Denver area
Sierra Nevada is leaving the portfolio of Molson Coors-owned Coors Distributing Company in the Denver area and moving to Reyes, which Brewbound reports as part of a broader pattern of suppliers exiting the distributor. Why it matters: Another large craft supplier consolidating into Reyes reshapes route-to-market dynamics that Colorado retailers and compet…
Colorado Logs Illness Reports After Recall of Contaminated THC Vaporizers
Colorado consumers have reported falling ill to the state Marijuana Enforcement Division and the Department of Public Health and Environment after a September 25 health advisory covering 21 Craft-brand vaporizer flavors. Denver testing lab Bona Fides detected methylene chloride, a carcinogenic solvent, during routine screening in August, with botanically…
Coors Distributing sues Constellation and Mark Anthony in civil court to block terminations
Molson Coors–owned Coors Distributing Company filed civil lawsuits Tuesday seeking to halt brand terminations by Constellation Brands and Mark Anthony Brands, two of its largest suppliers — escalating the dispute beyond the administrative challenges it lodged with Colorado regulators last week.
Colorado firm recalls 49 vape products over methylene chloride as expanded solvent testing arrives
StayCon issued a voluntary recall of 49 vaporizer products after a state-licensed lab detected methylene chloride traced to a flavoring compound; some affected units had been on shelves for more than 18 months, and the Marijuana Enforcement Division said an investigation is ongoing. Colorado’s expanded testing rules, covering methylene chloride and roughl…
Denver's Coors Distributing says it plans to fight Constellation and Mark Anthony terminations
Constellation Brands notified Denver-based Coors Distributing Company (CDC), a wholly owned Molson Coors subsidiary, on September 11 that it intends to terminate their distribution relationship within 30 days, and Mark Anthony Brands — maker of White Claw — is moving its portfolio to RBG Spirits and Wine of Colorado, a Reyes Beverage Group subsidiary, in…
Nebraska AG subpoenas Colorado dispensary near the state line; company resists in court
Attorney General Hilgers issued a September 1 civil investigative demand to Peak North Holdings, operator of a dispensary in Sedgwick, Colorado — under 30 minutes from the Nebraska border — seeking employee details, advertising materials and research on cannabis effects. The company has petitioned a court to resist, with its attorney saying Hilgers “did n…
Colorado sets Q4 average market rates behind its 15% marijuana excise tax
The Department of Revenue published new average market rates effective October 1–December 31: retail bud $601 per pound, trim $204, bud allocated for extraction $425, trim for extraction $100, immature plants $18 each. The AMR is the valuation basis for the 15% excise tax on transfers between cultivators and affiliated stores or manufacturers, recalculate…
Colorado expands residual-solvent testing; issues two contamination advisories
The Marijuana Enforcement Division’s Industry Bulletin 26:09 implements expanded residual-solvent testing requirements for regulated products. Separately, MED and the state health department issued health-and-safety advisories on Sep 10 (Navajo Management LLC) and Sep 15 (CC Brands LLC, dba Stash House CO) for contaminated vaporizer products.
4 earlier Colorado item(s) are in the archive.
Connecticut — 4 item(s) covered
Connecticut reaches $2 million settlement with wholesaler over unlicensed THC product distribution
Attorney General William Tong announced a stipulated judgment with RZ Smoke, Inc., a wholesale distributor accused of supplying high-potency THC products to smoke shops, gas stations and convenience stores statewide without a license from the Department of Consumer Protection. The judgment totals $2 million — $375,000 payable to the state and $1.6 million…
Connecticut's flat 10.75% cannabis tax and higher THC beverage limits take effect tomorrow
On Thursday, October 1, Connecticut replaces its potency-based cannabis excise taxes (previously 0.625¢/mg for flower, 2.75¢/mg for edibles, 0.9¢/mg for other products) with a flat 10.75% tax on gross receipts — a combined register rate of about 20.1% once the 6.35% state sales tax and 3% municipal tax are added. Under Public Acts 26-8 and 26-68, the same…
Connecticut: federal judge dismisses hemp farmers' challenge to state THC restrictions
A U.S. District Court judge in Connecticut dismissed a lawsuit by hemp growers and businesses challenging the state's restrictions on high-THC hemp products, ruling September 8 that the plaintiffs failed to establish standing; the plaintiffs had argued the state rules conflict with the 2018 Farm Bill's federal hemp definition.
Connecticut Supreme Court backs processing operations at Suffield hemp facility
Connecticut’s Supreme Court ruled that local officials cannot block a hemp processor’s operations based solely on state marijuana rules, clearing the way for cannabis processing at a former tobacco site in Suffield — a data point for hemp operators facing local zoning pushback.
Delaware — 2 item(s) covered
Delaware governor signs bill adding marijuana to alcohol enforcement division's name and mandate
Gov. Matt Meyer signed House Bill 411, renaming the Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement to the Division of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana Enforcement and updating statutory references from "agents" to "officers." The governor's office said the change reflects enforcement work the division has already carried since recreat…
Delaware renames alcohol enforcement division to add marijuana oversight
Gov. Matt Meyer signed House Bill 411, renaming the Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement the Division of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana Enforcement and reclassifying its "agents" as officers. The change formalizes inspection authority over marijuana retailers that the division has exercised since Delaware's recreational sales launch…
Florida — 4 item(s) covered
Two New Adult-Use Legalization Measures Filed for Florida's 2028 Ballot
Two campaigns filed 2028 constitutional amendments to legalize marijuana for adults 21 and over. The "Floridians for Marijuana" measure would let existing medical dispensaries sell recreationally within six months of approval and open licensing to new businesses without vertical-integration requirements; the "Let Florida Vote IV" measu…
Florida proposes new background-screening rules for cannabis business owners and employees
Florida health regulators filed proposed changes to the rules governing background checks for medical cannabis business employees and owners, published this week in the Florida Administrative Register. Licensees should review the notice for new fingerprinting and screening obligations.
Florida regulators propose stricter marketing rules for medical cannabis
Florida regulators proposed tighter marketing restrictions for medical cannabis businesses, continuing a run of advertising rulemaking in the state's medical program.
