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Plain-English cannabis industry updates
What changed, what did not, and why it matters — short interpretive briefings from the Pot Shop News desk.
Episode 1 • Federal Rescheduling — What Actually Changed
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Bipartisan US Senators File Bill to Protect Cannabis...
by Tony Lange on July 22, 2026The Clarifying Law Around Insurance of Marijuana (CLAIM) Act aims to ensure state-licensed cannabis businesses have access to insurance.
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Feds Couldn't Punish Insurance Companies For Covering...
by Tom Angell on July 22, 2026A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators have filed a bill to provide a safe harbor to insurance companies that work with state-legal marijuana businesses. The Clarifying Law Around Insurance of Marijuana (CLAIM) Act was introduced on Tuesday by Sens. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ). The legislation would protect insurers, brokers and agents from
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Nearly 100 cannabis-related jobs to soon be eliminated in...
by Jim Walsh on July 22, 2026The Cannabist Co. is set to close two South Jersey cultivation sites and cut 86 jobs amid major financial losses.
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Planet 13 Continues Strategic Florida Expansion With...
by Posted by CBT Staff on July 22, 2026The company’s 2,600-square-foot medical cannabis dispensary will open Aug. 21.
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Cramer, Gallego Introduce the CLAIM Act
by Kevin Cramer on July 22, 2026Cannabis has been legalized in 42 states, but not federally.
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New Bipartisan Bill In Congress Would Keep Hemp THC...
by Tom Angell on July 22, 2026Bipartisan congressional lawmakers have filed a new bill that would allow continued sales of certain hemp-derived THC products, partially scaling back a broad ban that is scheduled to take effect later this year. The new Lawful Hemp Protection Act, introduced by Reps. Andy Barr (R-KY) and Angie Craig (D-MN) on Wednesday, would again change the
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CBD stock tracks US cannabis peers as investors weigh...
by Rafael Müller on July 22, 2026CBD stock reflects broader US cannabis-sector sentiment as investors weigh a recent quarterly revenu
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New York City firm to open a new THC shop with delivery...
by Jeff Kiger on July 22, 2026DISPO, which operates a large cannabis club in New York City, will open a new THC and CBD shop at 108 First Ave. SW in Rochester. The goal is to open the store by the end of August or early September.
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Virginia hemp businesses to file court injunction to stop...
by Jack Jacobs on July 22, 2026“We just need time to sort through that, so there’s not this devastating ripple effect that impacts not only business owners and their employees but all the vendors that work with them,” said Barbara Biddle, owner of District Hemp in Northern Virginia.
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CBD stock trades quietly as niche beverage and wellness...
by Rafael Müller on July 21, 2026CBD stock reflects a small-cap niche position in the cannabis and wellness segment, with recent fund
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More than 220 pounds of marijuana seized in Florida, man...
by Skyler Shepard on July 22, 2026A man accused of possessing more than 220 pounds of marijuana in Florida is now facing a federal drug charge.
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Serbia Indicts Six for Drug Trafficking Linked to North...
by Katarina Baletic on July 22, 2026Serbian prosecutors suspect organised crime group used licensed company in North Macedonia to traffic nearly five tonnes of marijuana into Serbia - a case that raised questions about possible spillover from North Macedonia's medical marijuana farms.
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Medicinal cannabis in Jersey linked to fall in drug arrests
by https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews on July 22, 2026Police say the provision of medicinal cannabis is affecting the illicit cannabis market.
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Hong Kong Customs Seizes 28.6 kg of Cannabis, Arrests Two...
by Bastillepost on July 22, 2026Hong Kong Customs detects dangerous drugs case and seizes suspected drugs worth about $5.4 millionHo
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Hip-Hop Artists, Composers Arrested for Residential...
by Kim Soo-un on July 22, 2026Hip-Hop Artists, Composers Arrested for Residential Marijuana Cultivation 3kg Marijuana, 39 Plants Seized; Suspects Used Professional Equipment at Homes
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Hip-Hop Artists Among 12 Indicted for Cannabis Cultivation
by OSEN on July 22, 2026Hip-Hop Artists Among 12 Indicted for Cannabis Cultivation Government investigation uncovers cannabis cultivation in residential areas, arrests made before evidence destruction
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KANHA Launches Limited Edition INSANE Gummy with B-Real, a...
by Alexa Oliphant on July 21, 2026First Nationally Available Gummy From Legendary Hip-Hop Artist is Rooted in Quality, Access and Culture
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Silly Nice Brings a Founders Meet & Greet to Lenox Hill...
by Celeste Hedera on July 20, 2026Meet the Silly Nice founders at Lenox Hill Cannabis Co. on July 31 for an educational evening celebrating New York hash and concentrates.
