Overview

• Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he may use executive authority to ban or tightly regulate delta‑8, delta‑9 and delta‑10 hemp items if lawmakers do not move a bill.
• After failed efforts last year, Pritzker argued people, including children, are getting sick and called for a regulated framework similar to the state’s adult‑use cannabis system.
• Illinois trade groups urged regulation over prohibition, proposing a 21‑and‑over limit, product testing, labeling and, in some proposals, a tax dedicated to community reinvestment.
• Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an order last week setting a 21+ sales limit, stronger testing and labeling and stepped‑up enforcement after vetoing a blanket ban he said would trigger long litigation.
• A recent federal appeals ruling upholding Arkansas restrictions and FDA warnings about safety and mislabeling frame likely legal battles as Illinois weighs its next steps.