Florida hemp sellers urge Congress to revisit 0.4 mg drink limit before November
Pensacola-area hemp sellers said the federal redefinition taking effect November 12 — capping hemp drinks and gummies at 0.4 milligrams of total THC per container, versus the 5–10 milligrams common today — would remove most current products, and urged Congress to act before the deadline. Staff at Pensacola's Perfect Plain Brewery described THC bevera…
Georgia — 5 item(s) covered
Georgia Cannabis Delivery Rules Go to Secretary of State; Sign-Off Expected by End of October
A follow-up to Friday's item: the delivery rules the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission approved unanimously this week now await a final decision from the Secretary of State's office, expected by the end of October. The state registry has passed 57,000 patients and is adding 2,000–2,500 per week; licensed producers plan 1–2 day statew…
Georgia Approves Mail Delivery of Medical Cannabis to Registered Patients
The Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission approved a rule allowing licensed producers to ship low-THC oil products to registered patients by USPS and other carriers, using certified mail with tracking and a signature restricted to the patient, caregiver or healthcare-facility employee. The carriers have not confirmed they will participate.
Georgia's medical cannabis commission takes up final adoption of mail-delivery rules
The Georgia Medical Cannabis Commission met Wednesday with an adoption vote scheduled on rules letting the state's six production licensees ship medical cannabis to Georgia's roughly 45,000 registered patients by USPS or approved couriers — with tracking, identity verification and signature on delivery required. Commission Executive Director And…
Georgia: medical cannabis patients may now vaporize — but not smoke — under expanded law
Under Georgia's Putting Patients First Act, registered patients 21 and over may now use dry-herb and oil vaporization, and the law drops the old "low THC oil" labeling and prior potency caps while adding qualifying conditions; smoking raw flower remains illegal — bill sponsor Sen. Matt Brass said "the only thing that's allowed in…
Georgia regulators propose home delivery of medical cannabis, including by USPS
The Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission proposed rules allowing licensed producers to deliver low-THC oil products directly to registered patients via USPS, FedEx and UPS; executive director Andrew Turnage said the rules rely on “the authority in that DEA rescheduling order for state-regulated medical marijuana program.” The commission takes pub…
Hawaii — 2 item(s) covered
Hawaii publishes new guidance on hemp business registration — $50 per location, five-year term
Hawaii's Department of Health published updated guidance on its manufactured-hemp-product registration, in force since January 2026 with enforcement under way since July 1, 2026. The full schedule: retailers , distributors and online sellers must each hold a Certificate of Registration at $50 per certificate — issued per physical location for retaile…
Hawaii asks federal court to dismiss retailer’s challenge to its hemp product crackdown
Attorney General Anne Lopez’s office moved to dismiss a lawsuit by an O’ahu retailer challenging the Health Department’s enforcement, begun in July, of Act 269 — which requires retailer registration and removal of hemp-derived THC products, including beverages, from shelves. The retailer argues the state is criminalizing federally legal hemp in violation…
Idaho — 1 item(s) covered
Idaho voters to decide measure giving Legislature sole power to legalize marijuana
A constitutional amendment on Idaho's November ballot would give the Legislature exclusive authority to legalize marijuana, narcotics or other psychoactive substances, ending the citizen-initiative route. Sen. C. Scott Grow (R) urged approval, citing addiction concerns, while the Natural Medical Alliance of Idaho is separately challenging the state&#…
Illinois — 4 item(s) covered
Seventh Circuit hears challenge to Illinois ban on out-of-state wine shipments
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit heard oral argument Thursday over Illinois’s prohibition on direct-to-consumer wine shipments from out-of-state sellers. Attorney James Tanford, arguing for the challengers, said the 21st Amendment’s grant of state authority over alcohol does not justify a complete ban on interstate…
Illinois licenses 37 adult-use dispensaries to serve medical cannabis patients
IDFPR issued medical cannabis dispensary licenses to 37 existing adult-use dispensaries, effective immediately, allowing them to serve registered patients at the medical tax rate at the same location — a change the agency called the biggest expansion of the state's medical market in a decade. Secretary Mario Treto Jr. said the move means "better…
Illinois licenses 37 dispensaries for medical sales under law that also tightens hemp THC limits
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation approved 37 existing recreational dispensaries to also serve medical cannabis patients — the state's biggest medical-market expansion since 2016 — under SB 3222, signed by Gov. JB Pritzker (D) in June. Marijuana Moment reports the same law also recriminalizes hemp-derived THC products a…
Illinois adds two qualifying conditions to its medical cannabis program
The Illinois Department of Public Health added sickle cell disease and polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome with chronic pain as qualifying conditions, bringing the state's medical cannabis program to 58 conditions following Medical Cannabis Advisory Board review.
Indiana — 1 item(s) covered
Indiana: Morales Beverage Group signs letter of intent to acquire RNDC's Indiana assets
Morales Beverage Group signed a letter of intent to acquire Republic National Distributing Company's Indiana assets and operations, which would extend MBG's distribution footprint to a sixth state. Closing timing was not disclosed.
Iowa — 1 item(s) covered
Iowa governor's race splits on hemp THC beverage sales
Democratic nominee Rob Sand said he would reverse the state's 2024 ban on consumable hemp sales and allow regulated hemp and THC beverage products, arguing cannabis should be regulated "the way we treat alcohol." Republican nominee Zach Lahn opposes legalization, per available reporting.
Kentucky — 1 item(s) covered
Keg 1 River City to acquire RNDC's Kentucky business as the distributor's wind-down continues
Brewbound reports that Keg 1 River City will take over Republic National Distributing Company's Kentucky business. Under the letter of intent announced in August , the deal adds roughly 2 million annual cases and is expected to close in the fourth quarter, pending bankruptcy-court approval and regulatory clearances, as RNDC conducts a Chapter 11 wind…
Maryland — 3 item(s) covered
Diageo files WARN notice for 174 layoffs in Guinness Open Gate Brewery closure
Diageo's closure of the Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Halethorpe, Maryland will result in 174 permanent layoffs effective November 1, according to a state WARN-notice filing reported by Brewbound.
