Welcome to our comprehensive cannabis news category, where you can discover a wide range of articles on diverse topics. From the latest developments in science and technology to insightful business and industry updates, we cover current trends and significant events shaping the world. Our collection also includes thought-provoking opinion pieces and rich cultural articles that offer deeper understanding and perspectives. Stay informed and engaged with high-quality content crafted for curious readers.
Massachusetts voters appear increasingly unwilling to undo a decade of legal cannabis sales. The latest UMass Amherst/WCVB poll, fielded October 5-12, found that 61% of…
Kratom-derived compounds just moved a step closer to formal federal scheduling, and this time it’s in writing. On October 14th, the Drug Enforcement Administration published…
Iowa’s governor’s race is heating up, and marijuana policy keeps finding its way into the conversation. During a KTIV-hosted debate on Wednesday, Democratic nominee Rob…
Houston is the latest Texas city asked to weigh in on how local police handle marijuana enforcement and high-risk search warrants. Proposition A, officially titled…
Puerto Rico lawmakers are weighing a bill that would dramatically narrow who qualifies for medical cannabis on the island. House Bill 1281, also known as…
Texas hemp businesses finally have a date circled on the calendar. After months of briefing, the Fifteenth Court of Appeals has scheduled oral argument for…
Cannabis companies have spent months watching the federal registration door open wider than it has in half a century. A new DEA order involving MedPharm…
Florida voters have been here before. Recreational marijuana has failed at the ballot box twice in the last decade, and both times it came pretty…
Veterans have been telling lawmakers the same thing for years: cannabis helps them manage pain and PTSD symptoms that opioids and other prescriptions haven’t fixed….
Six years ago, we published an article explaining why California’s cannabis pesticide testing system had a serious design flaw. Labs had long exploited a quiet…
Cannabis testing has always relied on trust. A grower submits a sample, a lab runs it, and a Certificate of Analysis tells everyone downstream what’s…
For a while, Spain’s hemp industry worked off a simple assumption: stay under roughly 0.2% to 0.3% THC and your flower products were safe to…
Massachusetts has spent nearly a decade building a regulated adult-use cannabis market. Voters made that decision themselves in 2016, businesses invested around it, municipalities learned…
Pennsylvania’s cannabis landscape got busier this fall. Two bills, addressing very different parts of the plant, are moving through Harrisburg at the same time. One…
California has spent years telling consumers its legal cannabis market is tested, tracked, and safe. AB 1965 gives the DCC a new way to check…
For weeks, everyone had a take on what happened inside a hearing that was never streamed or recorded for the public. Now there are receipts….
Hemp tea has existed in legal gray zones across Europe for years. Farmers grew it. Cafes served it. Retailers packaged it. And regulators mostly looked…
Federal cannabis reform was supposed to begin dismantling prohibition. Instead, Washington may be rebuilding it in a form better suited to the country’s largest cannabis…
The Senate voted 90-6 in an overnight session on Saturday, to pass a short-term government funding bill that keeps federal agencies running through December 11…
Nepal has spent decades enforcing a national cannabis prohibition against a plant that grows naturally across its hillsides, carries deep roots in Hindu religious tradition,…
The federal hemp ban debate has been simmering for months. Now it has exploded into one of the more contentious internal Republican fights of the…
The federal hemp ban has been building toward a flashpoint all year. Now it has one. On Tuesday, attorneys general from 34 states and the…
Seven licensed Virginia hemp businesses went to federal court last week to stop a new state rule from wiping out their inventory, their revenue, and…
The hemp industry has been watching Congress closely all year, and on Sunday, that attention finally produced something worth talking about. Senate Appropriations Committee leaders…
Ten years after California voters passed Proposition 64 and legalized adult-use cannabis, the state’s top financial officer is done sugarcoating it. California State Treasurer Fiona…
Last week at the White House, Vice President Kamala Harris led a roundtable discussion on cannabis policy, showcasing the Biden administration’s approach to the contentious…
As our society becomes more aware of the mental health struggles faced by our veterans, it is crucial that we explore all available options for…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made his position on how he would handle drug reform clear as an upcoming Democratic 2024 presidential candidate. According to…
The Oregon cannabis industry is in a state of upheaval after former Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commissioner Steve Marks filed a lawsuit against Governor Tina…
President Joe Biden said in a public statement on cannabis reform in 2022 that he believes no one should be incarcerated for using or possessing…
The former President Donald Trump has made his opinion on drug trafficking very clear in arecent interview proposing a new plan to stop addiction. His…
SB 58, a bill sponsored by Sen. Scott Wiener (D-CA), has recently passed the California State Senate with an impressive vote of 21 to 16….
The Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) recently sent a letter to congressional leadership urging lawmakers to support the legalization of marijuana at the…
It has been five years since the farming of hemp was legalized under the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, also known as the 2018 Farm…
Are you a veteran struggling with medical conditions that traditional treatments can’t alleviate? Do you believe marijuana could help you manage your symptoms but find…
The US government is currently at the forefront of an appeal of a federal court judge’s recent ruling that deemed the ban on prohibiting people…
WHERE IS MY CLEMENCY PETITION? … WHERE IS PRESIDENT BIDEN’S MERCY? Two-thousand-twenty-two came to a close, and now we’re in the third month of 2023….
Earlier this month, legislation was passed for review on Washington DC’s medical cannabis regulations. It included proposed changes that will expand the medical cannabis regulations…
GOP Congresswoman Rep. Nancy Mace recently filed a bill that would provide federal tax relief for marijuana businesses by amending the Internal Revenue Service’s 280E…
In sad yet unsurprising news, the SAFE Banking Act failed to advance in Congress. Despite bipartisan support and numerous claims that it would, indeed, pass,…
Veterans have been denied access to cannabis and other plant medicines for far too long. However, the long wait may be over. Now, more than…
Lawmakers have delayed the inclusion of the SAFE Banking Act into the Defense Bill due to unresolved disagreements on key issues between politicians. The SAFE…
In a historic move, President Joe Biden officially signed the Marijuana Research Bill on Friday, December 2, 2022. The legislation encourages the Food and Drug…
Recent news headlines have placed a spotlight not only on the flawed, foolish process of marijuana legalization within Washington D.C but also on political change-ups…
Joe Biden recently announced a pardon for those convicted of cannabis possession charges on a federal level—but many have been left out in the cold,…
Biden once again applauded his declaration of marijuana pardons in a recent speech. He’s made it abundantly clear that those serving for cannabis sales-related crimes…
Cannabis is legal in the country’s capital and has been for quite some time now. Both the legal and medical markets are thriving, and D.C….
2022: The year of mixed reviews. While some are content with the progress made in the legal cannabis market, others feel like new laws and…
A regulatory change in the levels of allowed mold and yeast was recently passed. This means the following changes have been brought into effect: The…
New reports look promising when it comes to the number marijuana possession arrests according to the Department of Justice. Encouragingly, arrests have been on the…
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