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🗳️ Florida’s Audit War, GOP Hemp Split, and New York's Zombie Rules

Jan 16, 2026

🗳️ Florida’s Audit War, GOP Hemp Split, and New York's Zombie Rules

DeSantis weaponizes the fraud unit, McConnell strikes back, and Massachusetts fights a repeal effort.

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🥤 The THC Beverage Race + Curaleaf’s “Illegal” Defense

Jan 15, 2026

🥤 The THC Beverage Race + Curaleaf’s “Illegal” Defense

Why the "corn vs. barley" analogy predicts the future. Plus: Circle K puts hemp in the cold vault, and bankruptcy courts remain off-limits.

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🚜 Buying Time for Hemp, Texas’s $5.5B Ban, and the 2026 Repeal Offensive

Jan 14, 2026

🚜 Buying Time for Hemp, Texas’s $5.5B Ban, and the 2026 Repeal Offensive

Federal delays for THC caps meet state-level shutdowns. We break down the 0.4mg compliance cliff, 19 states joining the firearm ban, and the 1906 botanical liability pivot. Supported by beehiiv and Wispr Flow.

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⚖️ Cannabis M&A Under The Microscope: Connecticut’s $416k Antitrust Fine

Jan 13, 2026

⚖️ Cannabis M&A Under The Microscope: Connecticut’s $416k Antitrust Fine

CT targets deal conduct with six-figure fines while NY eyes a potency tax repeal. Texas hemp faces an administrative shutdown. Supported by Wispr Flow and Beehiiv.

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⚖️ Schedule III Delay Risk, Banking Freeze, And A Federal Deadline For THC Drinks

Jan 12, 2026

⚖️ Schedule III Delay Risk, Banking Freeze, And A Federal Deadline For THC Drinks

GOP AGs tee up litigation, banks stay on the sidelines, Texas tests regulation-by-fee, Minnesota counts down to November, and California’s top regulator exits.

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🏛️ House Spending Deal Keeps Medical Marijuana Shield, Rescheduling Stays In Motion

Jan 9, 2026

🏛️ House Spending Deal Keeps Medical Marijuana Shield, Rescheduling Stays In Motion

Congress picks the low-risk lane: protect medical, let the White House own Schedule III. Hemp THC hits grocery scale. Massachusetts posts another record.

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