Maryland drafts wide-ranging cannabis rule changes, tying license renewals to tax compliance
The Maryland Cannabis Administration has posted draft amendments to its cannabis regulations (COMAR 14.17, draft dated September 16) covering license renewals, ownership transfers, advertising, employee training, packaging and product sales. Under the draft, the MCA could deny a license renewal if the licensee has taxes in arrears in any jurisdiction; own…
Baltimore committee takes up bill targeting illegal cannabis product sales in stores
The Baltimore City Council's Legislative Investigations Committee held a hearing on a bill aimed at cracking down on illegal cannabis product sales in city retail stores — another example of enforcement attention moving to the municipal level.
Massachusetts — 10 item(s) covered
Massachusetts auditor recommends ending the state's on-premises liquor-license quota
License structure watch: the State Auditor's "License to Pour" report recommends the Legislature eliminate the 1933 population-based quota on on-premises retail (restaurant and bar) licenses — a recommendation, not an enacted change — and shift to local control with a public statewide licensing data platform. The report says the quota creat…
Massachusetts senators say they will vote against ballot measure ending retail cannabis sales
Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey said they will vote against Question 8, the November 3 ballot measure that would repeal the laws allowing licensed commercial sales of adult-use cannabis in Massachusetts; legal possession and the medical program would continue. Warren said "legalizing cannabis is better than continuing an unregulated, underground…
Massachusetts: governor and congresswoman urge votes against Question 8 cannabis-sales repeal
Question 8 on the November ballot would repeal the rules allowing commercial recreational cannabis sales and home cultivation while keeping possession legal and the medical program intact. Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) and Gov. Maura Healey (D) each said they will vote no, with Healey calling cannabis "an important industry"; Cannabis Control Comm…
Massachusetts governor says she will vote against November repeal measure
The November ballot measure would repeal licensed recreational sales and home cultivation while keeping possession legal and the medical program intact. Gov. Maura Healey (D) said "I'd vote no. We've got to keep recreational marijuana here in Massachusetts," and Cannabis Control Commission chair Chris Harding said repeal "could el…
Campaign launches ads against Massachusetts ballot measure that would end licensed cannabis sales
The "No on 8: Stop the Repeal" campaign released its first ads against Question 8, the November measure that would repeal laws allowing regulated commercial cannabis sales and home cultivation while keeping possession and the medical program legal. In one ad, former public health commissioner Alan Balsam said the measure "creates real risk,…
Massachusetts voters oppose ballot measure to repeal cannabis sales, 71–24, new poll finds
A University of New Hampshire poll of 564 likely Massachusetts voters, taken September 17–21, found 71 percent oppose and 24 percent support the November ballot initiative that would repeal the laws allowing regulated commercial sales of adult-use cannabis and home cultivation, while keeping legal possession and the medical program (margin of error ±4.1 p…
Massachusetts governor proposes veteran medical cannabis cards on VA documentation, tax-free purchases
Gov. Maura Healey (D) filed a supplemental budget bill that would let military veterans obtain a state medical cannabis card using Veterans Administration documentation of a qualifying condition, without a separate physician's recommendation. Medical purchases are exempt from the state's sales, excise and municipal cannabis taxes and carry highe…
Massachusetts opens major overhaul of cannabis rules, including new license types
The Cannabis Control Commission began a comprehensive rewrite of its regulations, with public working sessions that started September 17 and a vote on draft regulations planned for December, followed by public comment and a hearing in early 2027 and final approval targeted for March 2027. On licensing structure, the overhaul would create a new standalone…
Massachusetts passes $10 billion in recreational marijuana sales as November rollback vote approaches
Cumulative adult-use sales since 2018 crossed $10 billion, with June 2026 the market's highest month at $156 million. A November ballot measure would end regulated adult-use sales and home cultivation while keeping possession and the medical program legal; Cannabis Control Commission Chair Chris Harding said repeal could eliminate thousands of jobs,…
Massachusetts potency audit flags 13 of 63 tested products for label inaccuracy
The Cannabis Control Commission said its first THC potency audit found 13 of 63 flower products — about 20 percent — tested outside the allowed 75–125 percent of labeled THC, and regulators placed holds on the failing products pending retest, relabel, recall or destruction. Chair Chris Harding said label accuracy “is also a matter of health and safety for…
Michigan — 7 item(s) covered
Michigan Treasury posts Q4 wholesale marijuana tax price guidance, effective October 1
Michigan’s Treasury released the average wholesale prices that anchor the state’s wholesale marijuana tax for October 1 through December 31: flower at $630.81 per pound, concentrate at $2,019.20 per pound, vape cartridges at $2,300.55 per pound and infused liquids at $0.40 per fluid ounce, among 12 product categories. Wholesale entities must use these val…
Michigan Senate passes bill requiring school notices on cannabis, hemp and nicotine products
The Michigan Senate amended and approved a House-passed bill ( SB 433 docket ) directing officials to develop and distribute a notice to schools on the effects of cannabis, hemp and nicotine products. The amended bill returns to the House.
Michigan revokes Muha Meds maker's license, imposes record $2 million fine
Michigan's Cannabis Regulatory Agency revoked the license of Michigan Investments 10, manufacturer of the widely distributed Muha Meds vaporizer line, and imposed a $2 million fine — the largest the agency has levied on a licensed cannabis business. Investigators documented untested product, gaps in seed-to-sale tracking, non-functional surveillance…
Michigan regulators publish updated compliance best-practices guide for cannabis businesses
Michigan's Cannabis Regulatory Agency released an updated best-practices compliance guide for licensed marijuana businesses, part of a Friday round of state actions that also saw California regulators rescind a product recall after confirming the item had passed required compliance testing.
Michigan regulator suspends Lansing hemp processor-handler license
The CRA summarily suspended Loud Labs of Michigan's hemp processor-handler license and filed to revoke it, alleging products on site exceeded the 0.3% delta-9 THC limit during a March inspection and May audit. The agency noted the allegations remain unproven pending the administrative process.
