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America Is Releasing Cannabis Prisoners While Still Making Cannabis Arrests. Make It Make Sense.

Ohio Hemp Companies Win Preliminary Injunction Against SB 56

Trump Signs Federal Hemp Delay Into Law: The 29 Days Are Now Real

Ten States Account for 60% of the Total 200,000 Marijuana-Related Arrests in 2025

Hemp Ban Delay Clears Congress. Trump Is Next.

Connecticut Just Opened a New Wholesale Lane for THC Beverages

The DEA Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing Record Is Finally Public. Here’s What 2,533 Pages Say

Lionheart Cannabis Activates Dutchie Round Up for Freedom Grow Across Montana

MM Brands Expands Mary’s Medicinals and DIXIE Across California

Marijuana Now Outpaces Cigarettes, But The Real Story Is in Edibles

Texas Hemp Industry Files Another Federal Lawsuit Over DSHS Ban, Citing Job Losses and a Medical Marijuana Monopoly

Massachusetts Cannabis Repeal Is Trailing by 22 Points in New Poll

South Dakota Medical Cannabis Homegrow Licenses Have Surged 1,072% and Lawmakers May Want to Change That

Edwin Rubis Turns 58 After 28 Years in Federal Prison for Cannabis. This Is Not Justice.

DOJ’s New Gun Rights Rule Drops Marijuana as a Federal Disqualifier

Atlanta’s Dispensary Zoning Fight Is Really a Patient Access Fight

Connecticut Cannabis Tax Revenue Rose 67%, While Sales Barely Moved

The MSO Trifecta: Capture Medical Cannabis, Crush Hemp, and Leave Adult Use Behind

Same Plant, New Penalties: How States Are Recriminalizing Hemp After the 2018 Farm Bill

35 Attorneys General Unite to Urge Congress to Maintain the Upcoming Federal Hemp Ban

Big Alcohol Is Now Fighting to Keep Hemp THC Drinks Legal

New York State Fair Gets Its First Cannabis Advocacy Booth

California Cannabis Layoffs Highlight a Market in Deep Contraction

Retail Spotlight – Catalyst Moreno Valley

Attorney General Todd Blanche Dodges Cannabis Rescheduling Questions

Sacramento Cannabis Lounges Are Almost Here, Here’s Where Things Stand

If Cannabis Is Medicine Now, Why Are People Still in Prison for It?

Retail Spotlight – Embarc Meyers Cannabis Dispensary Near South Lake Tahoe, CA

San Francisco Just Approved Cannabis Cafes, The First Under AB 1775

Humboldt County Sheriff Helps Prohibition States Fight Cannabis Rescheduling at DEA Hearing

Pennsylvania’s Adult-Use Cannabis Bill Failed Yet Again, Here’s Why

Doctors and Nurses Agree, Cannabis Has Real Therapeutic Value

Retail Spotlight – Catalyst Lancaster Cannabis Dispensary in Lancaster (CA)

Small, Focused, and Connected: The State (of) Flower Tour, New Jersey

The Cannabis Trail to Honor Bob McKee with Whitethorn Valley Cultural Landmark

Retail Spotlight – Embarc Woodland Cannabis Dispensary in Woodland, CA

Michigan Supreme Court Rules Cannabis Can’t Be Banned as a Probation Condition

Hemp Beverage Expo Captures an Industry in Full Momentum

2026 California Cannabis Awards Show Why California Cannabis Still Sets the Standard

Retail Spotlight – Catalyst OC3 Santa Ana Cannabis Dispensary

North Carolina Lawmakers Rush to Rewrite Hemp Rules With House Bill 328

Pennsylvania Lawmakers File Discharge Resolution to Force a Vote on Senate Bill 120

Oakland Ballers Take the Field as the Oaksterdam Blazers, a First for Pro Baseball to Wear a Cannabis Brand

White House Sends Letter to Congress Asking for Revision on Upcoming Federal Hemp Regulation

Virginia Legalizes Recreational Cannabis Sales and Here’s What Comes Next

Americans for Safe Access Breaks Down the DEA Marijuana (Cannabis) Scheduling Hearings for Medical Cannabis Stakeholders

Massachusetts Cannabis Industry Fights Back Against Prohibition 2.0

When “Cannabis Is Medicine” Becomes the Federal Government’s Weapon

New York Opens First-in-the-Nation Cannabis Center for Doctors

DEA Cannabis Rescheduling Hearing Opens Today With Pro-Cannabis Voices Left Outside the Room

