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California's Department of Cannabis Control Opens an Expedited Path to Split A/M Licenses

California's Department of Cannabis Control is moving quickly to let combined A/M licensees split into separate Medicinal and Adult-Use licenses on an expedited basis. The change is designed to position the state's roughly 1,600 retailers and microbusinesses to apply for DEA registration before a 60-day federal window closes.

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TSA Medical Marijuana by State: Where Patients Actually Get Arrested at the Airport in 2026

The variable that matters in 2026 is not the TSA page. It is the airport you land at. A 28-airport breakdown of permissive, discretionary, and prohibitionist enforcement, with the source-state and destination-state details patients actually need.

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Can You Fly With Medical Marijuana in 2026? A Patient Travel Guide

TSA's April 27, 2026 page update changed the federal picture for state-licensed medical patients. The practical picture changed less than the headlines suggest. A patient travel guide for 2026, by documentation, by airport, by scenario.

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California Vape Laws in 2026: SB 793, AB 3218 & the Unflavored Tobacco List

California bans all flavored vapes in 2026 under SB 793 + AB 3218. Only Unflavored Tobacco List (UTL) products are legal. Penalties up to $4,000 per violation.

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2026 OSHA Heat Illness + Indoor Grows in California: Engineering Controls, Acclimatization, and Recordkeeping Inspectors Will Ask For

California's OSHA indoor heat illness rule applies year-round to cannabis cultivation and extraction — engineering controls and records inspectors want.

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“Hemp Plastic” and Compostable Claims Under Fire: California SB 343, ASTM D6400, and Proof You’ll Need for 2025–2026

California is raising the bar for hemp packaging sustainability claims. As SB 343, SB 54, ASTM compostability standards, and the FTC Green Guides reshape how brands can market recyclable, compostable, biodegradable, plastic-free, and bio-based packaging, cannabis and hemp operators need audit-ready substantiation before making environmental claims.

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Lead‑Free by Design: 2025 Procurement Specs for Vape Hardware That Survive Prop 65 and Retailer Audits (California)

California Proposition 65 exposure on vape hardware in 2025 demands a procurement-led lead-free program with wetted-part controls and lot-level verification.

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Battery Rooms in Grow Ops: NFPA 855, UL 9540A, and Local Fire Permits in Late 2025 (California)

California indoor cultivation battery rooms in late 2025 face fire-permit scrutiny under NFPA 855, UL 9540, UL 9540A, and the International Fire Code framework.

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California’s New Indoor Heat Rule Hits Cannabis Facilities: Warehouse, Grow, and Beverage Plant Requirements Before Winter 2025

Cal/OSHA 8 CCR 3396 Indoor Heat Illness Prevention rule has applied since July 23, 2024, covering cannabis cultivation, extraction, and beverage facilities.

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California Title 24 + IFC 2024: Designing Extraction Labs and Grow Rooms for Energy Compliance Without Violating Fire Code

California's 2025 Title 24 energy code and 2025 Fire Code based on IFC 2024 are colliding for extraction labs, CO2 grow rooms, and indoor permits.

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California 2025 Energy Code for Controlled Environment Horticulture: Lighting Efficacy, LPD, and Acceptance Testing for Grow Ops

California's 2025 Title 24 Part 6 hits January 1, 2026, tightening lighting efficacy, power allowances, and acceptance testing for cultivation builds.

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California’s Local Patchwork on Intoxicating Hemp: County Bans, Padlocks, and Online Stings in Late 2025

California's late 2025 intoxicating hemp enforcement is a county patchwork using nuisance abatement, padlock closures, and online sting operations.

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California Festivals and Stadiums: ABC’s 2025 Enforcement Against On‑Premise Hemp Drinks—Permits, Sampling, and Vendor Contracts

California ABC's 2025 enforcement against on-premise hemp drinks at festivals and stadiums follows CDPH emergency hemp rules and targets temporary bars.

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Are Cannabis Terpenes the Next VOC Target? Air Permits, Odor Rules, and Ozone SIP Pressures in 2025–2026 (California)

California cannabis terpene emissions face 2025 to 2026 air-permitting scrutiny as VOCs under Clean Air Act ozone planning and SIP nonattainment pressure.

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California 2025: DCC’s Pesticide Action Level Overhaul — New COA Thresholds, Lab Methods, and Recall Risk

California DCC mid-2025 rulemaking overhauls cannabis pesticide action levels with DPR health-based input, raising COA, method, and recall transition risk.

