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Illinois businesses face a November 12 deadline to pull hemp THC drinks; Missouri's AG promises more retailer lawsuits as the state ban survives a court challenge; Texas and Wisconsin election results reshape 2027 outlooks. For general information only — not legal advice.

Missouri's attorney general sues four retailers over alleged marijuana-as-hemp sales as a federal court upholds the state's hemp law; Illinois leaders ask Congress to let the federal hemp ban take effect December 11; Minnesota opens 2027 hemp license applications with a revised fee schedule. For general information only — not legal advice.

Democrats take both chambers of Congress, putting the December 11 federal hemp-THC timeline in new hands; Pennsylvania is poised to legalize after Democrats claim the state Senate; Michigan opens wholesale marijuana tax e-filing November 12. For general information only — not legal advice.

Massachusetts voters reject the retail cannabis repeal; Idaho rejects HJR 4; Georgia raises its medical cannabis card fee to $75 on Dec. 5; federal hemp deadlines land Nov. 12 and Dec. 11. For general information only — not legal advice.

Massachusetts decides Question 8 on retail cannabis sales; the AMA asks FDA for a cannabis research schedule; local alcohol and cannabis questions fill Election Day ballots. For general information only — not legal advice.

Massachusetts votes Tuesday on Question 8, which would end retail adult-use marijuana sales statewide effective January 2028; a Denver judge keeps the Coors–Constellation distribution deal in place pending arbitration; Alabama opens two more medical cannabis dispensaries. For general information only — not legal advice.

Alcohol company lobbyists urged state attorneys general to back the federal hemp THC timetable; IRS deduction guidance remains pending after rescheduling; DEA posts a list of nearly 7,000 timely applicants; Massachusetts votes Tuesday on ending recreational sales. For general information only — not legal advice.

DEA grants first federal registrations to 900-plus medical marijuana dispensaries and sets a Nov. 29 supply-chain deadline; a House bill would add a 50% tariff on China-origin cannabinoid imports. For general information only — not legal advice.

Two senators ask USPS to stay out of Georgia's medical cannabis delivery plan; a House bill would rewrite federal drug scheduling; Michigan weighs pausing its 24% wholesale cannabis tax ahead of key November and December hemp deadlines. For general information only — not legal advice.

Illinois retailers mark down hemp THC drinks ahead of the Nov. 12 dispensary-only reclassification; DEA readies its list of rescheduling applicants; Vermont CBD producers reformulate before the Dec. 11 federal THC cap. For general information only — not legal advice.

Rep. Morgan Griffith proposes adding hemp THC regulation to a post-election reconciliation bill before the December 11 federal limit takes effect; Rhode Island sets a December 4 hemp inventory-report deadline; the Supreme Court will review the federal home-distilling ban. For general information only — not legal advice.

Illinois issues final retailer and licensing guidance ahead of its November 12 hemp overhaul, Massachusetts debates who controls retail liquor licenses, and Rhode Island sets a December 4 inventory-report deadline for quarantined hemp THC products. For general information only — not legal advice.

A bipartisan House bill would give breweries a federal excise tax credit for donated spent grain; New Jersey's hemp-beverage extension is one Assembly vote from passage; Missouri's state study recommends no new marijuana licenses. For general information only — not legal advice.

Texas hemp groups sue DSHS over the THCA rule and license fees that rose to $10,000 per manufacturing facility and $5,000 per retail location; UPS sets a Dec. 11 testing-documentation requirement for hemp shipments; New York opens its first adult-use nursery license applications Nov. 5. For general information only — not legal advice.

DEA's Schedule III registration rules force staffing choices at marijuana retailers; Oklahoma's top cannabis regulator steps down; Minnesota opens a $10.9 million grant round. For general information only — not legal advice.

New Jersey's Senate votes 37-0 to extend hemp beverage sales to at least December 11; a DEA judge sets final rescheduling briefs; Illinois details Hemp Act licensing and fees ahead of November 12. For general information only — not legal advice.

Rhode Island will let hemp licensees quarantine rather than destroy over-limit THC inventory ahead of the December 11 federal limit; DEA opposes reopening the rescheduling hearing; Nebraska cultivators petition on proposed license fees. For general information only — not legal advice.

Delaware’s THC beverage framework takes effect, opening sales through package stores and licensed dispensaries; a Colorado audit flags testing-oversight gaps; polls show Massachusetts voters opposed to repealing legal sales. For general information only — not legal advice.

Delaware’s THC beverage framework takes effect, opening sales through package stores and licensed dispensaries; a Colorado audit flags testing-oversight gaps; polls show Massachusetts voters opposed to repealing legal sales. For general information only — not legal advice.

The Supreme Court agrees to hear a challenge to the 1868 federal home-distilling ban; Illinois proposes 45 new infuser licenses with a hemp-business lottery preference; New Jersey advances penalties for unlicensed cannabis and vapor sales. For general information only — not legal advice.

