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Massachusetts THC Potency Audit: 13 of 63 Products Failed
Massachusetts pulled 63 flower products off the shelf and sent them to independent labs. Thirteen came back outside the acceptable range — and only seven were within 2% of the label.

Houston Freedom Act Puts Marijuana Arrests on the November Ballot
Houston City Council sent the Houston Freedom Act to voters on November 3. It pairs marijuana deprioritization with a no-knock warrant ban — in the state whose AG sued five cities over exactly this.

New York Cannabis Sole Control Ruling Puts Equity Deals on Notice
New York ruled that a CAURD licensee did not actually control its own business. If you signed a management agreement with a well-capitalized partner, read 9 NYCRR 116.4 tonight.

DEA HHC Ban: Agency Says Hemp Company Cannot Even Sue
DEA says its HHC drug code rule does nothing — and therefore nobody has standing to challenge it. Bluestar is in the Fourth Circuit arguing otherwise.

Alcohol Industry Backs Hemp THC Drinks Instead of Killing Them
The wine and spirits wholesalers just endorsed keeping hemp THC drinks federally legal. The tell is the three-tier system: they do not want it banned, they want it in their trucks.

Beverage Regulatory Parity Act Would Treat Hemp THC Drinks Like Beer
H.R. 10079 would give hemp THC beverages their own federal lane: three-tier distribution, 5mg per serving, 21-and-over, and an 8-cent-per-milligram excise tax.