Opponents of a proposed bill say it “is unfair in that it seems designed to allow liquor distributors to make an endrun around the state’s strict cannabis rules.”
Crime labs repeatedly told lawmakers and budget officials that they couldn’t distinguish between hemp and marijuana without new testing resources. The issue got almost no attention.
Hemp industry groups argued the rules represented agency overreach
Under the new hemp law, people selling intoxicating hemp products without a license face fines of $100 for the first offense
Talking Joints Memo sources and writers predict what’s coming for stakeholders, consumers, social consumption, business, products, culture, and the Cannabis Control Commission
From Cannabis Control Commission drama to lab shopping, enforcement actions, and getting weed to Martha’s Vineyard This roundup is not to be confused with the list of our most-read
From our extensive coverage of hemp products to psychedelics journalism (which you can’t get enough of) and dispensary troubles
Tennessee hemp producers and retailers are asking a court to block state rules they say will devastate a burgeoning industry
People who spoke out called for regulations, not a ban on sales — arguing that would cause the illicit market to flourish
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick contends that Texas retailers have exploited a law passed in 2019 to sell unregulated and potentially harmful consumable THC products
