September 25, 2025
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Colorado is launching a first-of-its-kind random cannabis surveillance program, Michigan regulators teased real-time facility monitoring, and Virginia lawmakers prepare for a 2026 recreational market. Workers are striking in Michigan and Pennsylvania, the UK released new medical cannabis economics, and cannabis may be positioning as America’s first AI-native industry.
🔍 Colorado launches random testing
👁️ Michigan proposes surveillance expansion
🤖 Cannabis as AI-native industry
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