{"id":84431,"date":"2025-11-19T03:12:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T11:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2025\/11\/19\/trump-admin-declines-to-file-cannabis-brief-at-scotus-newsletter-november-19-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T19:55:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T03:55:56","slug":"trump-admin-declines-to-file-cannabis-brief-at-scotus-newsletter-november-19-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2025\/11\/19\/trump-admin-declines-to-file-cannabis-brief-at-scotus-newsletter-november-19-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump admin declines to file cannabis brief at SCOTUS (Newsletter: November 19, 2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-16.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>GOP bill to block hemp ban; FL legalization measure advances; Booker: marijuana is bipartisan; THC drinks exec\u2019s plan cannabis reform plan<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe<\/a>\u00a0to receive Marijuana Moment\u2019s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. 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While this newsletter is proudly sent without cost to you, our ability to send it each day depends on the financial support of readers who can afford to give it. So if you\u2019ve got a few dollars to spare each month and believe in the work we do, please consider joining us on Patreon today.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><b>\/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/trump-doj-declines-to-file-supreme-court-brief-in-marijuana-companies-case-challenging-federal-prohibition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Solicitor General D. John Sauer told the U.S. Supreme Court that the Trump administration is declining to file a brief on whether the justices should take up marijuana companies\u2019 lawsuit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> challenging the constitutionality of federal prohibition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/nancy-mace-circulates-bill-to-block-hemp-thc-ban-that-trump-signed-into-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) is circulating a draft bill to stop the implementation of a hemp THC product ban that President Donald Trump signed into law<\/a>\u2014saying it will \u201ceffectively turn out the lights on America\u2019s legal hemp farmers, preempt the work being done in states to create regulatory frameworks for hemp products and restrict consumer choice for the tens of millions of Americans who use hemp-derived products.\u201d<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/cory-booker-will-accept-any-progress-on-marijuana-saying-theres-a-common-purpose-for-reform-across-parties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said federally legalizing marijuana represents \u201cjustice,\u201d but he\u2019s willing to \u201caccept any progress\u201d along the way<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014framing cannabis reform as an \u201carea where we have a common purpose\u201d across party lines.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/pets-will-suffer-needlessly-if-federal-hemp-ban-takes-effect-and-limits-cbd-access-veterinarian-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">VetCBD founder and CEO Tim Shu told Marijuana Moment that a newly approved federal ban on hemp THC products will cause pets like dogs and cats to \u201csuffer needlessly\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> if it takes effect and full-spectrum CBD products become unavailable for veterinary use.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe reality is that there are a lot of people and animals that rely on full-spectrum CBD products from hemp to not suffer.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/the-new-federal-hemp-ban-is-an-opportunity-to-legalize-cannabis-across-the-board-op-ed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantrip CEO Adam Terry argues in a new Marijuana Moment op-ed that the newly approved federal ban on hemp THC products like the ones his company makes is an opportunity<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to achieve even broader cannabis reform like descheduling.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMillions of Americans in red states are about to lose access to cannabis, and I intend to ensure that they know it.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/florida-officials-advance-marijuana-legalization-initiative-to-ballot-review-after-being-sued-over-delay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida officials are advancing a 2026 marijuana legalization ballot initiative toward a financial and legal review after the campaign filed a lawsuit alleging a \u201cnonsensical\u201d delay<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the process that should have started when they collected enough signatures to trigger the move.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/floridas-attorney-general-supports-federal-recriminalization-of-hemp-thc-products\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier (R) said he supports newly enacted federal legislation to recriminalize hemp THC products<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014even though he didn\u2019t sign a letter with 39 other state and territory attorneys general that asked Congress to pass the ban.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/massachusetts-lawmakers-hold-hearing-on-psychedelic-therapy-bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Massachusetts legislature\u2019s Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery held a hearing on legislation to create a psychedelic therapy pilot program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> involving psilocybin and other substances.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ FEDERAL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmartaboutdrugs.gov\/news-statistics\/2025\/11\/17\/dea-warns-threat-posed-nitazenes-and-bromazolam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Drug Enforcement Administration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sent a warning about \u201can emerging threat posed by nitazenes and bromazolam in illicit drugs entering the U.S.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RandPaul\/status\/1990507800695640396\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted a link to an op-ed by a person who uses hemp products to treat epilepsy, saying, \u201cPeople like this are precisely the ones I was fighting for when the hemp ban language was snuck into the bill to reopen the government.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/archives\/765852-patronis-hemp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Jimmy Patronis (R-FL)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> discussed his support for the federal recriminalization of hemp THC products.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nebraska independent Senate candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/osbornforne\/status\/1989042593385046117\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dan Osborn<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cNebraska THC retailers contribute $139 million a year to Nebraska\u2019s economy. They provide 1,600 jobs and annually generate $7.7 million in sales tax revenue. Nebraska also has a projected budget deficit that has grown to $451 million.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The House bill to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-bill\/2623\/cosponsors?pageSort=lastToFirst\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">designate psychedelic therapy centers of excellence<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> got two new cosponsors for a total of 20.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ STATES<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskaexaminer.com\/2025\/11\/17\/pillen-appoints-two-commissioners-to-liquor-control-medical-cannabis-commissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nebraska<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Jim Pillen (R) appointed new members of the Medical Cannabis Commission.