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Dear Client: Today Anheuser-Busch is announcing the launch of Phorm Energy, alongside partners Dana White and St. Louis-based nutrition company, 1st Phorm. New Phorm Energy boasts “natural” ingredients, from its flavors, to its 200 mg of “natural caffeine from green tea.” It also has electrolytes, and a “blend of ingredients aimed at supporting mental focus.” The line is hitting the market in 16 oz. cans via four flavors: Blue Blitz, Orange Fury, Grape Smash and Screamin’ Freedom, which (naturally) invokes
Tennessee Passes D9 Hemp Law
Dear Client: Last week, Texas passed a bill to ban all hemp-derived intoxicating hemp, including beverages. Tennessee opted to go the other way. Tenn Governor Bill Lee signed HB1376 into law last week, marking significant regulatory changes for the state’s hemp industry. The new law introduces a regulatory framework that strongly mirrors the alcohol industry’s established three-tier system, pulling hemp products explicitly into alcohol’s regulatory and operational orbit. Tennessee’s new hemp legislation includes a ban on THCa flower with a
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