NRBC Compliance Brief

Southern Glazer’s agrees to pay $12.5 million to resolve a federal bribery investigation; Trump says he will lift the 10 percent Irish whiskey tariff; and the Sixth Circuit rules marijuana contracts unenforceable in federal court. For general information only — not legal advice.

Constellation Brands gives 30-day notice to exit Molson Coors' Denver distributor; a Mississippi dispensary presses DEA over Schedule III staffing conditions; Illinois licenses 37 dual-purpose dispensaries. For general information only — not legal advice.

Nebraska's Supreme Court rejects a challenge to the state's voter-approved medical cannabis laws; DEA registration conditions under the marijuana rescheduling come into focus; Georgia medical patients gain vaporization access; and semimonthly excise filers face three September return periods. For general information only — not legal advice.

Southern Glazer's agrees to pay $12.5 million to resolve a federal bribery and false-invoicing investigation; Census data shows $15.8 billion in state marijuana tax revenue over five years; a Connecticut judge dismisses hemp farmers' challenge to state THC limits; Illinois expands medical sales under a law that also caps hemp THC per container. For general information only — not legal advice.

The D.C. Circuit declines to halt marijuana rescheduling; Massachusetts passes $10 billion in recreational sales ahead of a November rollback vote; a Pennsylvania audit finds medical marijuana oversight gaps. For general information only — not legal advice.

A Whitney Economics analysis projects the December 11 federal hemp ban would close 68 percent of U.S. hemp businesses; GAO reports continued cannabis banking barriers; Ohio and Colorado take product-safety actions. For general information only — not legal advice.

Convenience-store industry asks Congress to regulate hemp THC products rather than let the December 11 ban take effect; a CRS report sees higher odds of Supreme Court review of cannabis licensing splits; a Texas judge lets hemp enforcement continue. For general information only — not legal advice.

House Republicans divide over regulating or banning hemp THC products ahead of the December 11 federal deadline; North Carolina's legislature takes up hemp rules in November. For general information only — not legal advice.

A Nevada panel weighs eliminating the wholesale cannabis excise tax, raising the retail tax and taxing hemp beverages; Nebraska's Supreme Court upholds voter-approved medical cannabis laws; three firms seek DEA research authorizations. For general information only — not legal advice.

New Mexico retailers report six-figure losses after the state's tracking-system cutover as the industry's court challenge resets; FDA opens a 60-day botanical drug comment period; Missouri recalls products over modified cannabinoids. For general information only — not legal advice.