Michigan regulators announce recall of THC-infused drinks over potency limits
The Cannabis Regulatory Agency issued a public health and safety advisory covering a voluntary recall of nine flavors of Nuggz Nectar 200 mg infused drinks from Season 3, LLC, sold at four retail locations, after testing indicated the products may exceed allowable THC concentration limits, with potency-variability, homogeneity and serving-count issues als…
Michigan cannabis regulator files formal complaints against two retailers
The Cannabis Regulatory Agency filed new formal complaints against Monroe-based Fire Farm, LLC (dba Crave Cannabis), alleging undocumented removal of Metrc-tagged product from its receiving area, and against New Buffalo-based Weber Family Ventures (dba The Plug), alleging staff refused investigators access to video surveillance recordings. Penalties can i…
Minnesota — 3 item(s) covered
Minnesota retailer Top Ten Liquors says it will keep stocking THC beverages ahead of federal deadline
Top Ten Liquors owner and CEO Jon Halper said the Minnesota chain plans to keep selling THC products as the December 11 federal limits approach, writing that "we plan to keep supporting the brands that have invested in this category." Retailers nationally are weighing sell-through timing for hemp-THC inventory against the federal date and their…
Minnesota retailer Top Ten Liquors says it will keep stocking THC products
Owner and CEO Jon Halper said the Minnesota off-premise chain plans to keep selling THC products even if the federal ban takes effect in December, writing that “we plan to keep supporting the brands that have invested in this category.” Why it matters: A signal of how large hemp-beverage retail accounts are positioning inventory and supplier commitments a…
Minnesota liquor retailers report THC beverage growth heading into December federal deadline
Top Ten Liquors CEO Jon Halper said THC beverages are up 12% year-to-date through August and now rank as the chain’s fourth-largest department at roughly 15% of sales, with the THC set expanded from 500 to 750 items and 12-pack sales up 150% year over year — “the category has moved from trial to stock-up,” he said. Surdyk’s CEO Melissa Surdyk called Minne…
Missouri — 11 item(s) covered
Missouri jury awards $10 million in cannabis license ownership dispute as state drafts tighter ownership rules
A St. Louis jury awarded $10 million on breach-of-contract and tortious-interference claims in a fight over six Missouri licenses, including a Waynesville cultivation facility and stakes in four dispensaries. Separately, state regulators have proposed rules — publishing November 2, with comments through December 2 — allowing fines up to $100,000 or licens…
Missouri Supreme Court hears challenge to 2019 cannabis license scoring
The court heard arguments September 23 in Hippos LLC v. Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services over whether regulators must award the company 13 cannabis facility licenses after an appeals court found the state’s 2019 application scoring erratic and poorly documented. Hippos’s counsel said “identical answers to the same question received incons…
Two-thirds of Missouri cannabis operators skipped DEA registration under rescheduling — and none who applied are approved yet
After April’s federal rescheduling, DEA opened a registration portal tied to potential Section 280E tax relief, but roughly two-thirds of Missouri operators declined to apply, citing ownership- and employee-disclosure requirements, and none of the one-third that did apply had been approved as of Monday, according to the Missouri Cannabis Trade Association…
Missouri recalls infused pre-rolls after aspergillus test failure, its second recall this month
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.
Missouri hemp THC businesses prepare for November 12 move into the licensed cannabis system
On November 12, Missouri reclassifies hemp-derived products above 0.4 mg THC per container as marijuana, limiting sales to licensed dispensaries; hemp THC beverages remain on general retail shelves until the federal December 11 deadline, with a 21+ purchase age. Some operators told KCUR they will exit the state or pivot to non-intoxicating products, and s…
Missouri regulators recall marijuana products over chemically modified cannabinoids
Missouri's Division of Cannabis Regulation announced a recall of marijuana products found to contain chemically modified or synthetically derived cannabinoids, continuing the state's enforcement focus on conversion-derived THC in the regulated supply chain.
Missouri recalls licensed manufacturer's products over chemically modified and synthetic cannabinoids
The state's Division of Cannabis Regulation issued a public recall of products from GF Extraction Lab LLC, saying they "contain cannabinoids produced through chemical modification, conversion, or synthetic derivation of cannabinoids."
Missouri: state and hemp industry file opposing briefs in federal challenge to intoxicating-hemp law
In the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, state officials defended House Bill 2641 — which restricts intoxicating hemp products, with exceptions for certain beverages, effective November 12 — while the Missouri Hemp Trade Association argued the law is unconstitutionally vague because a single product can be simultaneously legal hemp…
Missouri draws nearly 900 applicants for 77 cannabis microbusiness licenses
The Missouri Lottery will draw winners September 9 in the state's final microbusiness round — at least 29 wholesale and 34 retail licenses — after regulators tightened ownership-review rules in May following earlier revocations.
Missouri draws nearly 900 applications for final 77 marijuana microbusiness licenses
Missouri’s Division of Cannabis Regulation received almost 900 applications for the third and final round of 77 microbusiness licenses (at least 29 wholesale and 34 dispensary), with winners to be drawn by lottery on September 9.
Missouri hemp THC drinks face a Nov. 12 ban — unless Congress delays the federal date
Missouri’s ban on intoxicating hemp products, signed by Gov. Mike Kehoe (R), takes effect Nov. 12 — but the law carves out hemp-derived THC beverages, which stay legal in Missouri if Congress delays the federal hemp ban, per KCUR. The Senate-passed stopgap that would move the federal date to Dec. 11 still awaits House action. Missouri Hemp Trade Associati…
Montana — 2 item(s) covered
Montana ties cannabis licenses to resident operational control, effective today
The Montana Department of Revenue adopted a rule, effective September 26, requiring every cannabis licensee — across cultivation, manufacturing, testing, transport and retail license types — to identify each individual with "day-to-day operational control" of the business and provide proof of Montana residency for those individuals. The definiti…
Montana adopts changes to marijuana packaging, labeling and tracking rules
Montana regulators adopted rule changes governing packaging, labeling and product tracking for marijuana businesses — label and package specifications are among the compliance details most likely to require production changes for beverage-format products.
