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Big players enter hemp-derived THC drink market amid growing restrictions, bans

Another week, another move from an established company into the federally legal, hemp-derived THC market.

News April 7
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New York’s cannabis chief believes $1.5 billion in sales is possible in 2025

Felicia Reid, the acting executive director of New York's Office of Cannabis Management, offers her views on the…

News April 3
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Organigram acquisition offers pathway into US hemp-derived THC market

Organigram Global, one of Canada’s largest marijuana producers, is entering the growing U.S. hemp-derived THC beverage market through…

News April 2
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Arizona crackdown on illegal THC sales to begin April 24, attorney general says

Sales of THC-infused products in Arizona anywhere but at licensed marijuana stores is illegal and enforcement will begin…

News March 25
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What’s causing the decline in M&A activity in the cannabis industry?

Mergers and acquisitions in the cannabis industry in 2024 totaled $1.169 billion, a decrease of $579 million -…

News March 25
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State bans, restrictions threaten hemp-derived THC market after Farm Bill boom

Years of nationwide growth appear to be over for the U.S. hemp-derived THC industry, which is threatened by…

News March 21
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Total ban on hemp-derived THC passes Texas Senate

A total ban on hemp-derived THC products championed by one of Texas’s most powerful politicians has passed the…

News March 20
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Colorado regulators allowed hemp-derived THC into market, lawsuit says

Colorado’s regulated marijuana market is riddled with unsafe and illegal hemp-derived THC, a flow that regulators are unable…

News March 14
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California extends hemp-derived THC ban

California’s total ban on products with any detectable level of hemp-derived THC is poised to continue until at…

News March 12
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Kentucky drops hemp-derived THC drinks ban, will limit & regulate

Kentucky lawmakers won’t ban beverages with intoxicating amounts of hemp-derived THC – at least not yet. For now,…

News March 10
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