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⏳ DEA Delay. Hemp Crackdown Looms. THC Labs Under Fire
88% of Americans back cannabis legalization, but Congress isn’t moving. Meanwhile, regulators wrestle with tax hikes, illicit markets, and Schedule III limbo.
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Federal cannabis reform feels as stalled as ever. The DEA has gone quiet on rescheduling. McConnell is taking aim at hemp-derived THC in the Farm Bill. Meanwhile, states are hiking cannabis taxes, Colorado labs are inflating potency results, and New York’s crackdown on illegal smoke shops isn’t slowing the illicit trade. Add in big polling numbers for legalization and early signs of psychedelic reform in Alaska, and you’ve got a policy landscape in flux.
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