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wtkg.iheart.com\/featured\/wood-radio-local-news\/content\/2025-11-17-michigan-ag-marijuana-tax-constitutional-lawsuits-challenged\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> attorney general\u2019s office said a newly enacted marijuana tax increase is constitutional.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/open\/2025\/11\/congress-tightens-federal-laws-on-hemp-products-as-ohio-considers-its-own-regulations.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohio\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House speaker said a newly approved federal ban on hemp THC products \u201cchanges the discussion\u201d about the issue in the state.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.housedems.ct.gov\/exum\/laura-stack-talk-dangerous-truth-about-marijuana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connecticut<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House deputy majority leader is promoting an event titled, \u201cThe Dangerous Truth About Today\u2019s Marijuana.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1d9dxbbcp38qhitq_nnBXNGXx8tihY-eu\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators issued a health and safety advisory about marijuana products with yeast and mold above acceptable limits.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/news\/ag-campbell-issues-statement-following-ava-callendar-concepcions-resignation-from-cannabis-control-commission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Massachusetts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> marijuana regulator resigned.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oal.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2025\/11\/2025-Notice-Register-No.-46-Z-November-14-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators filed proposed changes to hemp rules.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dsd.maryland.gov\/MDRIssues\/5223\/Assembled.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators filed proposed changes to cannabis rules.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iJl47GoWM6A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North Carolina<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Advisory Council on Cannabis <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncdhhs.gov\/cannabis-council-november-18-2025-meeting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">met<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/9cade5bc9dcf\/ccb-weekly-meeting-announcement-week-of-18253545\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vermont<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Cannabis Control Board will meet on Wednesday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<strong>\u2014<br \/>\nMarijuana Moment is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tracking hundreds of cannabis, psychedelics and drug policy bills<\/a> in state legislatures and Congress this year. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patreon supporters<\/a> pledging at least $25\/month get access to our interactive maps, charts and hearing calendar so they don\u2019t miss any developments.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9128 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Learn more about our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">marijuana bill tracker<\/a> and become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supporter on Patreon<\/a> to get access.<br \/>\n\u2014<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\/ LOCAL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/11\/18\/columbus-council-president-invoices-ohio-statehouse-for-marijuana-funds-shannon-hardin\/87323392007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Columbus, Ohio\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council president invoiced state officials for marijuana tax revenue that has not been distributed.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coasttv.com\/news\/update-sussex-county-approves-zoning-changes-for-retail-marijuana-shops\/article_c789eeb3-bb6f-435b-8409-921f5ae5c1fa.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sussex County, Delaware<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Council approved changes to marijuana business zoning rules.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ INTERNATIONAL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A New South Wales, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2025-11-18\/nsw-alex-greenwich-medicinal-cannabis-driving-bill-motion\/106019210\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Australia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmaker is filing legislation to protect medical cannabis patients from driving under the influence charges.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/businessofcannabis.com\/germany-medical-cannabis-imports-surge-a-further-19-but-are-looming-curbs-actually-boosting-demand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">German<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> medical cannabis imports hit a new all-time high between July and September.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ SCIENCE &amp; HEALTH<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A study found that \u201cmarijuana users required less <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wmpllc.org\/ojs\/index.php\/jom\/article\/view\/3918\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">intraoperative opioids<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> when compared to case-matched marijuana nonusers.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A case study of a patient with advanced cancer found that psilocybin-assisted therapy \u201cwas well tolerated, with significant decreases in both <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/palliative-and-supportive-care\/article\/homebased-psilocybinassisted-therapy-for-a-patient-with-advanced-cancer-a-case-report\/0770D8CAF507915293E754F934EC55A4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">anxiety and depression<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A study found that \u201cboth cannabinoids and non-cannabinoid phenolics contribute to the biological activity of Cannabis sativa extracts, with cannabinoids playing a central role in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1186\/s42238-025-00336-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">antimicrobial<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> responses and stronger anti-inflammatory effect as a pure cannabinoid or as an extract.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION &amp; ANALYSIS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/11\/18\/opinion\/ccc-cannabis-commission-reform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Boston Globe editorial board<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is cheering efforts to restructure the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TuckerCarlson\/status\/1990490136220430632\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tucker Carlson<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> hosted a podcast about marijuana, saying, \u201cOnce you understand just how destructive cannabis is to young men, it\u2019s hard not to see it as a tool of social control.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ BUSINESS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20251117907024\/en\/Canopy-Growth-Expands-Spectrum-Therapeutics-Portfolio-in-Australia-with-New-Softgels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canopy Growth Corporation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is expanding its product line in Australia.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ CULTURE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Former football player <\/span><a 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