Nebraska — 4 item(s) covered
Nebraska attorney general says he won't keep challenging the medical cannabis law
Attorney General Mike Hilgers said he will not continue challenging Nebraska's voter-approved medical cannabis law after losing at the state Supreme Court, which this month rejected a standing-based challenge. The ruling clears the Medical Cannabis Commission to proceed with implementation; four cultivators have been licensed and rules for manufactur…
Nebraska AG subpoenas Colorado dispensary near the state line; company resists in court
Attorney General Hilgers issued a September 1 civil investigative demand to Peak North Holdings, operator of a dispensary in Sedgwick, Colorado — under 30 minutes from the Nebraska border — seeking employee details, advertising materials and research on cannabis effects. The company has petitioned a court to resist, with its attorney saying Hilgers “did n…
Nebraska Supreme Court rejects constitutional challenge to voter-approved medical cannabis laws
The Nebraska Supreme Court unanimously rejected a challenge to the state's voter-approved medical cannabis laws, ruling that former state Sen. John Kuehn lacked standing to bring the case. Kuehn had argued the laws conflict with the U.S. Constitution's supremacy clause given marijuana's federal status; Chief Justice Jeffrey Funke wrote that…
Nebraska Supreme Court unanimously upholds voter-approved medical cannabis laws
In a 7–0 decision by Chief Justice Jeffrey Funke, the court rejected a challenge to the 2024 medical cannabis ballot initiatives that alleged invalid signatures and notarial misconduct, leaving both voter-approved laws in force. Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana director Crista Eggers said the case was about whether officials could use the courts to overri…
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Nevada panel weighs dropping the wholesale cannabis tax, raising the retail tax — and taxing hemp beverages
A taxation subcommittee of Nevada's Cannabis Advisory Commission met Friday to vote on draft recommendations that would eliminate the state's 15% wholesale excise tax on marijuana, raise the 10% excise tax on adult-use retail sales, and impose a new excise tax on retail consumable hemp products. Under the 2025 law that ordered the review, any re…
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New Hampshire lawmakers override veto of medical cannabis greenhouse bill
Lawmakers overrode Gov. Kelly Ayotte's veto of SB 468 — 257–44 in the House and 16–8 in the Senate — allowing the state's four nonprofit alternative treatment centers to grow medical cannabis in greenhouses. Supporters said the change aims to boost supply and reduce patient costs; Ayotte said in her June veto message that she did “not support ex…
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New Jersey Senate president files bill tying the state hemp-beverage deadline to the federal date
Senate President Nicholas Scutari (D) introduced S4635, which would replace New Jersey’s November 13 cutoff for licensed sales of intoxicating hemp beverages with a “federal compliance date” — December 11, 2026, or the date the federal hemp-definition changes take effect, whichever is later — so the state deadline would automatically track any further fed…
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New Mexico retailers report six-figure losses after tracking-system cutover; court challenge withdrawn to be refiled with damages
New Mexico's switch from BioTrack to the state-built NMS2S seed-to-sale system took effect this week, and operators report immediate problems: one retailer said $460,000 of inventory was miscategorized, another said roughly 50,000 items failed to transfer, and businesses described hiring staff solely to correct errors and calculating taxes manually.…
New Mexico's tracking cutover hits its final deadline today — with the court challenge still undecided
Today is the day New Mexico retailers lose access to the state's outgoing BioTrack system, completing the forced cutover to the new state-built NMS2S seed-to-sale platform. At an Aug. 31 hearing on the industry's bid to halt the transition, Second District Judge Joshua Allison declined to rule immediately, saying he would first observe how the n…
New Mexico judge rules this morning on tracking-system challenge as NMS2S goes live
The state’s new NMS2S track-and-trace system went live for retailers Tuesday after a six-day sales blackout during the cutover, and Second Judicial District Judge Joshua Allison said he would rule Thursday morning on operators’ emergency motion after observing the system’s first days. The Cannabis Association of New Mexico’s Matt Kennicott said the blacko…
New Mexico: judge holds off on tracking-system ruling until Thursday as retailer cutover proceeds
Second Judicial District Judge Joshua Allison postponed a decision on cannabis businesses' request to keep BioTrack as the state's system of record, saying he wants to see how the new NMS2S system performs for retailers before ruling Thursday morning. The plaintiffs, including the Cannabis Association of New Mexico, said the transition has alrea…
New Mexico: retailer migration to NMS2S begins; BioTrack shuts down for good at 12:01 a.m. Friday
Under the state's published cutover schedule, retailer migration to the new NMS2S track-and-trace system began at 12:01 a.m. today; retailers gain access to both systems Wednesday while sales continue in BioTrack, and all cannabis activity — including sales — moves to NMS2S when BioTrack shuts down at 12:01 a.m. September 4. The emergency motion by s…
New Mexico's tracking-system cutover enters its final week with an emergency court motion still pending
The state's switch from BioTrack to its new NMS2S track-and-trace system hits its decisive stretch this week: as of today testing labs can no longer receive samples in BioTrack, retailers gain NMS2S access September 2, and BioTrack shuts down permanently at 12:01 a.m. September 4. Seven businesses backed by the Cannabis Association of New Mexico have…
New Mexico businesses press for emergency order as tracking-system shutdown nears
Seven cannabis businesses, backed by the Cannabis Association of New Mexico, are seeking a temporary restraining order in the Second Judicial District Court to keep the BioTrack system running while the state's new Seed-to-Sale System is tested; the state filed a motion to dismiss on Aug. 24, and no ruling had issued as of Friday. Testing labs stop r…
New Mexico credit union to close its cannabis banking arm Nov. 1
Albuquerque-based U.S. Eagle Federal Credit Union said it will shut down Aery Group, the cannabis banking division it launched in 2019, effective November 1; CEO Michael Moore cited intensifying competition, with a consultant quoted in the report counting at least 19 other providers now serving New Mexico cannabis businesses.
