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💰 Money Moves Politics

THC & Politics: Federal Legalization Moves Forward as States Chart Competing Courses A coalition of hemp businesses sued…

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District, names Governor Mike Kehoe, Attorney General Catherine Hanaway, and the director of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services as defendants. MNG 2005…

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💰 Money Moves Business

Cannabis Industry Posts Profitable Q1 2026 as Federal Rescheduling Unlocks Tax Relief The cannabis industry's largest operators…

Trulieve Cannabis reported $287 million in revenue with a 59% gross margin and $100 million in adjusted EBITDA at a 35% margin—margins that rival well-run consumer packaged goods companies. Curaleaf Holdings posted $324.2 million in…

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💰 Money Moves Hemp Ban

Hemp Ban Watch: Federal Redefinition Set to Upend $28 Billion Industry Federal legislation signed by President Trump in…

The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 (P.L. 119-37) rewrites the federal definition of "hemp" by replacing the 2018 Farm Bill's delta-9 THC threshold with a strict "total THC" standard that includes THCA, delta-8, delta-10, and other…

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💰 Money Moves Science

THC in Science Federal regulators are moving methodically through the cannabis research landscape as new clinical evidence…

The FDA's Cannabis Product Committee continues developing cross-agency strategy for regulating cannabis-derived compounds, even as the agency acknowledges significant knowledge gaps about safety and efficacy. Marinol and Syndros, both…

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💰 Money Moves Texas

Texas hemp retailers and manufacturers face an uncertain future after the state's Fifteenth Court of Appeals cleared the way…

The appeals court on Friday denied the hemp industry's emergency request to keep a temporary injunction in place that had blocked the Texas Department of State Health Services from enforcing major portions of new regulations while…

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