Beyond the Booth: How Verdant Strategies Showed Up for Cannabis Operators in Chicago

New Minnesota Study Shows Cannabis Eases Chronic Pain in Months

Maine Patients Deserve Better: Why These Pesticide Test Results Should Have Everyone Paying Attention

Kansas City Cannabis Hypocrisy: One Metro, Two Laws, and One Completely Absurd State Line

Massachusetts Freezes New Cannabis Cultivation Licenses While Retail Gets More Room to Run

Regulate the Consumption, Not the Product: Why American Cannabis Policy Still Has It Backwards

DEA Judge Lays Out the Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing Rules

Schedule III Is Not Legalization: Why Adult-Use Cannabis Cannot Fit Inside a Prescription Drug Box

Does Medical Marijuana Mean Fewer Sick Days in the Workplace?

DEA Invites Only Marijuana Opponents to Rescheduling Hearing. Are We Really Surprised?

Schedule III, Wall Street, and the Great Cannabis Compliance Shuffle: What Happens If the Bet Doesn’t Pay Off?

Restaurant Group Fights to Save Hemp-Derived THC Drinks Before Ban

Cannabis Users Have a Right to Own Guns, Supreme Court Unanimously Rules

Virginia Finally Has a Deal on Legal Cannabis Sales

Alabama’s First Medical Cannabis Sale Is a Lesson in Building Before the Market Arrives

California DCC New AI Tool Flags Cannabis Packaging That Appeals to Kids

Schedule 3: Harm Or Help? Beard Bros Media Network Hosts A Straight Talk Webinar On Cannabis Rescheduling

Michigan Bill Would Use Opioid Funds for Ibogaine Trials

Federal Cannabis Trafficking Cases Hit an All-Time Low in 2025

Michigan’s Cannabis Wholesale Tax Is Collecting Pennies on the Dollar, Shocking Right?

Massachusetts Cannabis Users Are Taking Full Advantage of New Industry Regulations

IgniteIt Chicago 2026: Where Cannabis Capital Gets Real

Is It Gas or Is It Trash – Derek Shirley

The Hemp Beverage Expo Is Coming to Austin, And the Timing Couldn’t Be More Critical

The State [of] Flower Tour Is Trying to Connect Cannabis’s Disconnected Parts

Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger Speaks on Her Cannabis Retail Veto. Here’s Why She’s Wrong.

A Peek Behind the Redwood Curtain: Inside the Judging Process at The Mendo Cup

Adult-Use Cannabis Is Still Schedule I: Why the DEA’s June 2026 Hearing Matters, and Why Descheduling Still Matters More

Gov. Walz Signs Minnesota Cannabis & Hemp Law Changes

Republican Lawmakers Propose Amendments to Delay the Federal Hemp Ban

Cannabis Legalization Linked to Fewer Opioid Overdoses

Pew Poll Shows 88% of Americans Support Cannabis Legalization

The Quiet Regulatory Challenge Almost No One Is Talking About, and the Threat to the US Cannabis Seed Market

Squaxin Island Tribe Acquires Harmony Farms as Tribal Cannabis Enters Its Next Era in Washington

Governor Signs Delaware Ryan’s Law into Law for the Terminally Ill

DEA Expands Schedule III Medical Marijuana Registration Categories

Lawmakers Urge Trump to Free Non-Violent Cannabis Prisoners

California DCC Proposes Emergency Regulations to Navigate Federal Rescheduling

The State of Chicago Cannabis: Year-To-Date

Virginia’s Governor Abigail Spanberger Vetoes Cannabis Retail Sales, Delaying Legal Sales Again

DOT Memo Reiterates Medical Cannabis Ban and How That Could Change

TSA Quietly Updates Medical Marijuana Travel Rules

Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger Signs Marijuana Resentencing Bills Into Law, as Retail Sales Deadline Looms

Georgia Medical Marijuana Program Expands Under New Senate Bill

VA Doctors Could Soon Recommend Medical Marijuana to Veterans

NECANN Boston 2026 Recap: Massachusetts Cannabis Industry Faces Pressure, Progress & Persistence

The Vlasic Classic in Missouri: Where Cannabis Culture, Compassion, and Community Collide

Rescheduling Is Not Freedom: Why Moving Cannabis to Schedule III Fails Justice Reform

Retail Spotlight – Eaze in Van Nuys, CA

The Surprising Engine Driving Cannabis Legalization

Is Target’s New Huge Hemp THC Drink Expansion A Race Against Time?

