AGP Executive Report
Last update: 32 minutes agoHemp Policy Showdown: 35 state attorneys general urged Congress to preserve 2025 federal hemp reforms and keep the intoxicating hemp ban from being delayed or reopened, warning it would bring back unregulated products. Federal Delay Fight: The Senate’s stopgap funding bill includes a short delay to the hemp ban (to Dec. 11), giving THC drink and gummy makers a brief reprieve while states and industry brace for what comes next. Texas Legal Pressure: Texas hemp businesses and retailers sued the state over new restrictions that push many hemp-derived THC products toward illegality, arguing it violates the 2018 Farm Bill and interstate commerce protections. Track-and-Trace Rollout: St. Kitts and Nevis’ Medicinal Cannabis Authority signed on for a seed-to-sale system to monitor cultivation through retail, aiming to prevent diversion and meet export-ready standards. Workplace/Union Clash: New Jersey’s labor peace agreement requirement for cannabis licenses is challenged in federal court by Verano, which says the state can’t force union terms. On-the-Ground Enforcement: Police in Oak Bay, B.C. fined an Ontario visitor $230 for smoking cannabis in a parked vehicle; elsewhere, a Scranton man was charged after police found suspected marijuana during a trespass investigation. Public Safety Regulation: A local board of health moved to prohibit kratom products (including synthetic cannabinoids and novel intoxicants), citing risks from unregulated dosing and access by minors.
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