AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoCalifornia Cannabis Packaging: Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 2249 to tighten rules on cannabis packaging and labeling that regulators say appeal to kids, responding to a state auditor report that child poisonings have risen since Proposition 64. School-Use Crackdown: Louisiana’s Act 305 took effect Aug. 1, raising penalties for using marijuana or other drugs on or near school grounds (up to a year and a $1,000 fine within 2,000 feet), and the state is pushing schools to warn families. Hemp THC Deadline Shift: The House is set to vote on a stopgap funding bill that delays a federal cap on THC in hemp products until Dec. 11, keeping “intoxicating” hemp drinks and gummies legal for now while lawmakers debate a framework. Border & Drug Enforcement: U.S. Border Patrol’s Yuma operation (Aug. 10-14) led to 143 arrests, including 95 illegal commercial truck drivers, plus seizures of 169 pounds of marijuana and 74 pounds of meth. Local Cannabis/Drug Incidents: Oklahoma prosecutors charged a man with murder after an explosion at a marijuana extraction facility killed two employees; in New Jersey, MAPS partnered with a cannabis operator for store activations; and in Michigan, a township public hearing could allow marijuana dispensaries under new odor, waste, and distance rules.
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