Hemp/THC Legal Battle: A federal judge in Ohio granted a 14-day restraining order letting 14 businesses keep selling THC beverages while their lawsuit challenges a new state ban on most hemp products. Regulatory Rollout: In the U.S. Virgin Islands, officials say licensed cannabis cultivation could start within weeks, with at least two dispensaries potentially opening before year-end—though sales wait on a product-testing lab. Local Cannabis Politics: Haverhill, Massachusetts voters will decide this November whether to approve cannabis cafes/social consumption lounges via a ballot question after signatures cleared. Public Safety & Enforcement: Police in Evergreen, Alabama arrested two people after a months-long narcotics operation that seized fentanyl, synthetic cannabinoids, meth, marijuana, crack, and firearms. Community Crackdowns: Sierra Leone police arrested a suspect after a community-led sweep seized 287 wraps of “Kush,” while Akwa Ibom State Police reported arrests of suspected cultists and recovered suspected cannabis seeds. Cannabis in the Courts: A SeaTac, Washington murder charge was filed in a case where witnesses said the victim and suspect had been drinking “lean” and smoking marijuana before the shooting.