Conflicting hemp stances from alcohol & packaged goods groups (Newsletter: November 7, 2025)

*FBI data: Marijuana arrests drive the drug war; MD gov’t psychedelics
report; NE AG: cannabis a “poison”; SD committee’s medical marijuana & hemp
recs*

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*/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW*

The Consumer Brands Association—which represents major consumer packaged
goods and retail companies—sent a letter urging Congress to recriminalize
intoxicating hemp products.

A coalition of beer, wine and spirits wholesalers sent a letter urging
congressional leaders not to recriminalize intoxicating hemp consumables as
“demand for alcohol has shifted downwards in recent years”—saying lawmakers
should instead “effectively regulate and tax these products like alcohol.”

Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers (R) warned people thinking about
buying marijuana under a Native American tribe’s new plan that they do so
“at their own peril”—calling cannabis a “poison” that causes psychosis and
crime.

The Maryland Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic
Substances published a report recommending a “phased implementation” of
legalization, with “complementary elements from medical/therapeutic use and
supervised adult use, to deprioritization, and to commercial
sales”—starting with psilocybin.

A new NORML analysis of FBI data shows that “marijuana-related prosecutions
remain the primary driver of drug war enforcement in those states where
cannabis remains criminalized”—with marijuana arrests accounting for nearly
half of all drug busts in more than a dozen states last year.

The South Dakota legislature’s Medical Marijuana Oversight Committee
adopted motions recommending tighter regulations on medical cannabis and
intoxicating hemp products.

*/ FEDERAL*

The U.S. Sentencing Commission published an updated sentencing guidelines
manual.

*/ STATES*

Nebraska’s attorney general is suing a Swiss national and other entities
for allegedly illegally contributing foreign funds to committees for ballot
initiatives, including medical cannabis legalization measures.

An Ohio representative claimed that marijuana policy reform groups are
“doing more harm to that which they claim to be advocating for” by
criticizing a pending bill to amend the state’s voter-approved legalization
law.

A new Oklahoma law bans drivers and passengers from smoking or consuming
marijuana in vehicles.

U.S. Virgin Islands regulators are accepting cannabis manufacturing license
applications.

Minnesota regulators are accepting hemp cultivation and processing license
applications.

Rhode Island regulators launched an education campaign to promote
lower-risk cannabis practices.

The New York Cannabis Control Board will meet on Thursday.

The California Cannabis Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday.


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*/ LOCAL*

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D) said he would need to shop at
marijuana dispensaries more frequently in order to have a favorite.

The South Lake Tahoe, California City Council voted to reduce cannabis
taxes.

*/ SCIENCE & HEALTH*

A study found that “Donald Trump’s victory had an adverse and statistically
significant effect on the US cannabis industry.”

A study found that “receipt of prescribed cannabinoids was associated with
a large and clinically significant improvement in sleep quality, additional
aspects of quality of life, and condition-specific symptomatology.”

A study “highlights the therapeutic potential of cannabidiol in targeting
neuroinflammation, a major driver of Alzheimer’s disease progression.”

*/ BUSINESS*

Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. reported quarterly net revenue of $320.2 million
and a net loss from continuing operations of $54.5 million.

Green Thumb Industries Inc. reported quarterly net revenue of $291.4 million

TerrAscend Corp. reported quarterly net revenue of $65.1 million and a net
loss from continuing operations of $9.9 million.

MariMed Inc. reported quarterly revenue of $40.8 million and net loss of
$2.9 million.

Nature’s Care and Wellness workers in Cecil County, Maryland are accusing
management of retaliation and intimidation over a union drive.

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