New Mexico cannabis businesses ask a judge to halt the state’s tracking-system switch as transfers freeze today
Two cannabis operators and the Cannabis Association of New Mexico filed for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction in the state’s Second Judicial District Court, seeking to halt the Cannabis Control Division’s switch from BioTrack to the new state-run NMS2S seed-to-sale system. Under the division’s cutover schedule, BioTrack transfers st…
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New York Adult-Use Sales Pass $4.1 Billion; Retail Network Reaches 918 Stores
The state Office of Cannabis Management announced cumulative recreational sales of $4.1 billion since the market opened in late 2022, including $512.6 million in the third quarter of 2026. New York now counts 918 licensed retail locations and 1,981 licensed cannabis businesses overall, with 56 percent of recreational licenses held by social and economic e…
New York moves delinquent cannabis retailers to cash-on-delivery as unpaid supplier bills reach $3.9 million
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 li…
New York official signals enforcement against unlicensed hemp THC beverage sales
Chelsea Davis, New York's deputy secretary for gaming, cannabis and alcohol, called widespread unlicensed sales of hemp-derived THC drinks in grocery and convenience stores "a real public health risk and a real disaster waiting to happen," and said the products are likely to become an enforcement target; lawmakers are expected to take up re…
New York: governor’s office may move against THC drinks in grocery and retail stores
Marijuana Moment’s Monday roundup reports that the New York governor’s office may crack down on intoxicating THC drinks sold in grocery stores and other retail outlets outside the state’s licensed cannabis system. Why it matters: New York retail partners carrying hemp-derived THC beverages should confirm product and channel licensing status before restock…
Schumer backs $500K federal study of a craft-beverage logistics cooperative in New York
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), meeting with Finger Lakes producers, said he supports the New York Wine & Grape Foundation's application for $500,000 through the SBA's Supply Chain Acceleration and Logistics Enablement program to study a producer-owned storage and shipping cooperative, after a wave of disruptions including RNDC's July Chapte…
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North Carolina’s $3 billion hemp industry prepares for the federal THC limits
The federal hemp rules Congress enacted in 2025 arrive in two steps: on November 12, products containing cannabinoids the cannabis plant cannot naturally produce fall outside the federal hemp definition, and on December 11 only hemp products with no more than 0.4 mg of total THC per container remain lawful. North Carolina’s hemp industry — roughly $3 bill…
North Carolina advisory panel weighs public-consumption limits for recommendations to governor
North Carolina's Advisory Council on Cannabis reviewed draft recommendations that would prohibit THC consumption in public places and moving vehicles, decline to authorize consumption lounges, and rely on civil fines for enforcement; law-enforcement members said municipal agencies lack statutory authority for civil enforcement. Subcommittees meet thr…
North Carolina panel floats state-run cannabis stores, private cultivation licenses
The Market and Regulatory Subcommittee of Gov. Josh Stein’s (D) Advisory Council on Cannabis discussed a framework that would place retail cannabis sales exclusively in state-controlled stores — drawing on North Carolina’s ABC liquor-retail model and Quebec’s — while reserving cultivation and manufacturing for private businesses under multiple license typ…
North Carolina poll: majority backs keeping hemp THC products legal for adults 21 and over
An Elon University Poll of 1,121 North Carolina adults (Aug 21–31, ±5.09 points) found 53% support keeping hemp-derived THC products such as seltzers and gummies legal, with 28% opposed — and 82% support banning sales to anyone under 21. Gov. Josh Stein (D) has pressed the legislature for comprehensive cannabis legalization with consumer protections, whil…
North Carolina legislature to take up hemp product rules in November as advisory council report nears
North Carolina's House and Senate reconvene in November to decide hemp product regulation after splitting in July over House Bill 328, which would cap products at 0.4 mg THC and bar hemp consumable sales to those under 21. The state's Advisory Council on Cannabis, appointed by Gov. Josh Stein (D), is due to deliver regulatory recommendations by…
North Carolina Supreme Court: cannabis odor can justify a vehicle search despite legal hemp
In a unanimous ruling in State v. Schiene — its third such decision this year — the court held that cannabis odor can contribute to probable cause for a warrantless vehicle search under a totality-of-the-circumstances analysis. Defense counsel argued the odors of legal hemp and illegal marijuana are “virtually identical,” an issue the court’s framework le…
North Carolina ABC says minimum-pricing proposal serves both health and revenue goals; next vote Sept. 9
Following this week’s tabled vote, the ABC Commission said its proposed minimum base prices for lower-cost spirits are intended both to reduce excessive drinking and to support revenue; Chairman Hank Bauer said dollar sales fell 1.27 percent last year even as case volumes rose. The commission says it needs additional North Carolina–specific research and t…
Ohio — 6 item(s) covered
Supreme Court declines to review Ohio wine-shipping case, leaving retailer DTC ruling in place
The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied, without comment , the Ohio attorney general's petition (No. 25-1366) seeking review of Block v. Canepa , the Sixth Circuit's May decision holding that Ohio's ban on direct-to-consumer shipments by out-of-state wine retailers violates the dormant Commerce Clause while in-state retailers and out-of-state w…
Ohio package-size, potency and purchase rules now in effect for marijuana products
Ohio Division of Cannabis Control rules that took effect Monday cap flower at one ounce per package, limit vape cartridges to 2 grams and 90% THC with a three-device purchase limit, and cap adult-use edibles and beverages at 10 mg THC per portion ( rule package ). Why it matters: Ohio retailers need to confirm shelf stock meets the new package-size caps,…
Sixth Circuit Narrows Injunction Against Ohio's Hemp-THC Restrictions
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit narrowed a district-court injunction that had barred Ohio from enforcing Senate Bill 56's amended hemp definition against companies selling hemp-derived products, ruling the order was overly broad while leaving parts of it in place. SB 56 treats products above 0.4 milligrams of total THC per container a…
Craft brewers press Ohio Senate to overhaul the state's 1974 beer franchise law
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 Cra…
Ohio dispensary voluntarily closes as regulators investigate two serious health events
Vext Science closed its Herbal Wellness Center dispensary in Jackson, Ohio at the request of the state Division of Cannabis Control, which is investigating two serious adverse health events possibly linked to products bought at the store. The company quarantined certain product lines across its Ohio retail and manufacturing operations pending independent…
Ohio asks federal appeals court to reverse block on hemp-restriction enforcement
State officials urged the Sixth Circuit to reverse a lower-court decision that blocked enforcement of Ohio's intoxicating-hemp restrictions; a federal judge in July had issued a preliminary injunction allowing ten businesses to continue selling hemp products while the case proceeds.
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Oregon hemp suppliers wind down operations ahead of December 11 federal THC limits
Oregon hemp retailers and suppliers say the federal hemp redefinition enacted last November is forcing closures ahead of its effective date, when finished hemp products containing more than 0.4 milligrams of total THC per container lose their federal hemp status. Oregon CBD — whose co-owner Seth Crawford says supplies the large majority of U.S. hemp seed…
Oregon regulators take up marijuana and hemp rule changes today
Oregon regulators scheduled consideration of changes to the state's marijuana and hemp rules for Thursday. Any adopted amendments would flow through to hemp beverage manufacturing and labeling requirements in the state.