North Carolina Lawmakers Push for Cannabis Decriminalization and Medical Use with Senate Bill 1072

Freedom Grow Heads to Washington for SSDP’s Cannabis Week of Unity 2026

From Tax Stamps to Digital Portals: Is the DEA Setting a New Trap for Cannabis?

Life Is Not Grape Drops KAMBO: Why This Take on the Toad Venom Strain is Turning Heads

Retail Spotlight – Green Dragon Dispensary in Yulee, FL

Receivership in California Cannabis: Survival Tactic or Ethical Tradeoff?

Summer Along The Cannabis Trail

The Cannabis Microdose Trend: Breaking Down New Survey Data

The DEA Just Gave HHC a New Schedule I Drug Code

The Blanche Order: A Medical Lifeline or a DEA Mousetrap?

Retail Spotlight – Strain Stars in Riverhead, New York

America Legalized Cannabis, Politicians Just Haven’t Caught Up

The Regulatory Architect: Why Brazil’s Cannabis Success Rests on Life Sciences, Not Just Legislation.

Forget Gen Z, Gen X Is Quietly Winning Cannabis Legalization

Missouri Cannabis Cultivators File Class Action Against Good Day Farm

Revelry Buyers’ Club New York: Where the Cannabis Industry Gets Real

Virginia’s Legal Cannabis Retail Market Is Now in a Political Standoff

Eaze Expands Its California Footprint as Cannabis Retail and Cannabis Delivery Continue to Evolve

DEA Medical Marijuana Registration Portal Officially Opens Today

FDA is Fast-Tracking Psychedelics Drugs For Mental Health Treatments

The Spore Economy

Alabama Medical Marijuana Program Set To Launch Early May

Cannabis Use Among Youth Hits New Lows in Minnesota After Legalization

National Hemp Report Shows Industry Growth Continues Despite Looming Federal Ban of Intoxicating Hemp-Derived Products

Trump’s New Marijuana Rescheduling Executive Order Explained

Retail Spotlight – Happy Days in Farmingdale, New York

Massachusetts Modernizes Cannabis Laws With Cannabis Consumption Lounges, More Limits and Licenses

Why the Higher Education Marijuana Research Act Could Be A Game Changer

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s Proposed Marijuana Amendments Are a Step Backward

The Mendo Cup 2026: A Return to the Roots of Northern California Cannabis

A Look at Cannabis Enforcement in the US and Why Arrests Continue Despite Legalization Across The Nation

Retail Spotlight – Treehouse in Nyack, NY

The Unsung Patriots of the American Revolution: The Local Heroes Who Made Independence Real

The Levers Family Legacy in Easton: From 1776 to Heritage Day Traditions

The History of Easton Heritage Day: From Bicentennial Event to Annual Tradition

Retail Spotlight – The Travel Agency Union Square

Virginia Governor Recommends 6-Month Delay for Retail Cannabis Market

Texas Judge Pauses New Smokable Hemp Ban

The Divided States of Cannabis: Legal vs Prohibited

The Three Cities That First Heard the Declaration of Independence: Philadelphia, Trenton, and Easton

Easton Heritage Day: Honoring the Levers Family Legacy from 1776 to Eastern Heritage Day Today

Where Was the Declaration of Independence Read in Easton, Pennsylvania?

Missouri Lawmakers Advance Psilocybin Therapy Bill for Veterans and First Responders

The Vlasic Classic Returns to Missouri: A Tournament with Purpose, Impact, and Heart

Morning Melt: The Pre-NECANN Gathering Where New England’s Cannabis Operators Start the Day Right

AB 2532 Will Crush the California Cannabis Beverage Market if Passed

Inside the First White House Cannabis Policy Meeting

Maine Lawmakers Reject Cannabis Consumption Lounge Bill

North Carolina Gov. Stein Calls for a Regulated Cannabis Program

Easton Heritage Day: How a 1776 Declaration Reading Became a Living American Tradition

Know Your Grower: Inside the Team Building Advanced Cultivators

Massachusetts Cannabis Operators Challenge Ballot Initiative That Could Dismantle Legal Market

DC Mayor Introduces Bill for THC Drink Partnerships With Local Breweries and Distilleries

Who Was Evelyn Gulick? The Woman Behind Easton Heritage Day

Retail Spotlight – The Travel Agency on 5th Ave in Manhattan, New York

New Lawsuit Challenges Michigan 24% Cannabis Wholesale Tax

Stem of Haverhill Owner Caroline Pineau Joins Lawsuit Against Anti-Legalization Ballot Question

Retail Spotlight – Planet Nugg in Farmingdale, New York

Cannabis Media Invited to NECANN Boston VIP Media Mixer at the Hynes Convention Center

Verdant Strategies: The Financial Backbone for Cannabis Businesses in New York and New Jersey

Congressman Demands Answers on Marijuana Rescheduling

Why Easton, Pennsylvania Was Chosen to Read the Declaration of Independence in 1776

Where Is Missouri’s $95 Million Cannabis Tax Revenue?

