This week on Cannabis Legalization News (May 18, 2025):

🔥 The DEA calls out high-THC cannabis and the growing hemp gray market in its 2025 Drug Threat Assessment.

🧠 The “Just Say Know” campaign drops graphics linking youth cannabis use to psychotic symptoms.

🌿 Texas takes a big step forward on medical marijuana access with a House-approved expansion bill.

⚖️ Austin cops say “nah” to arrests despite a court ruling overturning local decrim.

🏀 Jarred Shaw faces the death penalty in Indonesia over THC candy.

🚓 Illinois moves to stop police from searching cars just because they smell weed.

📉 Pennsylvania Senate shuts down the House’s legalization bill.

🥤 Jon Taffer says cannabis drinks are “ramming” the alcohol market.

📉 Thousands of cannabis licenses canceled by mistake in Oklahoma.

🌬️ NIST says cannabis drying methods need consistency.

📜 Alabama passes tight new regs on hemp THC.

🕵️‍♂️ New Mexico pushes for its own cannabis enforcement bureau.

🚨 Massive illegal grow busted in New York—over 29,000 plants.

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0:00 Introduction and Weekly Updates
00:42 Cannabis Legalization Challenges
01:56 Paperwork and Regulatory Hurdles
02:52 DEA’s National Drug Assessment
06:32 Hemp and Legal Market Issues
22:03 Texas Cannabis Legislation
31:05 Austin’s Cannabis Policy
35:31 Introduction to the Strain
36:14 Terpenes and Their Effects
37:09 Pennsylvania’s Marijuana Legislation
37:29 State-Owned Stores Debate
39:01 Challenges in the Cannabis Industry
51:22 Cannabis Drinks vs. Alcohol
01:02:35 Federal and State Cannabis Regulations
01:09:43 Conclusion and Viewer Interaction