Oregon senator plans 2027 push to cap edibles — including drinks — at 10 mg THC
State Sen. Lisa Reynolds (D-Portland), a pediatrician, said she will reintroduce legislation in 2027 to cap individual cannabis edibles — the article cites sodas and cookies now sold with up to 100 mg — at 10 mg THC, with enhanced warning labels; a similar bill passed the Oregon Senate this year but died in a House committee. Reynolds cited youth-access a…
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Pennsylvania LCB adds production reporting to manufacturer license renewals
License-structure note for PA partners: the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board's renewal applications now require manufacturers to report total gallons produced on the licensed premises in the prior calendar year, excluding contract production. The question applies to the brewery, brewpub, distillery, limited distillery, winery and limited winery lice…
Pennsylvania Senate majority leader says cannabis legalization unlikely this session
Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R) said he does not expect adult-use legalization to pass this session, noting that "recreational marijuana, for worse or better, is a scheduled narcotic at the federal level" and questioning the House-passed state-store model. House Speaker Joanna McClinton (D) said last week the state could legalize next yea…
Pennsylvania Senator Unveils Statewide Hemp-THC Regulation Framework
Sen. Dawn Keefer (R) announced the Pennsylvania Hemp and Cannabinoid Act, a bill to bring consumable hemp-derived THC products — a market that currently operates in the state with no statewide age, testing, or labeling requirements — under a uniform framework: sales restricted to adults 21 and over with ID verification, mandatory registration with the Pen…
Pennsylvania House speaker says cannabis legalization is possible next year, contingent on November elections
House Speaker Joanna McClinton (D) said Friday that Pennsylvania could legalize adult-use cannabis next year if Democrats flip three state Senate seats in November, and House Appropriations Chair Jordan Harris (D) said tax revenue “is going to drive us to actually legalizing adult use very soon.” The House has passed legalization before, but bills have st…
Pennsylvania Senate panel takes up adult-use legalization as two bills sit pending
The Senate Democratic Policy Committee, chaired by Sens. Nick Miller and Sharif Street, held a Philadelphia hearing September 25 on the criminal justice, safety and economic impacts of adult-use cannabis. Two bills are pending: SB 49, which would create a Cannabis Control Board and stalled over the summer, and Street's SB 120 legalization bill, now c…
Pennsylvania charges 12 in $18.7 million THC trafficking case tied to convenience stores
Attorney General Dave Sunday announced charges against 12 people accused of running a statewide operation that distributed high-potency THC products through convenience stores and smoke shops, with about 150,000 items seized from warehouses in Allegheny, Luzerne and Bucks counties and roughly $18.7 million in proceeds traced. Charges include corrupt organ…
Pennsylvania audit finds inspection and enforcement gaps in medical marijuana oversight
Auditor General Timothy DeFoor released the first performance audit of the Department of Health's Medical Marijuana Program, covering 2024, finding the department lacked internal controls to ensure inspections and enforcement were performed consistently and had inadequate approval processes for complaint conclusions and correction plans. The departme…
Pennsylvania senator presses hemp regulation bill as federal ban date nears
Sen. Dan Laughlin (R) said his bill would set testing, labeling, and age-21 rules for hemp-derived products, including beverages, rather than banning them: it "will simply regulate it and give clear guidelines on what's legal to sell." Erie County District Attorney Elizabeth Hirz cited enforcement gaps under current law, saying officials ar…
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Rhode Island regulators to issue updated hemp guidance as the Dec. 11 federal THC limit nears
Rhode Island’s Cannabis Control Commission plans to revise its September 11 compliance bulletin and issue updated hemp guidance “in the coming days,” a commission spokesperson told Rhode Island Current, as the federal limit of 0.4 milligrams of total THC per container approaches its December 11 effective date. The state’s 2025 rules allow up to 1 milligra…
Rhode Island hemp-THC sellers wind down ahead of December 11 federal limit
The state Cannabis Control Commission, which issued a September 11 bulletin warning of fines for noncompliance, told businesses the 0.4-milligram federal cap will override Rhode Island's current 1-milligram-per-serving rules; chief legal counsel Mariana Ormonde said "federal law is the supreme law of the land." Beverages account for $2.36 m…
Rhode Island: federal judge lifts block on retail cannabis licensing
U.S. District Judge Melissa DuBose dissolved the April injunction that had stopped Rhode Island’s Cannabis Control Commission from awarding 20 new retail licenses, after lawmakers removed the residency requirement at issue; applications are open through November 23.
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South Carolina adjourns without THC-drink rules, leaving products unregulated until at least January
A negotiated House-Senate compromise that would have restricted hemp-derived THC drinks and edibles to buyers 21 and over, limited where they can be sold, and set a THC driving limit died without final passage, and legislators do not return until January 2027. Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey said “we’ll take a shot at it next year”; today the products…
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South Dakota attorney general: rescheduling would have "negligible" effect on state medical program
In a formal opinion requested by the Legislature's Medical Marijuana Oversight Committee, Attorney General Marty Jackley said moving marijuana to Schedule III would likely have a negligible impact on the state's medical program, reasoning that federal law has not preempted state regulation and that state-licensed operators can continue by regist…
South Dakota regulator: states getting little federal guidance on Schedule III implementation
Whitney Brunner, administrator of South Dakota’s medical cannabis program, told the legislature’s Medical Marijuana Oversight Committee that federal officials have shared minimal information about implementing April’s reclassification of state-licensed medical cannabis to Schedule III: “At the state level, we probably have more questions than answers.”