Retail Spotlight – Strain Stars in Farmingdale, New York

The Cannabis Trail Wins A California Poppy Award

CMS Outlines $500 Hemp CBD and THC Program for Medicare

Army Eases Cannabis Recruiting Rules While Supreme Court Debates Gun Rights for Cannabis Users

From 1776 to 1976: How the Levers Family Helped Shape Easton’s Heritage Day

Hall of Flowers Ventura 2026 Recap: Where the Industry Reconnected, Recalibrated, and Got Back to Work

Georgia’s Medical Marijuana Program Set for Overhaul as Bill Reaches Governor

In 2026, The Mendo Cup Looks to Build On Past Success & Help Push Legacy Cannabis Into the Future

New York Could Grant Out-of-State Patients Access to Medical Cannabis, With Reciprocity Bill

Navigating Minnesota’s Cannabis Startup Boom: Why Verdant Strategies Is the Partner Every New Business Needs

Robert Levers: The Revolutionary Patriot Who Brought the Declaration of Independence to Easton, Pennsylvania

Ohio Senate Bill 56 Enacted, Overhauling Voter-Approved Cannabis Laws

Retail Spotlight – The Travel Agency in Downtown Brooklyn, New York

Retail Spotlight – Embarc Alameda: A Cannabis Dispensary That Feels Like It Belongs Here

South Dakota to Legalize Synthetic Psilocybin, Only If The Federal Government Does First

Pennsylvania Amends Senate Bill 49 to Match New Federal Standards on Hemp

Retail Spotlight – RISE Dispensary in Henrietta, New York

New Mexico Bets Big on Psychedelic Therapy Research

Retail Spotlight – Curaleaf Hudson Valley, in Newburgh, New York

Virginia General Assembly Approves Adult-Use Cannabis Sales for 2027

Delaware SB 226 Passes Senate: Ryan’s Law Heads to the House

Cannabis MSOs Owe the IRS $1.6B, And Rescheduling Won’t Fix It

1 in 3 CBD Users Are Replacing or Supplementing Medications, Per Federally Funded Study

Texas Smokable Hemp Ban Goes Into Effect on March 31st

Virginia House Bill 942 Heads to Governor’s Desk to Protect Parental Rights for Cannabis Consumers

Strain Spotlight: Maui Wowie and the Preservation of Hawaiian Sativa Heritage

Spring Along The Cannabis Trail

Love Wins in WeHo

Michigan’s Absurd War on the Word ‘Dispensary’ Ignores The Real Crisis

Los Angeles Unveils Cannabis Tax Amnesty Program to Recoup a Fraction of $400 Million in Unpaid Taxes

80% of Texas Democratic Primary Voters Back Cannabis Legalization

Cannabis Rescheduling Is Coming. Is Your Financial House Ready?

Schedule III Is Not a Finish Line. It Is a Work Order

Strain Spotlight: LA Confidential and the Reinforcement of Modern Indica Structure

Hall of Flowers, Edition 15: Elevating Expansion

Untracked by Track and Trace

Life Is Not Grape: Built in the Black Cloud, Growing in the Light

Hall of Flowers Ventura 2026: Where California Cannabis Business Meets the Pacific Ocean

Missouri’s Gifting Loophole: A Red-State Cannabis Gray Market with Roots in Old-School Medical Culture

Who Could Have Seen This Coming? After Michigan Hikes Cannabis Tax, Sales Plummet

NECANN Boston: Where the Northeast Cannabis Industry Comes to Build, Connect, and Compete

From Backyard Roots to State Fair Stage: California Cannabis Awards Opens 2026 Competition

Strain Spotlight: Wedding Cake and the Refinement of Modern California Hybrids

Virginia’s House and Senate Each Advance Separate Cannabis Retail Sales Bills

Missouri Medical Marijuana Licensing Audit Reveals Significant Process Flaws

IgniteIt New Jersey Recap: Cold Weather, Hot Panels, and Why This Is One of the Best Cannabis Conferences in the Industry

Connecticut Lawmakers to Review Cannabis Testing and Delivery Updates on February 23

Proposed 2026 Farm Bill Seeks to Reduce Hemp Industry Regulatory Burdens

Ohio AG Yost Calls Them a “Cartel.” This Memoir Shows Why.