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First Authorized Medical Cannabis Cultivation in the Canary...
by Aurélien BERNARD on July 20, 2026The Canary Islands have officially entered the medical cannabis sector with the authorization of the first licensed cultivation facility in the
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Opinion: Open dialogue, education can change cannabis...
by @dailybruin on July 20, 2026This post was updated Feb. 5 at 7:07 p.m. We pride ourselves on curiosity, questioning mindsets, breaking stereotypes and expanding knowledge at UCLA. Yet one topic is often left in a cloud of haze: cannabis use and its role in higher education.
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Oklahoma cannabis operators say new child-safe edibles...
by Chris Roberts on July 21, 2026Oklahoma banned marijuana packaging and labeling that's deemed child-friendly. But operators say the standard is vague.
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Headlines: Triple digit heat, medical marijuana edibles &...
by KOSU on July 21, 2026
Local headlines for Tuesday, July 21, 2026
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Extracts, Edibles Shape Q3 2025 Canadian Cannabis Trends
by Sarah Clark on July 17, 2026The latest sales and inventory figures from Health Canada indicate that total cannabis sales in the medical and recreational markets were up 21% in Q3...
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Bessemer man arrested for drug trafficking after marijuana,...
by WBRC Digital Staff on July 16, 2026Police arrested 25-year-old Bryant Cornner after a search warrant was executed at Cloud 205 Dispensary, a business located on Huffman Road.
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Cannabis company cut 211 jobs in Hillsborough, Polk
by Louis Llovio on July 21, 2026Parallel says in a letter to state officials that the layoffs are a result of closing two facilities.
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Summer School training in Syracuse for jobs in nascent...
by Chris Bolt on July 17, 2026Syracuse University, with Green Flower, is teaching aspects of the cannabis industry. Certificate programs in cultivation, product development & medical marijuana prepare students.
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Missouri cannabis workers notch union wins as organizing...
by Rebecca Rivas on July 6, 2026A first contract in Columbia and a union vote in St. Louis come as Vibe Cannabis workers prepare for a July election.
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Cannabis Jobs Update
by Staff on July 1, 2026Explore July 2026 cannabis job openings across Canada, including roles in retail, cultivation, production, sales, delivery, and more.
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Ensuring the high road in Cannabis: Legalization offers a...
by Sebastian Hickey on June 29, 2026What this report finds: There are many potential paths for cannabis workers under broader cannabis legalization likely to come. Under the low-road scenario outlined in this report, cannabis workers are subject to the same harmful practices inflicted on nonunionized workers in agriculture and other industries with parallels to cannabis: low wages, few […]
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Alabama Officials Hold Hearing On Whether To Reschedule...
by Marijuana Moment on July 22, 2026“This sends a powerful message to the public that this drug has an accepted medical use, and presents a relatively low risk.” By Andrea Tinker, Alabama Reflector A group of conservative activists Wednesday registered objections to the federal rescheduling of marijuana with the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH). The ADPH held a public hearing
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Repealing gun control and legal weed among 9 Mass. 2026...
by Liesel Nygard | LNygard@masslive.com on July 22, 2026Most communities can expect a two- or three-paged ballot in November.
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Senator presses Trump AG on cannabis rescheduling...
by Tom Angell on July 22, 2026MA anti-marijuana initiative beats ballot challenge; NFL study on cannabis; Fetterman pushes legalization; DEA hearing; NE medical marijuana rules Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment […]
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Massachusetts voters reassess recreational marijuana use...
by Kysha Hancock on July 21, 2026Massachusetts voters will be asked to answer a ballot question about recreational marijuana use statewide.
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Recreational weed repeal ballot question to go before MA...
by Bryan Hecht on July 21, 2026The measure, which aims to repeal state laws legalizing, regulating, and taxing recreational cannabis, will be printed as Question 8 on November ballots.
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Christchurch man arrested after alleged breach of medicinal...
by RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa on July 20, 2026
A Christchurch man with a medicinal cannabis licence has allegedly been using cannabis for personal reasons in breach of his licence.
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'Smell of cannabis' reveals alleged Dunedin dealer's drug...
by RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa on July 17, 2026
A Dunedin man is facing charges after police found drugs and cash in his car during a traffic stop on Thursday night.
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Oldest evidence of marijuana use discovered in...
by newsfromscience on July 14, 2026THC levels in braziers show mourners along the ancient Silk Road inhaled
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The latest science on cannabis has some good news and bad...
by Zoe Cummings on July 13, 2026
Recent studies have shed light on the effect of cannabis consumption.
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U.S. moves to reclassify some types of marijuana as lower...
by newsfromscience on July 10, 2026Long-awaited policy shift could ease barriers for scientists who study the drug