Ballot Initiatives

Sep 9, 2025

🌽 Nebraska Plant Cap Fight • MA Cafes & Med Market • Tyson on Rescheduling

Nebraska’s governor forces emergency plant caps, Massachusetts faces café backlash and a collapsing medical market, and Mike Tyson says “good news” on rescheduling is coming. Plus: equity tours, senior use, and NC’s smell test.

Aug 26, 2025

🎯 GAO Exposes Federal Cannabis Messaging Chaos + Scotts $2B Writeoff

Federal agencies burn billions on contradictory marijuana campaigns while institutional cannabis bets collapse from cultural incompetence

Aug 13, 2025

🔥 MAGA Cannabis War Erupts + SAM’s Cold Leftovers

Trump allies battle over rescheduling as prohibitionists panic and states advance strategic, reactionary positioning.

Aug 12, 2025

🚨 Trump Reviews Cannabis Rescheduling + State Revenue Collapse + Arizona Corruption

President sets weeks timeline for federal decision as operators face 70% tax rates, Italy weaponizes enforcement, and Hobbs aide corruption exposed.

Aug 11, 2025

⚖️ Trump Signals Rescheduling Decision • Conservative Backlash Accelerates • Cannabis Prices Collapse

White House Chief of Staff reviews agency reports as retail traders pile into cannabis stocks despite Sean Spicer's legalization warning

Aug 8, 2025

🎯 Regulatory Maturation • NJ Fines Curaleaf $610K • Trump Cannabis Predictions

Cannabis enforcement evolves from partnership to professional oversight as markets mature.

Aug 7, 2025

🏛️ Minnesota Muni Cannabis • NY Track-and-Trace Relief • Delaware's $625K Launch

Municipal dispensaries meet federal reality while regulatory systems implode nationwide

Aug 5, 2025

💰🚫🧠 Cannabis PAC's Trump Bet, Hemp Ban Blocked, Senate Discovers Own Research Barriers

Industry deploys sophisticated influence strategy while Congress realizes Schedule 1 restrictions were inside job all along

Jul 28, 2025

🛒 Retail Revolution Drives Sales as Pennsylvania Battle Shapes Cannabis Future

Bodega-style shopping boosts dispensary revenues while Pennsylvania's legalization battle reveals how early policy choices lock in market dynamics for decades

Jul 25, 2025

🔍 DEA Chief Consolidates Cannabis Power as Texas Hemp Wars Heat Up

Cole's rescheduling authority, Arizona's $120K testing fine, and Supreme Court gun rights showdown reshape federal dynamics

Jul 9, 2025

⏳ DEA Delay. Hemp Crackdown Looms. THC Labs Under Fire

88% of Americans back cannabis legalization, but Congress isn’t moving. Meanwhile, regulators wrestle with tax hikes, illicit markets, and Schedule III limbo.

Jul 3, 2025

🎆 Markets Stalled, Courts Busy, and a 4th of July Pause

Happy Independence Day from Policy, Decoded. We’re taking tomorrow off, but today’s edition is packed with market warnings, lawsuits, and regulatory rumblings you’ll want on your radar. And seriously: don’t mix cannabis and fireworks.

Jul 1, 2025

Policy, Decoded: Potency Fights. Gaming Cracks. Enforcement Heats Up.

Potency caps, gaming restrictions, and enforcement sweeps are reshaping the cannabis map. Colorado, Florida, Alabama, and New Mexico step up penalties. Operators should treat these signals like live fire.

Jun 27, 2025

Policy, Decoded: Liability. Research. Revenue Fights. Nebraska Cracks Down.

Product liability just became real for cannabis retailers. Nebraska’s medical rollout gets more restrictive by the hour. California bets $30M on research. The tax fight over legalization revenue heats up.

Jun 19, 2025

Policy, Decoded: ⚠️ Texas on the Brink + Global Cannabis Commodities?

Texas inches toward banning hemp intoxicants. Global markets eye cannabis as a commodity. Plus: rescheduling momentum, Missouri’s ballot move, and branded summer plays worth tracking.