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.
The cannabis industry continues to face a convergence of threats as Texas lawmakers defied their own governor to advance hemp prohibition while federal appropriations committees quietly advanced legislation that could terminate the entire hemp sector. From Austin to Washington, the politics of cannabis have evolved beyond traditional regulatory debates into ideological warfare where business-friendly rhetoric meets conservative purity tests. Of course, the possibility of rescheduling still looms, but only after every European leader files out of the Oval Office. Meanwhile, industry veterans are betting that reality television might succeed where lobbying has failed in changing public perception.
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