September 23, 2025
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Minnesota’s adult-use rollout sparked sticker shock with $40 eighths and fragile supply chains, Tennessee’s hemp fight turned into a constitutional showdown over “intoxicating liquors,” and veterans pressed Republicans on cannabis reform. Meanwhile, California reversed its tax hike, Kentucky’s patients are still waiting, and regulators worldwide keep testing cannabis policy limits.
🌿 Minnesota’s market test
🥃 Tennessee’s liquor gambit
🎖️ Veterans lean on GOP
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