February 2, 2026
Built by a former cannabis regulator, Policy, Decoded helps operators read the policy terrain before it shifts beneath their feet.
Today’s edition starts in Michigan, where regulators are putting the testing layer under formal fire and signaling that lab integrity is no longer a quiet compliance issue. We also track Colorado’s growing inversion concerns in the vape category, Ohio’s fast-approaching hemp beverage cutoff, and the broader push in Washington to impose national THC caps that could either stabilize the market or quietly hollow it out.
Policy, Decoded is written daily by THC Group, where we advise operators, investors, trade groups, and governments on policy, regulatory, and political headaches that do not come with clean rules. This briefing is also supported by The Hybrid podcast. Want to hear former regulators talk policy, power, and culture without pretending any of it is simple? That’s the show.
🧪 Testing trust on the line
🥤 Hemp drinks hit the brakes
🧾 Supply chains under scrutiny
You can’t market your way around bad data.
