About this episode

The episode discusses the differences in cannabis regulation between Ohio and Michigan, featuring insights from Caroline Henry on the implications of regulatory decisions.

When a regulator asks what the downside is of adding one more testing requirement, what is the downside? Just a little more safe. Just in case. Especially when adding one more item to an already exhaustive testing panel. That logic is how licensed cannabis markets end up buried under compliance layers copied from other states, calibrated to someone else's problems. It is also exactly how two adjacent markets with nearly identical consumer bases, Ohio and Michigan, ended up with completely different market structures. What they do not share is regulatory philosophy. When one state watches another add a rule and asks itself whether it should do the same, the answer it lands on shapes the entire cost structure of every licensed operator inside its borders. Ohio learned to ask the follow-up question. Most states never do. Ohio closed the intoxicating hemp loophole on March 20th, ahead of the federal government, and those shops are starting to close. The next unlock may already be here: THC beverages reaching the customers who will never walk into a dispensary, sold at the restaurant down the street. This week we sit down with Caroline Henry, VP of Government and Regulatory Affairs at…

People in this episode

Host: Bryan Fields

Guest: Caroline Henry

Topics covered

• cannabis regulation
• market structure
• Ohio vs Michigan
• THC beverages
• compliance
• government affairs

Keywords

• cannabis
• regulation
• Ohio
• Michigan
• THC beverages
• compliance
• market structure

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Buckeye Relief

Places: Ohio, Michigan

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