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NRBC Compliance Brief
The NRBC Compliance Brief is a daily two-minute audio briefing on U.S. alcohol and hemp/THC regulation, covering federal agencies and all 50 states: TTB rulings and rulemaking, state alcohol authority actions, the federal hemp-ban timeline, THC-beverage rules, court decisions, taxes, tariffs, licensing, and enforcement. A new episode arrives every morning around 7 AM Eastern. Produced by the compliance desk at New Realm Brewing Co. and narrated with AI assistance under the direction of CFO…
Episodes
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Vol. 1, Ed. 82 — Tue Nov 3: Massachusetts votes today on retail cannabis repeal
Massachusetts decides Question 8 on retail cannabis sales; the AMA asks FDA for a cannabis research schedule; local alcohol and cannabis questions fill…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 81 — Mon Nov 2: Massachusetts votes on ending retail marijuana sales
Massachusetts votes Tuesday on Question 8, which would end retail adult-use marijuana sales statewide effective January 2028; a Denver judge keeps the…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 80 — Sun Nov 1: Alcohol lobbyists urged AGs to keep hemp ban
Alcohol company lobbyists urged state attorneys general to back the federal hemp THC timetable; IRS deduction guidance remains pending after rescheduling; DEA…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 79 — Sat Oct 31: DEA issues first marijuana dispensary registrations
DEA grants first federal registrations to 900-plus medical marijuana dispensaries and sets a Nov. 29 supply-chain deadline; a House bill would add a 50% tariff…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 78 — Fri Oct 30: Senators ask USPS to refuse cannabis deliveries
Two senators ask USPS to stay out of Georgia's medical cannabis delivery plan; a House bill would rewrite federal drug scheduling; Michigan weighs pausing its…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 77 — Thu Oct 29: Illinois retailers wind down THC drink sales
Illinois retailers mark down hemp THC drinks ahead of the Nov. 12 dispensary-only reclassification; DEA readies its list of rescheduling applicants; Vermont…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 76 — Wed Oct 28: Lawmaker floats reconciliation path to avert hemp ban
Rep. Morgan Griffith proposes adding hemp THC regulation to a post-election reconciliation bill before the December 11 federal limit takes effect; Rhode Island…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 75 — Tue Oct 27: Illinois sets hemp retailer rules for Nov. 12
Illinois issues final retailer and licensing guidance ahead of its November 12 hemp overhaul, Massachusetts debates who controls retail liquor licenses, and…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 74 — Mon Oct 26: House bill offers brewers spent-grain tax credit
A bipartisan House bill would give breweries a federal excise tax credit for donated spent grain; New Jersey's hemp-beverage extension is one Assembly vote…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 73 — Sun Oct 25: Texas hemp groups sue over THCA rule, fees
Texas hemp groups sue DSHS over the THCA rule and license fees that rose to $10,000 per manufacturing facility and $5,000 per retail location; UPS sets a Dec…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 72 — Sat Oct 24: DEA registration staffing rules draw Senate criticism
DEA's Schedule III registration rules force staffing choices at marijuana retailers; Oklahoma's top cannabis regulator steps down; Minnesota opens a $10.9…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 71 — Fri Oct 23: New Jersey Senate votes to extend hemp-drink sales
New Jersey's Senate votes 37-0 to extend hemp beverage sales to at least December 11; a DEA judge sets final rescheduling briefs; Illinois details Hemp Act…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 70 — Thu Oct 22: Rhode Island lets hemp sellers quarantine over-limit stock
Rhode Island will let hemp licensees quarantine rather than destroy over-limit THC inventory ahead of the December 11 federal limit; DEA opposes reopening the…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 69 — Wed Oct 21: Delaware THC beverage law takes effect
Delaware’s THC beverage framework takes effect, opening sales through package stores and licensed dispensaries; a Colorado audit flags testing-oversight gaps…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 68 — Tue Oct 20: Supreme Court to review federal home-distilling ban
The Supreme Court agrees to hear a challenge to the 1868 federal home-distilling ban; Illinois proposes 45 new infuser licenses with a hemp-business lottery…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 67 — Mon Oct 19: Hemp beverage group sees possible federal fix
The Hemp Beverage Alliance says a federal fix could emerge before the hemp ban; a trade court certifies an importer class for tariff refunds; Oklahoma…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 66 — Sun Oct 18: Kentucky hemp industry seeks lower license fees
Kentucky hemp producers ask lawmakers to cut license fees and restore on-premises hemp beverage sales; Rep. Barr details his proposed federal hemp framework…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 65 — Sat Oct 17: Massachusetts lawmakers oppose cannabis-sales repeal measure
Sixty-two Massachusetts lawmakers come out against the Question 8 cannabis-sales repeal; the administration asks the Supreme Court to limit nationwide vacatur…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 64 — Fri Oct 16: Illinois to enforce hemp THC limits Nov. 12
