Sep 17, 2025
Oklahoma consolidates from 14,000 to 5,000 licenses, Wanda James takes on a congressional heavyweight, and legalization paradoxically fuels new waves of enforcement.
Sep 5, 2025
Patrick’s THC ban collapses but Texas hemp faces a looming reckoning. Michigan prosecutes grows with tax law, Massachusetts ballot bids threaten $8B sales, and Thailand elevates its “Cannabis King.” Plus, The Hybrid podcast drops a new episode.
Aug 21, 2025
Federal cannabis enforcement faces constitutional meltdown as Trump weighs rescheduling while defending restrictions courts keep rejecting.
Aug 13, 2025
Trump allies battle over rescheduling as prohibitionists panic and states advance strategic, reactionary positioning.
Aug 8, 2025
Cannabis enforcement evolves from partnership to professional oversight as markets mature.
Jul 31, 2025
Mid-Atlantic launch confirms capture patterns while California's $13M program becomes bureaucratic wealth transfer...
Jul 30, 2025
Senate strips hemp restrictions after Paul's threat, New York's proximity scandal gets worse, and federal data shows Americans trading booze for cannabis
Jul 25, 2025
Cole's rescheduling authority, Arizona's $120K testing fine, and Supreme Court gun rights showdown reshape federal dynamics
Jul 24, 2025
DEA judge retirement puts rescheduling directly in Cole's hands, while Leafwell builds the plumbing for post-prohibition cannabis health care. Political winds may be shifting faster than expected.
Jul 18, 2025
Cannabis unity fractures as hemp seeks legitimacy through alcohol's political machine + Pennsylvania's $1.6M lobbying battle over who controls the legal market
Jul 16, 2025
Why Michigan's violation spree signals trouble for MSOs nationwide, plus the Arkansas ruling that changes everything for hemp markets...
Jun 26, 2025
No Decoded Insight today - because there’s no grand pivot, just a flood of regulatory drafts, market signals, and legislative posturing. But the map is still moving.