During the weekly design team sync on 2025-11-17, Melissa Cusumano confirmed that all work on the American Extraction website has been paused indefinitely. The pause is driven by pending U.S. government regulations on THC that have not yet been finalized. The client has chosen to hold the project until the regulatory landscape is clearer.
This note was raised at the tail end of the sync, following discussion of other active projects. No timeline for resumption was given.
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Project Status | ⏸ Paused |
| Pause Date | 2025-11-17 |
| Reason | Pending U.S. government THC regulations |
| Expected Resume | Unknown — awaiting regulatory clarity |
| Last Active Work | Website design (copy in Word doc, template/layout completed) |
Prior to the pause, the American Extraction website project had progressed to a point where copy had been provided in a Word document and the design team had built out the visual template. Andrzej noted during the sync that the project had received good feedback and served as a useful reference for how to structure design handoffs — copy-first, with the design team building the template around it.
"In general, we had good feedback for American Extraction, because there we have all the copy was in Word document, and we just made the template, how it looks."
— Andrzej Filipiak
The client has paused the project due to uncertainty around incoming U.S. government regulations affecting THC products. No specific regulation was named. Work will remain on hold until the regulatory situation is resolved and the client signals readiness to proceed.
| Owner | Action | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Melissa Cusumano | Monitor for client re-engagement once THC regulations are clarified | Ongoing |
| Design Team | No active tasks — all work paused | Blocked |