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California's Additive Bans Hit Cannabis Edibles: AB 418 Reformulation Playbook for 2025–2027

California AB 418 bans Red 3, brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, and propylparaben in foods starting January 1, 2027, sweeping in cannabis edibles.

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California's Emergency Hemp Rules Sunset: Countdown to Sept. 23, 2025—and What Happens If Permanent Regs Slip

California's CDPH emergency ingestible hemp rules sunset September 23, 2025, putting inventory, ecommerce, and labeling on the DPH-24-005 rulemaking clock.

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Hemp‑THC M&A in 2025: The Compliance Due‑Diligence Checklist Buyers Demand (and Sellers Should Prepare)

Hemp-THC M&A buyers in 2025 underwrite regulatory survivability, discounting SKUs at risk under state caps, 4th and 8th Circuit rulings, and FTC exposure.

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COA Fraud Is Spiking in 2025: Digital Signatures, Raw Data Links, and Retailer Audit Playbooks That Actually Work

COA fraud in 2025 ranges from edited PDFs to mismatched lot IDs and Franken-COAs, pushing retailers toward digital signatures, raw data links, and audits.

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California's "No Detectable THC" Standard Meets the Lab: LOQ vs. LOD, Method Selection, and Appeal Paths

California's DPH-24-005 makes no-detectable THC the permanent hemp baseline, putting lab method choice, LOQ versus LOD, and COA appeals center stage.

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Climate Disclosure Comes to Cannabis: Preparing for California SB 253 and SB 261 by 2026

California's SB 253 and SB 261 begin climate disclosure obligations in 2026 for large cannabis and hemp beverage operators doing business in the state.

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Battery EPR Is Coming for Vapes: California AB 2440 and Fees for Battery‑Embedded Products by 2025–2027

California AB 2440 phases in battery EPR fees and collection duties for vape devices from 2025 to 2027, repealing the prior Rechargeable Battery Recycling Act.

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California's Junk‑Fee Law Meets THC Drinks: All‑In Pricing Rules for Online and On‑Premise Sales in 2025–2026

California SB 478, the Honest Pricing Law enforceable since July 1, 2024, requires THC beverage operators to show all-in pricing online and on-premise.

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Climate Disclosure Comes for THC Drinks: California SB 253/261 and Scope 3 Packaging Emissions Planning

California SB 253 and SB 261 climate disclosure laws are pushing 2025 Scope 3 packaging data requests down to THC beverage co-packers and aluminum suppliers.

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COA QR Codes 2.0: Using GS1 Digital Link to Survive 2025 QR Recall Checks and Marketplace Audits

Cannabis COA QR codes in 2025 must move beyond static PDF links toward GS1 Digital Link to survive batch-level recall checks and retailer marketplace audits.

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California Bars and THC Mocktails in 2025: What ABC Licenses Allow After AB 8

California AB 8 and CDPH emergency rules in 2025 bar intoxicating hemp THC mocktails at ABC-licensed bars and restaurants, tightening venue compliance.

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California's 2026 Climate Reports Start Now: SB 253/SB 261 Readiness for Multi‑State Cannabis and Hemp Brands

California SB 253 and SB 261 climate disclosures begin in 2026, and multi-state cannabis and hemp brands should start CARB-aligned data system buildouts now.

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Climate Disclosures Hit Cannabis: Preparing for CA SB 253/261 and Supplier Data from THC Drink Cans

California SB 253 and SB 261 climate disclosure obligations begin in 2026-2027, making 2025 the build year for cannabis THC drink supplier data systems.

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California's Delete Act Collides with Cannabis Loyalty: Data Broker, DROP, and Vendor Risk in 2025–2026

California's Delete Act (SB 362) forces cannabis loyalty programs and adtech vendors to register as brokers and honor DROP deletion requests by August 2026.

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No More "Dispensary Fees": California's Junk‑Fee Law Hits Cannabis and THC Drinks in 2025

California SB 478 bans hidden dispensary and THC beverage fees, requiring all-in pricing online and in-store with CLRA and Attorney General enforcement risk.

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California ABC to Bars: No Industrial Hemp Food/Drink Sales—What On‑Premise Operators Must Do in Fall 2025

California ABC bars licensed bars and restaurants from selling industrial hemp food or drinks on-premise, pairing with CDPH emergency intoxicating hemp rules.

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Flying With Hemp, CBD, and Medical Cannabis in 2026: TSA Rules After the April 27 Update

TSA updated its medical-marijuana page on April 27, 2026, one day before Schedule III took effect for state-licensed medical. Here is what changed for hemp, CBD, and medical-cannabis travelers — and the November 12 hemp cliff that resets everything.