Illinois says it will enforce its 0.4 mg hemp THC cap on November 12 despite the federal delay to December 11; a DEA judge sets an October 21 deadline in the…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 63 — Thu Oct 15: Georgia retailers brace for federal hemp THC limits
Georgia retailers prepare to pull hemp THC products ahead of the Dec. 11 federal limits, Minnesota retailers plan to keep selling under state law, and…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 62 — Wed Oct 14: Supreme Court declines Ohio wine-shipping case
The Supreme Court declines to review Ohio's ban on out-of-state wine retailer shipping, DEA weighs in on a GAO report in the rescheduling hearing, and the…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 61 — Tue Oct 13: North Carolina braces for federal hemp THC limits
North Carolina’s $3 billion hemp industry prepares for the Nov. 12 and Dec. 11 federal THC limits; the Distilled Spirits Council asks the administration to…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 60 — Mon Oct 12: Connecticut nets $2 million unlicensed-THC distribution settlement
Connecticut reaches a two-million-dollar settlement over unlicensed THC distribution; a consumer group asks Congress to keep the December 11 hemp deadline in…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 59 — Sun Oct 11: Rhode Island readies updated hemp-beverage guidance
Rhode Island regulators plan updated hemp guidance ahead of the Dec. 11 federal THC limit, the Marijuana Policy Project asks Congress to halt the hemp ban, and…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 58 — Sat Oct 10: DOJ, challengers set rescheduling appeal timeline
The Justice Department and challengers propose a briefing timeline in the marijuana rescheduling appeal, Sierra Nevada shifts Denver-area distribution to…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 57 — Fri Oct 9: Massachusetts senators to vote against cannabis retail repeal
Massachusetts senators say they will vote against the Question 8 retail cannabis repeal; Washington opens rulemaking on medical-cannabis certification for…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 56 — Thu Oct 8: State regulators press DEA for rescheduling guidance
State regulators say the DEA has not answered rescheduling implementation questions; Ohio package-size and potency rules take effect; Los Angeles delays its…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 55 — Wed Oct 7: DEA opens cannabis supply-chain registration, fees set
DEA opens federal Schedule III registration for state-licensed cannabis manufacturers, distributors and labs with annual fees by tier; prohibition groups ask…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 54 — Tue Oct 6: Delta-8 cutoff unclear as FDA misses deadline
Delta-8 THC's federal cutoff date remains unclear as FDA misses a guidance deadline; Treasury and IRS put Section 280E cannabis tax guidance on the 2026–27…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 53 — Mon Oct 5: Oregon hemp suppliers close ahead of federal ban
Oregon hemp suppliers wind down ahead of the December 11 federal hemp deadline; four senators ask DOJ to investigate criminal networks in cannabis and hemp…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 52 — Sun Oct 4: Colorado reports illnesses tied to recalled THC vapes
Colorado logs illness reports tied to recalled Craft vaporizers, TTB opens 2027 CBMA import tax-benefit assignments, and Georgia's medical cannabis delivery…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 51 — Sat Oct 3: FTC settles pricing case with Southern Glazer's
The FTC finalizes its Robinson-Patman settlement with Southern Glazer's, requiring pricing parity for independent retailers; plus new Florida 2028 legalization…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 50 — Fri Oct 2: California sets new labeling rules for THC drinks
California signs AB 2532 serving-size labeling rules for THC drinks, four senators ask DOJ to probe Chinese involvement in marijuana and hemp markets, Georgia…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 49 — Thu Oct 1: DEA judge pauses marijuana rescheduling hearing
A DEA judge pauses the marijuana rescheduling hearing over a GAO report, hemp beverages hit a $300 million benchmark, Keg 1 River City moves on RNDC's Kentucky…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 48 — Wed Sep 30: Connecticut cannabis tax overhaul takes effect tomorrow
Connecticut's flat 10.75% cannabis tax and higher THC beverage limits take effect October 1; TTB opens Q3 CBMA import refund claims Thursday; Coors…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 47 — Tue Sep 29: Pennsylvania senator proposes statewide hemp-THC framework
A Pennsylvania senator unveils a statewide hemp-THC regulation bill; the Sixth Circuit narrows the injunction on Ohio's hemp restrictions; a federal judge ends…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 46 — Mon Sep 28: Massachusetts voters oppose cannabis-sales repeal, poll finds
A University of New Hampshire poll finds Massachusetts voters oppose the November cannabis-sales repeal initiative 71–24; the Canadian packaged-alcohol import…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 45 — Sun Sep 27: Denver distributor contests Constellation, Mark Anthony terminations
A Denver distribution dispute tops today's brief: Coors Distributing plans to contest terminations by Constellation Brands and Mark Anthony Brands. Plus a…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 44 — Sat Sep 26: Montana ties cannabis licenses to resident control
Montana ties cannabis licenses to resident operational control effective today; Arizona sues the maker of Feel Free kratom shots; a Pennsylvania Senate panel…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 43 — Fri Sep 25: Canadian packaged-alcohol import ban takes effect Monday
