The $28 Billion Ban: Hemp's Last Stand | The High-Rise Ep. 168

The FDA just blew past a congressionally mandated deadline on hemp regulation — and a $28 billion industry is counting down to a November ban. Missouri is already passing state-level bans, while New York wants liquor stores selling cannabis drinks. Illinois posted its first-ever annual sales decline. The DOJ says cannabis users can't own guns even after rescheduling. Hawaii's trying "legalization lite." Plus: Texas ballot questions, Virginia retail sales, NJ wholesale crashes, and four states pushing medical marijuana into hospitals. We've got the Headset data to make sense of all of it. This is The High-Rise.Chapters:00:00 — Welcome Back to The High-Rise05:24 — News Roundup: Hemp Ban & FDA Deadline10:56 — Illinois Posts First-Ever Sales Decline15:58 — Texas Cannabis Ballot & Democratic Primary19:11 — Virginia Retail Marijuana Sales Bill20:48 — New Jersey Wholesale Prices Crater25:29 — Missouri Passes Hemp THC Ban28:01 — New York: Cannabis Beverages in Liquor Stores31:29 — NYC Mayor Projects Rising Cannabis Tax Revenue34:12 — DOJ Urges Gun Ban for Cannabis Users37:17 — Hawaii Approves Limited Legalization39:20 — Four States Advance Medical MJ in Hospitals41:22 — Deep Dive: The Hemp Ban — Who Wins, Who Loses55:10 — Closing & What's NextHosts: Cy Scott (Headset) & Emily Paxhia (Poseidon)Data powered by Headset: https://www.headset.ioHeadset