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Rhode Island Lets Hemp Businesses Quarantine High-THC Stock Past Dec. 11

Rhode Island now lets hemp licensees quarantine over-limit THC products instead of clearing them out by Dec. 11, if they list them with the CCC by Dec. 4.

Massachusetts Question 8 Explained: What Repeal Would Mean for Cannabis

If voters pass it Nov. 3, Massachusetts Question 8 ends adult-use cannabis sales on Jan. 1, 2028. Here's what the text means for licensees and workers.

UPS Hemp Shipping Policy Will Require Total-THC COAs From Dec. 11

UPS wants a COA showing 0.3% total THC, THCA included, in every raw hemp shipment from Dec. 11, and it still refuses hemp from any marijuana seller.

Delaware THC Beverage Sales Begin With a Built-In Federal Sunset

Delaware's HB 373 lets liquor stores, dispensaries and some microbreweries sell 10 mg THC drinks from Oct. 21, but the program ends when federal hemp rules hit.

Illinois Proposes 45 Cannabis Infuser Licenses With a Hemp Lottery Bonus

IDOA's Oct. 16 proposed rules set a social equity lottery for at least 45 infuser licenses by Jan. 1, 2027, with an extra draw for hemp businesses.

Colorado Marijuana Audit Finds Testing Gaps and Slow Safety Warnings

Colorado's State Auditor says 41,000 harvest batches went untested under reduced testing, and flagged products sold for 223 days on average before warnings.