Florida Committee Advances SB 1032 to Expand Patient Access to Medical Marijuana

New Hampshire House Moves to Legalize Medical Psilocybin

Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid Bans: How Panic Regulation Is Repeating Cannabis Prohibition’s Worst Mistakes

New York Governor Signs Bill Saving 150 Dispensaries From Closure

Alaska Task Force Urges State to Embrace Psychedelic Therapy Once FDA Grants Approval

Potential Changes To Come For Alabama’s Medical Cannabis Businesses

DEA Promotes Anti-Cannabis Video Contest While White House Pushes for Rescheduling

Florida Advances Strict Cannabis Container Bill That Targets Medical Users

Kansas Medical Cannabis Act Introduced in House of Representatives

Maine Recreational Cannabis Rollback Effort Fails to Make 2026 Ballot

Hemp and Marijuana Are the Same Plant: How Politics, Not Science, Divided Cannabis

Florida Supreme Court Dismisses Recreational Cannabis Ballot Language for 2026

The Hemp-Derived THC Ban Is Coming and History Says Enforcement Won’t Be Clean, Simple, or Complete

United Center Becomes First Major U.S. Arena to Serve THC Beverages

Ohio Cannabis Referendum Moves Forward as AG Yost Certifies Petition to Repeal SB 56

NRA Defends Cannabis Users’ Gun Rights in Supreme Court Showdown

Missouri Cannabis Companies File Lawsuits on Smoke Shops Over THCA Products

The Schedule III Trap: The Monopoly Risk Nobody’s Watching

Did Florida’s Recreational Marijuana Initiative Just Fail to Qualify for 2026?

Retail Spotlight: Catalyst Cannabis Dispensary Hawthorne — South Bay’s “Weed for the People” Destination

Retail Spotlight – Catalyst Cannabis Cherry Ave | Long Beach, CA

Retail Spotlight – Embarc South Lake Tahoe: Where Mountain Energy Meets Modern Cannabis Retail

Why Missouri Cannabis Operators Are Paying Fines for Working Outside the “Immaculate Conception”

IgniteIt New Jersey: Why This Conference Matters as the Garden State Cannabis Market Grows Up

Arkansas Medical Marijuana Program Faces Uncertainty After Court Ruling

Federal Inaction And State Experimentation: Marijuana’s Classification And Its Impact On American Law

Florida Appellate Court Backs State, Delivering Blow to Marijuana Legalization Petitions

Strain Spotlight: Granddaddy Purple and the Rise of California Indica Culture

Strain Spotlight: Gelato strain and the Maturation of Modern California Cannabis

Michigan House Bill 4501 Proposes a State-Run Lab to Standardize Cannabis Testing

Senate Approves H.R. 6938 Protecting State Medical Marijuana Programs, and Rejecting Rescheduling Blockade

Could Virginia’s Long Wait For Cannabis Retail Finally Be Over?

Socially Equitable Cannabis Program Advances in San Diego County

New Jersey Lawmakers Introduce Two New Cannabis Home Grow Bills

Newly Introduced Missouri House Joint Resolution 106 Could Usher in a New Era for Cannabis Freedom

GOP Senators File Amendment to Defund Marijuana Rescheduling

Hemp Planting Predictability Act Seeks Two-Year Delay on Federal Hemp Ban

Massachusetts Adult-Use Cannabis Repeal Likely to Proceed Despite Fraud Claims

New Jersey Passes Bill to Launch Psilocybin Therapy Pilot Program

Texas Consumable Hemp Ban Proposed Rules Threaten Smokable Hemp and Small Businesses

House Passes Spending Bill Protecting State-Level Medical Cannabis, Drops Federal Rescheduling Blockade

New Florida Senate Bill 1398 Proposes Recreational Marijuana and Home Grow for Patients

Senate Confirms Sara Carter as Drug Czar, What Does Mean for the Cannabis Industry?

