Regulations

Republican lawmakers in the Tennessee House have passed a bill banning many of the state’s most popular hemp products, threatening to upend the industry. The bill has yet to be considered in the Senate.

The Rhode Island Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) has voted to approve final regulations for the state’s medical and adult-use cannabis industries that place both industries under the CCC’s regulatory control.

The Florida Senate has voted unanimously for a measure that would ban hemp-derived delta-8 THC and implement new restrictions on hemp-derived delta-9 THC products.

Michigan cannabis regulators proposed allowing the state’s cannabis businesses to collect and recycle used vape products.

Georgia’s Senate-approved proposal to ban THC from all hemp products stalled in the House Regulated Industries Committee after the committee chair said he was reluctant to ban a plant “That God lets grow naturally.”

Minnesota officials have submitted the state’s final cannabis industry rules to an administrative law judge for final approval, a key milestone for the market.

Washington state cannabis regulators have issued a sweeping recall of more than 500 batches of vape products manufactured by Northwest Cannabis Solutions, one of the state’s largest cannabis processors.

Missouri lawmakers in the House General Laws Committee blocked a bill for the second time this month seeking to regulate THC-infused hemp products.

The Massachusetts cannabis control is asking the state for $30.8 million in funding for fiscal year 2026, a 55% bump from the agency’s current annual budget of $19.8 million.

A proposal in Maine seeks to ban cannabis advertising in the state except for on company websites, company signage and properties, and in business directories.

Lawmakers in the Kentucky Senate have approved a proposal to cap the THC content in hemp-derived infused beverages at 5%.

Two proposals in the Nebraska Legislature seek to establish regulations, taxes, and licenses for the state’s voter-approved medical cannabis program.

The Republican-controlled Ohio Senate voted in a 23-9 party-line vote to override parts of the state’s voter-backed cannabis legalization law, including removing social equity provisions, reducing home grows from 12 to 6 plants, and setting new THC caps on cannabis flower products and concentrates.

Officials with the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board told lawmakers during a presentation that illicit cannabis sales, which have grown to a $242 million industry, are cutting into the state’s cannabis tax revenue by undermining the legal market.

A California Senate proposal looking to limit the sales of illegal, unlicensed cannabis products would set new rules for online cannabis marketplaces.

A Maine legislative working group has recommended setting an age requirement of 21 for intoxicating hemp products in the state and adopting THC caps on hemp beverages.

Cannabis regulators in Massachusetts warned that some products sold in the state may have exceeded state-mandated levels of yeast, mold, and coliforms.

An Ohio proposal seeks to change the state’s adult-use cannabis policy, including reducing the amount of cannabis that can be grown at home, lowering the THC caps on cannabis concentrate products, raising the excise tax on the industry from 10% to 15%, and redirecting the state’s cannabis tax revenues.

A U.S. appeals court upheld the Virginia law regulating the sale of hemp products based on total THC amount, regardless of whether the THC they contain is delta-9, delta-8, or any other form of THC.

Nebraska state lawmakers are beginning to plan for the medical cannabis program approved by voters last November.

Minnesota officials fined four businesses $10,000 each last year in civil penalties related to illegal cannabis.

Missouri cannabis officials have proposed an industry rules update to combat “middleman” business practices by requiring the designated contact for the state’s cannabis microbusinesses to be either the owner or partial owner of the company.

A man who is an admitted cannabis novice is suing the Arcanna dispensary in Portland, Oregon after he purchased a THC-infused syrup from the shop that landed him in the emergency room after experiencing excessive vomiting and loss of motor control.

A group of New York cannabis dispensary owners are suing state regulators, claiming they allowed dispensaries to open too close to one another in violation of state laws.