The Hemp Beverage Alliance says a federal fix could emerge before the hemp ban; a trade court certifies an importer class for tariff refunds; Oklahoma THC-drink labeling rules take effect Nov. 1. For general information only — not legal advice.

Kentucky hemp producers ask lawmakers to cut license fees and restore on-premises hemp beverage sales; Rep. Barr details his proposed federal hemp framework; Kentucky medical cannabis dispensaries open statewide. For general information only — not legal advice.

Sixty-two Massachusetts lawmakers come out against the Question 8 cannabis-sales repeal; the administration asks the Supreme Court to limit nationwide vacatur of agency rules; Tennessee hemp retailers contract under new TABC licensing and fees. For general information only — not legal advice.

Illinois says it will enforce its 0.4 mg hemp THC cap on November 12 despite the federal delay to December 11; a DEA judge sets an October 21 deadline in the rescheduling case; New Jersey committees advance hemp-beverage deadline bills. For general information only — not legal advice.

Georgia retailers prepare to pull hemp THC products ahead of the Dec. 11 federal limits, Minnesota retailers plan to keep selling under state law, and distributor leaders press for regulatory clarity at NBWA. For general information only — not legal advice.

The Supreme Court declines to review Ohio's ban on out-of-state wine retailer shipping, DEA weighs in on a GAO report in the rescheduling hearing, and the Massachusetts auditor calls for ending liquor-license quotas. For general information only — not legal advice.

North Carolina’s $3 billion hemp industry prepares for the Nov. 12 and Dec. 11 federal THC limits; the Distilled Spirits Council asks the administration to drop the remaining 10% tariff on EU cognac and liqueurs; Washington opens comments on its medical-market certification rule. For general information only — not legal advice.

Connecticut reaches a two-million-dollar settlement over unlicensed THC distribution; a consumer group asks Congress to keep the December 11 hemp deadline in place; the Arkansas Supreme Court requires one wholesaler for Kirkland Signature beverages. For general information only — not legal advice.

Rhode Island regulators plan updated hemp guidance ahead of the Dec. 11 federal THC limit, the Marijuana Policy Project asks Congress to halt the hemp ban, and New Jersey weighs aligning its hemp-beverage deadline with the federal date. For general information only — not legal advice.

The Justice Department and challengers propose a briefing timeline in the marijuana rescheduling appeal, Sierra Nevada shifts Denver-area distribution to Reyes, and Missouri's November 12 hemp transition nears. For general information only — not legal advice.

Massachusetts senators say they will vote against the Question 8 retail cannabis repeal; Washington opens rulemaking on medical-cannabis certification for federal registration; a Missouri jury awards $10 million in a license ownership dispute. For general information only — not legal advice.

State regulators say the DEA has not answered rescheduling implementation questions; Ohio package-size and potency rules take effect; Los Angeles delays its cannabis license-renewal tax rule. For general information only — not legal advice.

DEA opens federal Schedule III registration for state-licensed cannabis manufacturers, distributors and labs with annual fees by tier; prohibition groups ask the D.C. Circuit to block the Medicare hemp coverage plan; TTB opens comments on brewery records and labeling. For general information only — not legal advice.

Delta-8 THC's federal cutoff date remains unclear as FDA misses a guidance deadline; Treasury and IRS put Section 280E cannabis tax guidance on the 2026–27 priority plan; Rhode Island hemp-THC sellers wind down ahead of the December 11 federal limit. For general information only — not legal advice.

Oregon hemp suppliers wind down ahead of the December 11 federal hemp deadline; four senators ask DOJ to investigate criminal networks in cannabis and hemp; Virginia surveys medical patients ahead of its adult-use launch. For general information only — not legal advice.

Colorado logs illness reports tied to recalled Craft vaporizers, TTB opens 2027 CBMA import tax-benefit assignments, and Georgia's medical cannabis delivery rules await final sign-off. For general information only — not legal advice.

The FTC finalizes its Robinson-Patman settlement with Southern Glazer's, requiring pricing parity for independent retailers; plus new Florida 2028 legalization measures, New York passing $4.1 billion in adult-use sales, and Virginia's patient survey ahead of its retail launch. For general information only — not legal advice.

California signs AB 2532 serving-size labeling rules for THC drinks, four senators ask DOJ to probe Chinese involvement in marijuana and hemp markets, Georgia approves mail delivery of medical cannabis, and Martignetti closes its RNDC control-state acquisition. For general information only — not legal advice.

A DEA judge pauses the marijuana rescheduling hearing over a GAO report, hemp beverages hit a $300 million benchmark, Keg 1 River City moves on RNDC's Kentucky business, and Georgia takes up cannabis mail-delivery rules. For general information only — not legal advice.

A DEA judge pauses the marijuana rescheduling hearing over a GAO report, hemp beverages hit a $300 million benchmark, Keg 1 River City moves on RNDC's Kentucky business, and Georgia takes up cannabis mail-delivery rules. For general information only — not legal advice.