Virginia Proposal Would Let Terminally Ill Patients Use Cannabis in Hospitals

Florida Attorney General Fights Against Recreational Marijuana Bill, Calling it “Fatally Flawed”

New York Cannabis Industry Hits Record Highs in 2025, $2.5 Billion and Counting

Nursing Associations Rally Support Behind Federal Move to Reschedule Cannabis

Michigan’s 24% Wholesale Cannabis Tax Hits Today

Ohio Governor DeWine Signs Senate Bill 56, Triggering Backlash and Referendum Effort

Could Schedule III End DOT Marijuana Testing for Off-Duty Use?

What the POTUS Cannabis Rescheduling Order Actually Means for U.S. Territories

MKX and Blazy Susan Launch Collaborative Campaign to Support Breast Cancer Awareness Initiatives.

Marijuana Will Become Rescheduled, But Descheduling Was Right There… The More Act

How Trump’s Executive Order and Biden’s HHS Review Set the Stage for Schedule III

Maine’s Recreational Cannabis Repeal Effort Gets The Green Light To Gather Signatures

DOJ Claims Cannabis Users More Dangerous Than Drinkers in Gun Rights Case

Supreme Court Denies to Hear Federal Marijuana Case as Potential Executive Order Looms

Why President Trump Can’t Reschedule Cannabis on His Own — And What He Can Actually Do

Palm Springs Unanimously Approves Lounge Ordinance

Missouri Takes Aim at “Predatory” Contracts in Cannabis Social Equity Program

Zalympix Celebrates Five Years and Unveils a Major 2026 Lineup Across CA, MI & OK

Ohio Senate Bill 56 Heads to Governor’s Desk, Banning Hemp and Changing Voter-Approved Cannabis Legislation

Top New York Cannabis Regulators Resign Amidst Continued Chaotic Rollout

Massachusetts Set to Approve Cannabis Consumption Lounges

California’s Metrc Track-and-Trace Is in the Hot Seat Again, and a Judge Says DCC Isn’t Following the Law

Michigan Judge Denies Bid to Halt New Cannabis Tax

Newly Proposed Florida Bill Would Legalize Homegrown Marijuana if Passed

New Mexico Speeds Up Medical Psilocybin Program by a Full Year

Not Enough Research? Scientists Just Published 4,000 Cannabis Papers in One Year

Will Federal Agencies Actually Enforce the New Hemp Ban?

Will Medicare Cover CBD? A Look at the 2027 Proposal

Texas Compassionate Use Program Expands With Announcement of 9 New Licenses

Tennessee Hemp Industry Secures Deal, But Federal Ban Looms

Rethinking Well-Intended Policy: Why Michigan’s New Cannabis Tax Risks Undermining Its Own Goals

Retail Spotlight – Green Gold Group in Palmer, MA

California Should Have Been the Example to Follow: How a DCC Leadership Vacuum Put the World’s Biggest Cannabis Market on the Brink

SCOTUS to Weigh Case on Federal Marijuana Ban

Retail Spotlight – High Hopes in Hopedale, MA

New York Lawsuit Calls for Crackdown on Illegal Cannabis Businesses and Implementation of Track-and-Trace System

Retail Spotlight – Hennep in Provincetown, MA

Massachusetts Bill Offers Cannabis Workplace Protections

Goldflower Links Up With Freedom Grow + Weed for Warriors to Drop “Freedom Prerolls” Across Florida

Ohio House Attacks Voter-Approved Recreational Cannabis With Passing Senate Bill 56

A New Bill Seeks to Repeal the Federal Hemp Ban

PharmaCann Launches Nationwide Holiday Donation Drive With Mission Green, Freedom Grow & Beard Bros Pharms

The Luke Sirois Scandal: The Corruption Case Hiding in Plain Sight Behind Maine’s Legalization Movement

Emerald Triangle Craft Unveils 2025 “12 Jays of Xmas” Holiday Gift Box Celebrating Legacy Farms of the Emerald Triangle

Hollow Collateral: One Year After DCC’s 2024 Embargo

Florida Recreational Marijuana Initiative Advances Following Legal Challenge

Retail Spotlight – Sweet Flower in Culver City, CA

Retail Spotlight – CannaCruz in Salinas, California

Michigan Defends High Cannabis Tax in Court

Did Congress Just Ban Hemp? Two Women Industry Leaders Say There’s Still Time to Get It Right

Voters Tricked by Deceptive Tactics in Massachusetts Recreational Cannabis Repeal Effort?

