Cannabis News Roundup - Podcast: Week 2025-39: California Cuts Cannabis Taxes, Delaware Licensing Freedom

27 Sep, 2025   California slashes its cannabis excise tax to support the legal market, while Michigan lawmakers push a new 24% wholesale tax to fund roads. In the South, Texas enacts emergency rules banning hemp THC sales to minors, and Kentucky hemp farmers push back against Mitch McConnell’s anti-hemp proposal. Colorado regulators shut down three cannabis companies over health risks, Vermont loosens cannabis ad restrictions, and Delaware gives businesses new licensing flexibility. Plus, Massachusetts delays social consumption lounges, and Wisconsin considers banning intoxicating hemp products. NOTE: This episode's narration was generated by a text-to-voice AI “If you found this episode helpful, make sure to follow or subscribe on your favorite platform — whether you're listening on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or anywhere else. Leave a rating or comment to support the show, and share this episode with anyone interested in cannabis in the U.S.”   Article Links:   https://californiacannabis.org/news-22sep2025 https://coloradocannabis.org/news-19sep2025 https://delawarestatecannabis.org/news-22sep2025 https://kentuckystatecannabis.org/news-22sep2025 https://newyorkstatecannabis.org/news-25sep2025 https://texascannabis.org/news-25sep2025 https://vermontstatecannabis.org/news-24sep2025 https://wisconsinstatecannabis.org/news-23sep2025    Tags:    cannabis news USA, marijuana legalization 2025, California cannabis tax cut, Michigan cannabis road funding, Texas hemp THC ban, Kentucky hemp farmers McConnell, Colorado cannabis company shutdown, Delaware cannabis licensing, Massachusetts consumption lounges, Vermont cannabis advertising rules, Wisconsin hemp ban proposal, cannabis podcast USA, marijuana industry updates, weed laws 2025, cannabis business news, US cannabis regulations   #AB564 #AdultUseCannabis #AgentRegistration #CaliforniaCannabis #CaliforniaLaw #CannabisAdvertising #CannabisBusiness #CannabisConsumers #CannabisEnforcement #CannabisHealth #CannabisIndustry #CannabisNews #CannabisPolicy #CannabisRegulation #CannabisRegulations #CannabisSafety #CannabisSales #CannabisTax #CCC #CBD #CBDIndustry #CBDProducts #ColoradoCannabis #ComprehensiveRoadFunding #DelawareCannabis #DelawareMarijuana #Delta8 #DispensaryMarketing #GavinNewsom #GovernorAbbott #HB4951 #Hemp #HempDrinks #HempFarmers #HempIndustry #HempRegulation #HempRegulations #Infrastructure #KentuckyAgriculture #KentuckyHemp #LegalCannabis #MarijuanaLounge #MarijuanaLicenses #MarijuanaNews #MarijuanaReform #MarijuanaRegulations #MassachusettsCannabis #MassachusettsNews #MedicalMarijuanaTexas #Michigan #MichiganBudget #MidnightDrops #MILeg #MitchMcConnell #NeighborhoodRoadFund #PhilWeiser #PotCafes #PublicHealth #RandPaul #RetailCompliance #RoadFunding #ShannonOBrien #SmallBusiness #SocialConsumption #SussexCounty #TABC #TexasCannabis #TexasHemp #TexasPolicy #THC #THCA #THCNews #THCPolicy #VermontCannabis #VermontNews #VTCCB #WILeg #Wisconsin