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August 28, 2025
Built by a former cannabis regulator, Policy, Decoded is your high-signal daily briefing for operators, investors, and policymakers navigating the collision of law, regulation, and business.
Today’s briefing comes with support from I Hate it Here, keeping leaders plugged into the cultural moment.
Germany just upended expectations with a medical cannabis crackdown that threatens to unravel Europe’s €12 billion market. Back in the U.S., Pennsylvania dispensaries are taking hemp rivals to court, California is trading childcare funding for tax relief, Virginia Democrats are sharpening their fiscal message, and operators are staring down a $3 billion debt wall. The pattern is impossible to miss: cannabis is shifting from expansion to contraction, with litigation, financial stress, and regulatory reversals defining the landscape.
🌍 Track Europe’s regulatory reversal
⚖️ Watch state-level litigation
📉 Prepare for debt-driven consolidation
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