New Government Funding Bill Bans Vast Majority of Hemp THC Products

Michigan Border Towns Vote Against New Cannabis Dispensaries

The Green Economy: Impacts of Descheduling Cannabis

Snitch on Your Customers? Michigan’s Bizarre Cannabis Request

Senate Bill Threatens to Ban Hemp Products Legalized by 2018 Farm Bill

IgniteIt Market Spotlight: Washington, D.C. Will Attract Industry Insiders from Coast to Coast to the Nation’s Capital

New Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger, Boosts Recreational Cannabis Sales Hopes

Clearing the Record, Opening New Doors: How CannaVibes Dispensary is Supporting Expungement in New Jersey

Smart & Safe Florida Files Lawsuit Against State Over Stalled Recreational Marijuana Initiative

Maine Politicians Are Attempting to Rewrite Cannabis Laws and Making a Mess

Michigan’s New Wholesale Cannabis Tax Hit with Lawsuit Seeking Preliminary Injunction

Maine’s New Ballot Initiative Seeks to Overturn Voter-Approved Cannabis Legalization

Free Frank Rogers: 12 Years In for a Nonviolent Cannabis Charge—and Still Waiting on Justice

Cannabis Use and Firearm Rights: Why Federal Law Gets It Wrong

39 Attorneys General Urge Congress to Ban Intoxicating Hemp-Derived THC Products

IgniteIt Market Spotlight: OHIO Brings the Resources to Help Brands Navigate Potential Major Changes to the State’s Adult Use Cannabis and Hemp Industries

The Real Halloween Scare: Fear-Mongering, Not THC-Infused Candy

Circle K to Sell Hemp-Derived THC Beverages Nationwide

Texas Officially Expands Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Under House Bill 46

Ohio Legislature Rewrites Voter-Approved Cannabis Laws With Senate Bill 56

Pennsylvania Moves Closer to Dedicated Cannabis Control Board with Senate Bill 49

Massachusetts Ballot Initiative Threatens to Dismantle Legal Cannabis Market is “On-Track”

The Plant and the Pill: Why Cannabis Must Be Descheduled

Minnesota’s Cannabis Supply Chain Struggles Continue—But Tribal Compacts Offer Hope

New York Cannabis Regulators Accuse Omnium Health of “Rent-a-License” Scheme

Supreme Court to Decide if Marijuana Users Can Own Guns

Florida’s Recreational Marijuana Battle Intensifies as Officials Challenge Petition Signatures

New York Distributes $5M in Cannabis Tax Grants

Where to Buy Beard Bros Pharms Products And Rick Simpson Oil (RSO): State-by-State Availability in 2025

Newsom Vetoes AB 1332 and Betrays Medical Cannabis Patients

Over 200,00 Marijuana Arrests Persist Yearly Despite Widespread Legalization

New York Considers Ryan’s Law: A Push to Expand End-of-Life Cannabis Access

The Travel Agency Reveals the True Story Behind Its Viral Cannabis Carrier Pigeon Campaign

Target’s THC Drinks: How Hemp-Derived Beverages Quietly Cracked the Mainstream

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Principal Chief Fires Back at Sen. Tillis Over Cannabis Investigation Request

Party on Pine: How Catalyst Turned Two City Blocks Into Cannabis Culture in Motion

Ohio Governor Bans Intoxicating Hemp Products Effective Today

Jason Washington: From Montana’s Medical Marijuana Pioneer to Federal Prison and Back Again

Michigan Governor Signs 24% Wholesale Cannabis Tax Into Law

Why Weedmaps’ Latest Lawsuit Exposes a Deeper Industry Failure

Supreme Court Petition Challenges Gun Ban for Cannabis Users

Ryan’s Law Introduced in Pennsylvania for Terminally Ill Patients

The Reclassification Reality Check: A Year Later, Where We Stand

Florida Court Rules Police Can’t Search Cars Based on Marijuana Smell Alone

Newsom Signs AB 8 to Bring Intoxicating Hemp Products into Legal Cannabis Market

The Great Cannabis Reclassification Debate: Who Really Wins?

Awakening 2025: The Psychedelic Renaissance Lands in Los Angeles

IgniteIt Presents ‘Market Spotlight: California’: A Perfect Croptober Opportunity to Harvest Success

Pot for Potholes? Michigan’s Unfair Cannabis Tax Grab

Is Trump’s Cannabis Promotion a Political Stunt or a Genuine Health Push?

