Delta 8/intoxicating hemp regulatory and enforcement actions/news

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/tomlinson/article/texas-thc-cannabis-hemp-ban-20372535.php

https://www.sfgate.com/cannabis/article/newsom-admin-moves-permanently-ban-hemp-thc-calif-20376584.php

Looks like they took most of his money and got him to cooperate against suppliers

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DC med operators suing intoxicating hemp sellers for lanham act violations etc

One of the parties suing the US govt:

https://archive.md/R60vX

https://mjbizdaily.com/california-moves-to-make-hemp-derived-thc-ban-permanent/

What access? The program is so thoroughly fucked that we’re now 6 months into the start of the med program and there is NO product available. Even if you qualify, there are NO dispensaries.

The lottery system was noble, but allowing out-of-state MSOs to compete with everyone else as long as they could get a registered agent in the state of KY was fucked up. Not to mention the lack of planning for any type of seed-to-sale system. We weren’t even informed that we’d be using METRC until a few months ago, AFTER sales were supposed to have started.

Looks like a few wholesalers around Dallas got hit today

https://ncnewsline.com/2025/06/17/nc-senators-advance-legislation-to-regulate-synthetic-hemp-thc-products-targeting-youth/

Can confirm: Dallas-Area Officers Raid 3 Licensed Hemp Distribution Warehouses in ‘Enforcement Overreach’ | Cannabis Business Times

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Nebraska AG sent another 80+ cease and desist letters today to hemp retailers in Lincoln: https://ago.nebraska.gov/sites/default/files/doc/6%3A18%3A25%20release.pdf

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SB3 vetoed by Governor Abbott

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Wow, talk about the literal 11th hour

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I feel like we’ll see more raids similar to the THC club and Allen PD ones before too long. Dan Patrick is definitely gonna push for a special session

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The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals just reversed the lower court’s decision in BioGen v. Sanders. The injunction prohibiting Arkansas from enforcing Act 629 is no longer in place.
US_APP_CA8_23_3237_d169893080e155_OPINION_FILED_THE_COURT_Steven_M_Colloton_James_B_.pdf (517.3 KB)

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The TRO was denied this afternoon after a hearing.

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