Sep 20, 202612 minS2
An eighth of cannabis costs $15 in Washington and $52 in Kentucky, where every buyer is a patient. A bottle of bourbon costs about the same in all fifty states. We run the experiment the other way and ask what happens...
About this Podcast:
Policy, Decoded is a weekly podcast on cannabis and hemp policy for the people who have to act on a rule before it takes effect.Every Sunday, one argument given the room it needs, with a position at the end. The written briefing runs every weekday morning, and this is the piece that steps back from it.Written by Shawn Collins, inaugural Executive Director of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission from 2017 to 2023, who built the state's cannabis program from nothing and ran it for six years.Read the written edition and the Deadlines, Decoded effective-date tracker athttps://policy.homegrown-group.com/Episodes are AI-assisted and reviewed before publication.
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What is Policy, Decoded about?
Policy, Decoded is a weekly podcast on cannabis and hemp policy for the people who have to act on a rule before it takes effect. Every Sunday, one argument given the room it needs, with a position at the end. The written briefing runs every weekday morning, and this is the piece that steps back from it.
What has Policy, Decoded covered recently?
Recent episodes include "What If Bourbon Couldn't Leave Kentucky? (September 20, 2026)" (20 September 2026, 12 minutes), "The Power of Presence (August 9, 2026)" (9 August 2026, 14 minutes), and "The Government Rests (July 19, 2026)" (18 July 2026, 14 minutes).
How often does Policy, Decoded publish?
Policy, Decoded publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 20 minutes across 43 episodes.
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Booking probability for Policy, Decoded is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Policy, Decoded requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Policy, Decoded's contact route on record: verified email.
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The strongest fits for Policy, Decoded are Government & Politics. Policy, Decoded has a government audience.
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Policy, Decoded is a government podcast with 43 episodes published.
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Policy, Decoded
The Power of Presence (August 9, 2026)
Aug 9, 202614 min️ Powered by THC Group , Policy, Decoded steps back from the churn to unpack one policy story shaping cannabis, hemp, alcohol, and regulated markets. This week: the Senate tabled the hemp amendment at two in the...
Policy, Decoded
The Government Rests (July 19, 2026)
Jul 18, 202614 min️ Powered by THC Group, Policy, Decoded steps back from the churn to unpack one policy story shaping cannabis, hemp, alcohol, and regulated markets. This week: the DEA's rescheduling hearing is over, the evidence is in...
- Jun 28, 202618 minS1
🎙️ Powered by THC Group , Policy, Decoded steps back from the churn to unpack one policy story shaping cannabis, hemp, alcohol, and regulated markets. This week: after fifty years of calling cannabis dangerous and...
Episode #38
To The Class of Schedule III (May 31, 2026)
May 30, 202622 minS1🎙️ Powered by THC Group , Policy, Decoded steps back from the churn to unpack one policy story shaping cannabis, hemp, alcohol, and regulated markets. This week: the cannabis industry just graduated to Schedule III...
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Episode #36
Vote No On Weed? (May 17, 2026)
May 17, 202619 minS1🎙️ Powered by THC Group , Policy, Decoded steps back from the churn to unpack one policy story shaping cannabis, hemp, alcohol, and regulated markets. This week: the campaign to repeal cannabis legalization in...
Policy, Decoded
We Regulate Cannabis Like It Is Uranium (May 10, 2026)
May 10, 202623 minS1🎙️ Powered by THC Group , Policy, Decoded is the Sunday briefing that steps back from the churn and unpacks one consequential policy story shaping cannabis, hemp, alcohol, and regulated markets. This week, we sit with...
Episode #35
A Coalition Without A Caucus (May 3, 2026)
May 3, 202614 minS1🎙️ Powered by THC Group , Policy, Decoded is the Sunday briefing that steps back from the churn and unpacks one consequential policy story shaping cannabis, hemp, alcohol, and regulated markets. This week, we sit with...
Episode #34
Episode 34: Schedule III, Mostly
Apr 26, 202617 minS1🎙️ Powered by THC Group, Policy, Decoded is the Sunday briefing that steps back from the churn and unpacks one consequential policy story shaping cannabis, hemp, alcohol, and regulated markets. This week, we look at...
- Apr 19, 202622 minS1
🎙️ Powered by THC Group , Policy, Decoded is the Sunday briefing that steps back from the churn and unpacks one consequential policy story shaping cannabis, hemp, alcohol, and regulated markets. This week, we look at...
- Apr 12, 202620 minS1
🎙️ Powered by THC Group , Policy, Decoded is the Sunday briefing that steps back from the churn and unpacks one consequential policy story shaping cannabis, hemp, alcohol, and regulated markets. This week, we examine...
Episode #31
Episode 31: Certificate of Analysis
Mar 28, 202614 minS1🎙️ Powered by THC Group , Policy, Decoded is the Sunday briefing that steps back from the churn and unpacks one consequential policy story shaping cannabis, hemp, alcohol, and regulated markets. This week, we examine...
- Mar 22, 202621 minS1
🎙️ Powered by THC Group , Policy, Decoded is the Sunday briefing that steps back from the churn and unpacks one consequential policy story shaping cannabis, hemp, alcohol, and regulated markets. This week, we examine a...
Episode #29
Episode 29: The Wrong Enemy
Mar 15, 202618 minS1🎙️ Powered by THC Group, Policy, Decoded is the Sunday briefing that steps back from the churn and unpacks one consequential policy story shaping cannabis, hemp, alcohol, and regulated markets. This week, we examine...
- Mar 7, 202643 minS1
🎙️ Powered by THC Group, Policy, Decoded is the Sunday briefing that steps back from the churn and unpacks one consequential policy story shaping cannabis, hemp, alcohol, and regulated markets. This week, we examine...
- Mar 1, 202633 minS2
🎙️ Powered by THC Group, Policy, Decoded is the Sunday briefing that steps back from the churn and unpacks one consequential policy story shaping cannabis, hemp, alcohol, and regulated markets. This week, we confront...
Episode #26
Episode 26: The Repeal Playbook
Feb 21, 202618 minS1🎙️ Powered by THC Group, Policy, Decoded is the Sunday briefing that steps back from the churn and unpacks one consequential policy story shaping cannabis, hemp, alcohol, and regulated markets. This week, we break down...
- Feb 15, 202617 minS1
🎙️ Powered by THC Group, Policy, Decoded is the Sunday briefing that steps back from the churn and unpacks one consequential policy story shaping cannabis, hemp, alcohol, and regulated markets. This episode takes on...
Policy, Decoded
Episode 24: America’s Two Cannabis Markets
Jan 21, 202631 min🎙️ Powered by THC Group , this episode takes on the question we keep getting: how is hemp THC legal, and what makes it different from marijuana sold in dispensaries. We walk through how one plant ended up split by two...
- Nov 6, 202511 minS1
🎙️ Powered by THC Group, this episode examines how hemp-derived THC drinks quietly rewrote the rules of American social life. We trace how a generation that values wellness, clarity, and connection began trading...
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