On Sept. 25, Michigan House Reps Passed House Bill 4951

St. Louis County Bill Dies After Industry Pushback on Hemp THC Ban

Retail Spotlight – Mayflower in Worcester, MA

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Explore Psilocybin Therapy as Treatment for Depression

Newsom Signs AB 564, A Win for California Cannabis

50+ Organizations Back MORE Act in Letter to U.S. House of Representatives

Santa Monica Expands Cannabis Retail with Social Equity Focus

New York Cannabis Shops Get Reprieve After State Snafu

AB 564 Reaches Governor Newsom’s Desk

Kansas City Eyes Cannabis Consumption Lounges

Texas Governor Expected to Issue Executive Order Regulating Hemp THC Products

When the Show Must Go On: Roc and Roll Weekend Keeps the NY Cannabis Community Connected

VA Forced to Import Cannabis While DEA Blocks Domestic Producers

Outdated Federal Cannabis Legislation is Worsening the Truck Driver Shortage

Study Finds Delta-8 THC Thrives Where Cannabis Remains Illegal

Texas Hemp Industry Survives Legislative Showdown as Ban Efforts Fail

Ryan’s Law, Three Years Later: Expanding Compassion & Addressing Challenges

House Democrats Reintroduce the MORE Act: Why Full Cannabis Descheduling Trumps Rescheduling

65% of Americans Now Back National Marijuana Legalization Per Poll

Bringing Flavor Back to The Big Apple, ontherevel Presents: Revelry NYC 2025

California Cannabis Bills AB 564 and AB 8 Senate Appropriations Committee

Texas Bans THC Vaping Products Under New Senate Bill 2024

The Cannabis Justice Crisis: Why Parker Coleman’s 60-Year Cannabis Sentence Demands Immediate Action

Hall of Flowers Returns to Its Roots in Santa Rosa in September 2025

Ohio Medical Cannabis Data Breach Exposes Nearly One Million Patient Records

30+ Attorneys General Urge Congress to Pass SAFER Banking Act

Why Descheduling Cannabis is the Only Real Solution for America

Federal Appeals Court Rules for Medical Marijuana Patients’ Gun Rights

Ex-Cops Permanently Banned from Michigan Cannabis Industry

Here’s What’s New At MJ Unpacked St. Louis 2025

DEA Requests Psilocybin Rescheduling Review – A Breakthrough for Psychedelic Research?

Texas Senate Defies Governor’s Hemp Regulation Call, Advances Ban Despite Veto

Massachusetts Ballot Proposals Aim To Roll Back Recreational Cannabis Legalization

Supreme Court Grants Extension in Cannabis Prohibition Case

Texas Proposes Rules to Expand Medical Cannabis Access Further

BioTrack + Metrc = BT Government? Or Just More Corporate Confusion?

Weed Rescheduling: Lots of Smoke, Still No Fire

A Journey from Small Farms to Big Players and Why Cannabis Descheduling Matters

Are Minnesota Cities Taking a Risk with Looking Into Municipal Cannabis Stores?

Retail Spotlight – From The Earth in Port Hueneme, CA

LA City Council Fee Hikes Hit Cannabis Businesses at Worst Possible Time

Retail Spotlight – Sweet Flower in Studio City, CA

Pennsylvania Lawmaker Proposes House Bill 1766 to Support Workers’ Compensation for Medical Cannabis

Cannabis is Demonized While Alcohol Gets a Free Pass

Massachusetts Cannabis Commission Approves Social Consumption Regulations

Florida Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization Initiative Reaches 75% of Required Signatures for 2026 Ballot

Delaware Officially Launches Adult-Use Cannabis Sales

New York Governor Hochul Promises No Dispensary Closures After Regulation Error

High Stakes, Higher Standards: Elevating the Conversation at Women in Cannabis Expo Reno 2025

Retail Spotlight – From The Earth in Santa Ana, CA

Over 150 New York Cannabis Dispensaries Face Relocation

Supreme Court Set to Weigh Cannabis Users’ Second Amendment Rights

Retail Spotlight – CannaCruz in Aptos, California

New Adult-Use Cannabis Bill Emerges Amid Hemp Regulation Debate in Texas

Legal Cannabis Set to Be Sold at Upcoming Dead Show For First Time

Missouri Supreme Court Ends Cannabis Tax Stacking

Retail Spotlight – Coastal Healing in Westport, MA

How the SHIP Act Could Impact Cannabis Culture – What the Industry Needs to Know

New Jersey Approves Its First Licensed Cannabis Consumption Areas

University of Mississippi Partnership with Federal Cannabis Research Program Ends

Florida’s New Law Could Strip Medical Marijuana Rights From Patients With Past Drug Convictions

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