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Mar 6, 2026

🌾 Farm Bill Moves, SAFE Banking Loses A Fixer, And States Start Drawing Harder Lines

Congress advances the Farm Bill without a hemp runway, SAFE Banking loses a key Republican vote, and states keep reshaping cannabis policy from Oklahoma to Michigan.

Mar 5, 2026

🏛️ Hemp Deadlines, Tax Reality, And A Court Watching Closely

A federal court test, a hemp policy deadline approaching, and cities discovering the limits of cannabis tax revenue.

Mar 4, 2026

🏛️ Virginia Moves, Texas Votes, And Cannabis Writes Checks In Washington

Virginia’s market build begins, Texas campaigns on THC, and the industry’s money trail complicates the politics of rescheduling.

Mar 3, 2026

⚖️ Supreme Court Gun Case, Hemp Ban Deadline & Tariff Pressure

SCOTUS questions marijuana gun ban, Congress faces hemp THC deadline, Tilray deploys $44M in alcohol, and operators absorb new supply chain costs.

Mar 2, 2026

⚖️ SCOTUS, THC Insurance, And A New Hybrid Episode With Mackenzie Slade

Gun rights at the Supreme Court, insurers eye THC coverage, THCA crackdowns expand, and The Hybrid drops a new episode.

Mar 1, 2026

⚖️ Federal Hemp Rewrite vs. State THC Regulation: Who Governs?

Congress may close the hemp loophole. The real question is what happens to the state systems built to regulate intoxicating THC - testing, age gating, retail controls, and the revenue funding it all.