Insights

October 5, 2026

  • FEATURE – 2026 Election Preview
  • Federal – Developments in the rescheduling process
  • Colorado – Significant regulatory and tax rulemakings wrapping up
  • New Mexico – Rocky transition to new track-and-trace provider
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September 4, 2026

  • FEATURE – Labor Peace Agreements
  • Federal – Hemp restrictions delayed
  • Federal – Rescheduling process continues
  • California – Clarification of packaging requirements signed into law
  • Georgia – New rules proposed for rapidly expanding medical program
  • New Publication – Product Authentication
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August 3, 2026

  • FEATURE – Midyear Legislative Review
  • Federal – Surge in federal policy activity
  • Colorado – Tax dispute highlights risks of wholesale cannabis taxes
  • Michigan – Consequential, longstanding rulemaking advances
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July 6, 2026

  • FEATURE – Looming Changes to Federal Hemp Definition Spur Action
  • Virginia – Governor and legislature compromise on adult-use sales
  • Federal – Latest developments in the rescheduling process
  • Inversion/Diversion – The Evolving Policy Response
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June 1, 2026

  • FEATURE – Packaging: Extended Producer Responsibility Laws
  • Virginia – Governor vetoes adult-use sales bill
  • Georgia – New law will replace low-THC oil with a medical cannabis program
  • Massachusetts – New commissioners announced
  • Federal – States respond to federal government’s rescheduling order
  • CANNRA – Annual meeting to highlight what regulators are watching
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May 4, 2026

  • FEATURE – The Challenges of Defining ‘Attractive to Children’
  • Federal – Medical marijuana reclassified to Schedule III
  • Massachusetts – New law overhauls rules, reshapes regulatory authority
  • Virginia – Governor’s split with lawmakers jeopardizes adult-use sales bill
  • Colorado – Regulators cracking down on hemp inversion
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April 6, 2026

  • FEATURE – Cannabis Tax Policy Update
  • Virginia – Adult-use sales likely to begin January 2027
  • California – New bill aims to define “attractive to children”
  • Georgia – Legislature looks to expand low-THC oil program
  • Federal – Federal: Medicare hemp product pilot program launches amid legal challenge
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March 2, 2026

  • FEATURE – Minnesota’s Adult-use Rollout: Insights and Implications
  • Virginia – Adult-use sales bills advance, setting stage for conference committee
  • Florida – Adult-use ballot measure falls short of signature threshold
  • Ohio – Attorney General files antitrust lawsuit against MSOs
  • Media – Editorial sparks frenzy among anti-cannabis groups
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February 2, 2026

  • FEATURE – Legal Cannabis Markets Under Siege at the Ballot Box
  • Virginia – Democrats advance adult-use sales proposals
  • Federal – Proposals to stave off federal hemp product ban introduced in Congress
  • Sales Trends – 2025 year-end figures come into focus
  • Texas – Major fee increase for hemp operators could be a bellwether
  • New Report – The One-plant Solution
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