3 Jan, 2026

This week we cover Texas and Alabama tightening rules on hemp-derived THC, Michigan rolling out a new wholesale marijuana tax, and Maine raising recreational cannabis prices. You’ll also hear about Colorado’s statewide marijuana recall, California’s new cultivation rules and research investments, and Arizona’s effort to roll back legal cannabis sales. Plus, updates from Florida’s legalization lawsuit, Ohio’s potential referendum, Tennessee’s THCA crackdown, Oklahoma’s stricter medical marijuana oversight, and Pennsylvania’s ongoing legalization debate. This episode connects the dots on how taxes, regulation, and enforcement are reshaping the U.S. cannabis industry.

NOTE: To make this episode's narration more dynamic, it was generated by a text-to-voice AI.

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URLs:

https://alabamacannabis.org/news-31dec2025

https://arizonastatecannabis.org/news-30dec2025

https://californiacannabis.org/news-30dec2025

https://coloradocannabis.org/news-31dec2025

https://ohiostatecannabis.org/news-30dec2025

https://oklahomastatecannabis.org/news-30dec2025

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