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Nutrition Facts vs. Supplement Facts for Hemp‑THC Drinks: FDA Labeling Basics, Prop 65 THC Warnings, and State Cannabis Disclaimers

Hemp-THC beverage brands in 2025 must choose between FDA Nutrition Facts and Supplement Facts panels while layering California Prop 65 and state THC warnings.

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California AB 8 Would Move Intoxicating Hemp Into the Cannabis Market—Sunset Dates, Dispensary-Only Sales, and Compliance Timeline

California AB 8 in September 2025 would move intoxicating hemp products like delta-8 and THCa into the regulated cannabis system and ban synthetic cannabinoids.

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California's CPRA Meets Cannabis Ecommerce: ADMT, Cybersecurity Audits, and Loyalty Programs Through 2026

California CPRA brings ADMT rules in 2027 and cybersecurity audits in 2028, but cannabis ecommerce operators must overhaul loyalty data handling now to prepare.

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Labs Under the Microscope in 2025: Recalls, Suspensions, and How Retailers Should Vet COAs Before Stocking

New York, California, and Oklahoma cannabis lab suspensions in 2025 are driving retailer recalls, making rigorous Certificate of Analysis vetting essential.

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Will THC Drinks Join California's CRV Deposit Program? Reading the 2025 Wine/Spirits Expansion

California's 2025 CRV deposit program expansion to wine and spirits raises whether THC beverages are next, with packaging and redemption impacts.

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California 2025 Enforcement: 99.7% Compliance Claim Meets Padlocks and Online Stings—Hemp Retail Risk Map

California's 2025 hemp enforcement pairs Newsom's 99.7% compliance claim with padlock actions and online stings, mapping new risks for retailers.

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Green Guides 2025 Watch: Recyclable and Compostable Claims for Cannabis/Hemp Packaging

Pending FTC Green Guides updates and California SB 343 are raising the evidence bar for recyclable and compostable claims on cannabis and hemp packaging.

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California SB 343 Comes for Cannabis and Hemp Packaging: Recyclable Claims, Chasing Arrows, and 2025–2026 Compliance

California SB 343 ends generic chasing-arrows claims on cannabis and hemp packaging by 2025-2026 unless brands hold state-specific recyclability evidence.

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California 2025: SB 378 Puts Online Marketplaces On the Hook for Cannabis License Verification and Illicit Hemp Sellers

California SB 378 would force online cannabis and hemp marketplaces to verify seller licenses, disclose unverified listings, and accept consumer reports.

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California’s New QR Recall Checks: How Metrc’s Retail ID Changes Retail Compliance

California's August 2025 Metrc Retail ID QR feature lets shoppers scan products for live recall status, reshaping retailer SOPs and point-of-sale workflows.

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California 2025: Prop 65’s New THC Warnings for Hemp Products—Short‑Form Changes and Online Sales

California's January 2025 Prop 65 amendments revise short-form THC warnings, online sales disclosures, and enforcement timing through a 2027 transition.

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California SB 54 Meets Cannabis: 2025 Packaging EPR Rulemaking and What Brands Must Change

California CalRecycle opened SB 54 rulemaking in August 2025, bringing cannabis packaging under the state's extended producer responsibility plastic mandates.

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California 2025: Making CDPH’s Emergency Hemp Rules Permanent—Age 21, Serving Sizes, and Online Sales Crackdown

California CDPH is making 2024 emergency hemp rules permanent in 2025, locking in age-21 sales, serving caps, and a ban on detectable total THC ingestibles.

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California's Emergency Ban on Hemp Products with Detectable THC: What It Means for the Industry

California's emergency ban on hemp products with detectable THC reshapes the state's CBD and hemp sector with new compliance obligations and enforcement risks.

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2025 Hemp Regulation Roundup: Intoxicating Hemp Crackdowns, State Caps, and What’s Next

FY2026 appropriations proposals could narrow the federal hemp definition, while states cap intoxicating hemp products like delta-8 and high-THCA flower in 2025.

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2024-2025 U.S. Cannabis Regulations: Licensing, Compliance, and Enforcement Insights

New York approved 52 adult-use cannabis licenses in May 2025 as states including Nebraska, Texas, and New Jersey opened new application windows for 2024-2025.

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Comprehensive Cannabis and Hemp Regulatory Updates: June 10-19, 2025

Between June 10 and 19, 2025, Montana froze cannabis license expansion, Mississippi's AG curbed hemp consumables, and North Carolina advanced hemp legislation.

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