AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoHemp & Cannabis Regulation: Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed new rules aimed at making intoxicating hemp safer, including a ban on sales to people under 21, childproof packaging, and tighter marketing/labeling requirements. State Policy: North Carolina Senate advanced updated hemp/kratom restrictions, targeting “wild west” THC levels and proposing a full synthetic kratom ban plus age limits. Medical Cannabis Expansion: Georgia’s medical cannabis law updates took effect, expanding patient eligibility and administration options under SB 220. Industry Oversight: Pakistan’s Cabinet cleared 2026 Cannabis Control and Regulatory Authority licensing rules, setting up a regulated framework for medicinal and industrial cannabis. Local Governance: DC’s ANC 6B backed a Wingstop zoning request only with strict operating-hour limits after resident concerns about trash, rats, odor, and traffic. Labor & Cannabis: Illinois cannabis grow-house workers in Pike County staged a heatwave strike, citing stalled contract talks and demands for better pay, health coverage, and safer conditions. Court Watch: South Africa’s Constitutional Court gave Cape Town a deadline to draft affordable-housing policies after ruling the province failed to address apartheid spatial injustice tied to the Tafelberg land sale.
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