🌱 Federal Hemp Pause. State-Level Headwinds.

Congress delays the hemp crackdown for one year, but ICE raids in California show federal cannabis risks aren’t going away. Add state-level regulatory choke points and the picture isn’t pretty.

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A one-year delay in Congress’s hemp crackdown has bought the industry breathing room, but it’s no victory. Meanwhile, ICE agents are raiding state-licensed cannabis farms in California as part of a federal immigration sweep, and operators in Connecticut are warning that restrictive state regulations are throttling their market before it stabilizes. Legalization may be spreading, but the path forward remains strewn with political and regulatory landmines.

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