Earlier this month, several online publications revealed that Sprouts, which operates more than 460 stores in 24 states, was selling THC Beverages. I have written about the growing number of mainstream retailers embracing this market. Supermarket news shared the details well in on January 9th, saying that the specialty grocer would be selling THC drinks in 115 stores in Florida and Texas. I live right near a store in Texas and went online to see what they offer, andthe stor

Texas has scheduled a meeting and a webcast for the public regarding its new rules pertaining to hemp and hemp-derived products on January 9th: Recall that in early October, the state adopted emergency rules to prohibit Consumable Hemp Licensees and Retail Hemp Registrants from selling consumable hemp products to customers under the age of 21 and require a valid proof of government-issued identification prior to purchase. This was after the surprise and last-minute veto by G

The Congressional Research Service (CRS), which was created in 1914 and renamed in 1970, was a part of the Library of Congress. Its mission is to serve Congress with research and analysis. CRS employs about 600 and has five divisions for research, including American Law, Domestic Social Policy, Foreign Affairs, Government and Finance and Science and Industry. On 12/03, it issued a piece on the new law for hemp products that was passed when the government voted to reopen and t

Foley, Hoag is a well known international law firm with offices in Boston, Denver, New York City, Paris and Washington, D.C. that works on many industries but is strong in cannabis. Today, they published a piece on their blog about the recent THC ban by the federal government. Though it doesn't take effect until almost a year from now, the authors, a partner in NYC and an associate in Boston at Foley Hoag, suggest that the companies serving this industry consider an early ba

Hooray, possibly, the federal government's shutdown is ending. The Senate voted to do so on Monday, and the House of Representatives voted yesterday. President Trump quickly signed into law an appropriations bill that restarts government. The bill had a lot of things in it, including a fix to the Farm Act of 2018, which legalized hemp. Here is the part related to Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agency Appropriations: The new rules for

MariMed (MRMD) is a Tier 3 MSO that just jumped into the hemp-derived THC space... MariMed To Launch Hemp-Derived THC Products, Introducing Its Top-Selling Brands to New Markets and Customers NORWOOD, Mass., Nov. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MariMed Inc. (“MariMed,” “the Company”) (CSE: MRMD) (OTCQX: MRMD), a leading cannabis consumer packaged goods company and retailer, today announced manufacturing and distribution agreements that enable the Company to launch their market l

New York's state-regulated cannabis business has been booming after a very rough start. I am a big fan of New York City, the state and its cannabis program, but there was a big problem. Today, the New York Times revealed that Omnium Canna, a processor, has been banned . The company, which was licensed in 2023 as a processor of cannabis, was apparently allowing other brands into the state, which was against the rules because the brands were not licensed. Some of the ones that

In 2022, Circle K was trying to enter Florida's cannabis industry, an effort that ultimately failed. Circle K announced this about six months after 4/20 and was intending to open the stores in 2023. Circle K, owned by Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., which had made efforts to enter the cannabis industry in Canada through investment in retailer Fire & Flower, gave up the Florida plans in early 2025 after a long battle with Florida. Circle K was planning to work with Green Thum

I wrote last week about how a cannabis company I follow, Organigram (OGI), has beefed up its presence in the American hemp-derived THC market . Today, I want to follow up on some other companies that are in that space. I have already mentioned how the Big 3 American cannabis companies, Curaleaf (CURLF), Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) and Trulieve (TCNNF) have beverage efforts . I warned about those companies at New Cannabis Ventures when I introduced this blog in my weekly

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John Eisenmann, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Now, Ohio, which just went legal for adult-use cannabis sales in August, is pushing...

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