The U.S. import ban on Canadian packaged alcohol takes effect Monday, September 29; Nebraska's attorney general ends his challenge to the state's medical…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 42 — Thu Sep 24: GAO flags gaps in federal drug scheduling process
GAO finds gaps in DEA and FDA drug scheduling procedures; a 59-group alcohol coalition urges a permanent U.S.-Canada deal before the September 29 import order…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 40 — Wed Sep 23: Maryland drafts new cannabis licensing rules
Maryland floats cannabis rule changes tying license renewals to tax compliance; two-thirds of Missouri operators skipped DEA registration under rescheduling…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 41 — Wed Sep 23: Special Edition — Virginia adult-use draft rules
Special edition: the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority has drafted rules for adult-use retail sales — the tiered fee schedule, a 350-store cap, applications…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 39 — Tue Sep 22: North Carolina panel floats state-run cannabis retail
North Carolina's cannabis advisory panel weighs state-run retail stores with private cultivation, a Fourth Circuit panel questions the DEA's Schedule I rule…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 38 — Mon Sep 21: Texas defends hemp license fees in appeals court
Texas defends its hemp product rules and per-location license fees in an appeals court filing; a North Carolina poll finds majority support for keeping hemp…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 37 — Sun Sep 20: Ohio brewers seek beer franchise law overhaul
Ohio craft brewers press lawmakers to overhaul the state's 1974 beer franchise law, New York moves delinquent cannabis retailers to cash-on-delivery terms, and…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 36 — Sat Sep 19: Michigan revokes cannabis license, sets record fine
Michigan's Cannabis Regulatory Agency revokes the Muha Meds maker's license with a record $2 million fine; Alabama drops its objection to federal rescheduling…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 35 — Fri Sep 18: Appeals court weighs Illinois wine shipping ban
A federal appeals court hears a challenge to Illinois's ban on out-of-state direct wine shipments, a bipartisan House bill would shield insurers serving…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 34 — Thu Sep 17: Supreme Court asked to review licensing residency rules
A petition asks the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether states may favor residents in cannabis licensing; Hawaii publishes hemp registration guidance at $50…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 33 — Wed Sep 16: Pennsylvania charges 12 over store-sold THC products
Pennsylvania charges 12 in an $18.7 million THC trafficking case tied to convenience stores; Texas hemp fees now $5,000 per retail location and $10,000 per…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 32 — Tue Sep 15: Ban on Canadian alcohol imports begins September 29
A proclamation published Monday excludes Canadian packaged beer, wine and spirits from U.S. importation starting September 29; New York signals enforcement…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 31 — Mon Sep 14: Southern Glazer’s pays $12.5M to settle bribery probe
Southern Glazer’s agrees to pay $12.5 million to resolve a federal bribery investigation; Trump says he will lift the 10 percent Irish whiskey tariff; and the…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 30 — Sun Sep 13: Constellation to exit Coors Distributing in Colorado
Constellation Brands gives 30-day notice to exit Molson Coors' Denver distributor; a Mississippi dispensary presses DEA over Schedule III staffing conditions…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 29 — Sat Sep 12: Nebraska high court rejects medical cannabis challenge
Nebraska's Supreme Court rejects a challenge to the state's voter-approved medical cannabis laws; DEA registration conditions under the marijuana rescheduling…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 28 — Fri Sep 11: Southern Glazer's pays $12.5M in trade-practice settlement
Southern Glazer's agrees to pay $12.5 million to resolve a federal bribery and false-invoicing investigation; Census data shows $15.8 billion in state…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 27 — Thu Sep 10: Appeals court lets marijuana rescheduling proceed
The D.C. Circuit declines to halt marijuana rescheduling; Massachusetts passes $10 billion in recreational sales ahead of a November rollback vote; a…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 26 — Wed Sep 9: Report: hemp ban would close 68% of businesses
A Whitney Economics analysis projects the December 11 federal hemp ban would close 68 percent of U.S. hemp businesses; GAO reports continued cannabis banking…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 25 — Tue Sep 8: Convenience stores press Congress to regulate hemp THC
Convenience-store industry asks Congress to regulate hemp THC products rather than let the December 11 ban take effect; a CRS report sees higher odds of…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 24 — Mon Sep 7: House Republicans split over hemp THC regulation
House Republicans divide over regulating or banning hemp THC products ahead of the December 11 federal deadline; North Carolina's legislature takes up hemp…
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Vol. 1, Ed. 23 — Sun Sep 6: Nevada weighs cannabis tax overhaul, hemp beverage tax
A Nevada panel weighs eliminating the wholesale cannabis excise tax, raising the retail tax and taxing hemp beverages; Nebraska's Supreme Court upholds…