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Tennessee’s hemp product ban puts the state on track for a $110 million tax shortfall
Tennessee’s ban on THCA and other unregulated hemp products, in effect since July, has cut the state’s hemp tax collections by more than 90 percent: July receipts came in at roughly $425,000 against a projected $9.4 million. At that pace the state would fall about $110 million short of the roughly $130 million in hemp tax revenue that the Department of Fi…
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Texas defends hemp product rules — including per-location license fees — in appeals court filing
Texas filed a 39-page reply brief Friday in the state's Fifteenth Court of Appeals defending consumable-hemp rules adopted by the Department of State Health Services against a challenge from the Texas Hemp Business Council, arguing that its "total delta-9 THC" testing standard — which counts THCA that can convert to delta-9 — is "the s…
Texas hemp fees, the full schedule: $5,000 per retail location, $10,000 per manufacturing location
Completing the fee schedule behind the manufacturer-only figure we reported in Edition 16: under the DSHS Consumable Hemp Program rules (25 TAC 300), adopted March 20 and effective March 31, 2026, the annual retail hemp registration is $5,000 per location (previously about $150) and the consumable hemp product manufacturer/processor license is $10,000 per…
Texas judge rejects restraining order; hemp enforcement continues as industry suit proceeds
A Texas judge rejected hemp businesses' request for a temporary restraining order against the state's hemp product restrictions, allowing enforcement to continue while their lawsuit proceeds. Texas moved in late July to recategorize delta-8 and similar hemp-derived THC products as controlled substances, with delta-9 products under 0.3% dry weigh…
Texas: Travis County judge weighs pause on THC enforcement; injunction hearing would follow Sept. 17 or Oct. 8
A ruling on hemp businesses' request for a temporary restraining order against enforcement of the state's THC ban could come at any time, with a full temporary-injunction hearing to follow on September 17 or October 8 depending on the outcome. The businesses' attorney, Davis Sergi, argued the state health department has never defined what t…
Texas judge hears bid to pause THC enforcement; ruling could come within days
A Travis County judge on Friday heard arguments from hemp businesses seeking a temporary restraining order against the Texas Department of State Health Services' “Total THC” rules, which took effect July 31 and impose a 0.3% total-THC limit on consumable hemp products while raising annual license fees from about $250 to $10,000. Attorney David Sergi,…
Texas court takes up pausing THC enforcement as hemp businesses sue state health agency
A Travis County judge was set to hear arguments Friday afternoon on whether to temporarily pause enforcement of the Texas Department of State Health Services standards in effect since July 31, which treat delta-8, delta-10, THCP, THCA flower and synthetic THC forms as Schedule I substances and permit only naturally occurring trace amounts alongside delta-…
Four Texas hemp retailers file new federal lawsuit over the state's THC ban
The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas against the Department of State Health Services, argues the agency exceeded its authority in reclassifying hemp-derived substances as Schedule I drugs and that the ban conflicts with the 2018 Farm Bill, citing more than 36,000 lost jobs and a 50%-plus drop in retail sales; it is…
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Virginia regulators survey medical cannabis patients ahead of adult-use launch
The Virginia Cannabis Control Authority opened a patient survey covering pricing, access and product availability — including how patients expect their purchasing to change when adult-use retail launches in July 2027. Responses are due October 16 . The survey is part of the CCA's preparation for the medical-to-adult-use transition in a market where l…
Virginia Regulator Surveys Medical Patients Ahead of Adult-Use Transition
The Virginia Cannabis Control Authority opened a satisfaction survey of the state's roughly 114,000 registered medical cannabis patients, open through October 16, asking about pricing, access and product preferences — and whether patients expect to shift purchases to adult-use retail stores once recreational sales launch. Acting head Jamie Patten sai…
Virginia hemp businesses press lawmakers for a hearing on the new 2 mg THC cap
The Cannabis Small Business Association, on behalf of seven hemp companies, asked the legislature's joint cannabis oversight commission to hold a hearing on the law in effect since August 15, which removed the 25:1 CBD-to-THC ratio exception and caps hemp products at 2 milligrams of total THC per package. Commission chair Sen. Lashrecse Aird (D) said…
Virginia hemp businesses ask for a special session after judge declines to block the 2 mg THC cap
After U.S. District Judge Robert S. Ballou on August 14 denied their request to block the state’s new 2 mg-per-product THC limit, seven hemp business owners are asking legislators to convene a special session to reinstate the prior 25-to-1 CBD-to-THC ratio exception and pause enforcement. Cannabis Small Business Association president Barbara Biddle said t…
First store closures follow Virginia’s 2 mg hemp THC cap
With Virginia’s 2 milligram total-THC-per-package limit now in effect — U.S. District Judge Robert S. Ballou declined to block the law on Friday — retailer THE Dispensary closed its Danville, Chesterfield and Fredericksburg stores rather than risk violations, affecting roughly 15–18 employees. Store manager Lindsay Diaz said the company decided closure wa…
Virginia’s 2 mg hemp THC cap takes effect today after judge declines to block it
U.S. District Judge Robert S. Ballou on Friday denied both a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction sought by seven Virginia hemp businesses, allowing HB 30 to take effect at midnight today. The law, signed June 29, bans the production and sale of hemp products containing more than 2 milligrams of total THC per package and eliminates the…
Washington — 2 item(s) covered
Washington opens public comments through Dec. 4 on medical-market certification rule
Following the Liquor and Cannabis Board’s vote to accept the rulemaking petition (covered Friday), the agency is now taking public comment through December 4 on the proposed certification that would document licensees’ participation in the state’s medical market for use in federal registration, banking and insurance; the board said no proposed rule langua…
Washington regulators open rulemaking to help licensees document medical-market status for federal registration
The Liquor and Cannabis Board voted 3-0 to accept a rulemaking petition — over a staff recommendation to reject it — to create a process for cannabis businesses to request state verification of activities authorized under medical cannabis laws, usable for federal registration, banking, insurance, and other purposes. Staff said verification would rest on l…
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Oshkosh sets 21+ minimum to buy or possess intoxicating hemp products
The Oshkosh Common Council voted unanimously to bar anyone under 21 from buying or possessing intoxicating hemp-derived THC products such as delta-8 and delta-9; CBD and other non-intoxicating products are exempt. Retailers must check photo ID, with a $100 fine per violation for sellers and a $100 minimum fine for underage buyers. The council dropped a pr…
Wisconsin THC-beverage taproom to close September 13, citing the federal caps
Forward Beverage Co. said its downtown Wausau taproom will close September 13 and the business will pivot to online sales of non-alcoholic cocktails and kava, exiting THC products; owner Amy Yanzer said 95 percent of its products, including 10 mg-plus THC seltzers, would not be allowed under the incoming federal standard.