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October 6, 2025
Bit of a late start this morning - did you catch that Patriots game, though? 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.
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Germany’s Health Ministry is moving to ban online medical cannabis prescriptions and pharmacy delivery, a reversal that could cripple Europe’s largest cannabis market and test EU law. Michigan’s automatic excise hike pushed total cannabis taxes to 40% just as oversupply collapses prices, threatening to drive operators underground. And in Tennessee, alcohol wholesalers just captured hemp distribution rights, signaling a wave of states turning hemp regulation over to liquor systems.
🌍 Germany tightens medical access
💰 Michigan’s tax math implodes
🥃 Tennessee’s hemp goes three-tier
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