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We’re tracking legislative moves in Alabama, California, Connecticut and Texas that have varying impacts on hemp business and consumers. Alabama – Three key bills: SB 132 aims to classify hemp-derived THC products as controlled substances. Oppose this bill! HB 445 would limit hemp beverages to 5mg THC per serving and restrict sales to liquor stores. Oppose this bill!  SB […]

2025 announcements California Supreme Court action preserves California’s cannabis laws Mar 20, 2025 SACRAMENTO – Upholding California’s law making cannabis legal, the California Supreme Court has depublished a California Court of Appeal decision in JCCrandall v. County of Santa Barbara, so that it has no effect as precedent. The California Supreme Court’s action eliminates the Court of […]

Well done the Happy Cactus.. The Houston Chronicle   The owners of a hemp store in Austin got a surprise visit Tuesday from Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, who owners said walked into their store asking how many children buy their products. Patrick also was in for a surprise himself, when store employees carded him, said […]

Rhode Island: Cancel Culture This isn’t the first time this has happened this year. Worth following to see if this becomes habitual..  

BBC South American drug gangs are dropping cocaine in the sea around the UK to be picked up by smaller boats and brought to shore, Border Force has warned. Tens of millions of pounds worth of drugs are being wrapped in flotation devices equipped with trackers, allowing gang members in Britain to see where they […]

Table of Contents The hemp product registry isn’t working (yet) Most hemp growers don’t care I don’t think Oregon can fix it Surprising no one, recent findings show that most hemp in Oregon runs hot. By this I mean it is generally designed to get you lit. This hemp is often sold and marketed online […]

It’s a long list Press Release: Cannabis Regulatory Agency Takes Disciplinary Action Against Licensees throughout the State To: CRA Stakeholders March 21, 2025 – Administrative formal complaints and disciplinary actions taken against adult-use/medical licensees in February are now available for review in the Cannabis Regulatory Agency’s February 2025 Disciplinary Action Report. This month’s disciplinary actions: Flint Operation […]

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Two Ecuadorians, who were recently arrested by the U.S. Coast Guard and accused of smuggling approximately 4,000 pounds of cocaine, will be prosecuted by the state of South Carolina, Acting U.S. Attorney Brook B. Andrews announced Friday. The case will be prosecuted in Charleston due to an ongoing international drug trafficking investigation […]

Man apprehended at Progreso Port of Entry for cocaine possession warrant; subject subsequently investigated for alleged threats to CBP officers Release Date Thu, 03/20/2025 PROGRESO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Progreso Port of Entry apprehended a noncompliant traveler wanted on an outstanding felony warrant for possession of a controlled substance. The same […]

Over half a billion dollars worth of cocaine offloaded in Fort Lauderdale by Coast Guard Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem took a trip to Fort Lauderdale on Thursday where a U.S Coast Guard cutter crew offloaded more than 45,000 pounds of cocaine, the largest amount seized during a single deployment. In addition to […]