PSN Briefings
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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Idaho Cannabis Activists Fail to Submit Enough Signatures...
by Tony Lange on July 14, 2026The Natural Medicine Alliance of Idaho’s cannabis legalization petition won’t be placed on the 2026 ballot, leaving voters empty-handed yet again.
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'It Feels Like 2016 Again': A Week in Germany Reminded the...
by https://www.facebook.com/javierhasse/ on July 14, 2026Mary Jane Berlin brought tens of thousands of people into one building and reminded them why they fell for this plant. Then came the other side of Germany's
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Pennsylvania Republicans Refuse to Budge on Cannabis...
by Tony Lange on July 14, 2026The state’s Democratic governor and lawmakers have repeatedly proposed an adult-use program, but the GOP-controlled Senate hasn’t heeded the call.
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Premo opens second NJ cannabis dispensary in Dover
by Kimberly Redmond on July 14, 2026Premo expands its cannabis business with a second dispensary, located in Morris County, and is planning a grand-opening event for July 18.
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Ascend Wellness Joins Uplisting Wave With DEA Registration...
by Ben Stevens on July 14, 2026Ascend Wellness Holdings (CSE: AAWH-U.CN / OTCQX: AAWH) has become the latest US multi-state cannabis operator to target an uplisting to a major exchange, following the landmark entrance of Trulieve
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Cannabis Combo Eases Agitation From Dementia
by Jenn Gidman on July 14, 2026Early clinical trial finds THC/CBD oil eased symptoms in 90% of those who took it
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India Approves World's First Synthetic CBD Therapy For...
by Health and Me on July 14, 2026Leiutis Pharmaceuticals' newly approved medicine contains a fully synthetic cannabidiol (CBD) active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), meaning no cannabis plant material is used in its production., Health & Wellness News, Health and Me
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MariMed’s Betty’s Eddies™ Expands Core Lineup with...
by MariMed Inc. on July 14, 2026MariMed's Betty's Eddies expands line-up with new multi-vitamin fruit chew called Betty's Bite-A-Mins....
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Nine out of 10 elderly dementia sufferers become less...
by Jemma Robinson on July 14, 2026
Medications such as morphine, Valium and Haldol have been found to have limited effectiveness in treating dementia-related agitation
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FDA Approves the First Drug for Alzheimer’s Agitation:...
by Simon Spichak, MSc on July 14, 2026A Phase 2 study presented at AAIC found that a THC/CBD combination improved agitation in advanced Alzheimer’s.
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CHP officers in Colusa County uncovered 400 pounds of...
by Appeal-Democrat on July 14, 2026The California Highway Patrol booked a man into Colusa County Jail on multiple narcotics charges after allegedly finding more than 400 pounds of marijuana in his van during a traffic
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Two teens arrested after traffic stop yields drugs and gun
by Gaby Alvarez - 25 News Now on July 14, 2026Two 18-year-olds were arrested after Edna police say a traffic stop led to the discovery of more than 5 ounces of marijuana and a loaded AK-style handgun.
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Two charged over cannabis production
by Brighton and Hove News on July 14, 2026Two men have been charged with cannabis production and being part of an organised crime group after a Hove lettings
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Two Brighton men charged in connection with organised crime
by Charles Pring on July 14, 2026Two men from Brighton and Hoce have been charged with offences in connection with involvement with an organised crime group.
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Get help clearing cannabis-related records through state...
by Aaliyah Demrry on July 14, 2026Minnesota's Cannabis Expungement Board hosts a public event to help residents clear past marijuana convictions.
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From Sacred to Illegal: Inside India’s Cannabis Debate
by Niko Vorobyov on July 14, 2026Ganja was part of India's religious and cultural life for thousands of years before prohibition. Now, a new Supreme Court ruling has opened the door for reform.
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‘Operation Chaitanya’ launched to uproot cannabis...
by The Hindu Bureau on July 13, 2026Andhra Pradesh launches "Operation Chaitanya" to eradicate cannabis cultivation with community involvement and awareness campaigns.
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Cannabis Culture Needs Collaboration
by @HIGH_TIMES_Mag on July 13, 2026Cannabis survived through human connection. Its future depends on collaboration, shared standards, and intentional spaces.
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Police bust cannabis cultivation ring in central Greece,...
by Newsroom on July 11, 2026Police have dismantled a criminal organization allegedly involved in cultivating a large cannabis plantation in a forested area of central Greece, seizing more than 4,600 cannabis plants, authorities said.
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Opinion: Open dialogue, education can change cannabis...
by @dailybruin on July 11, 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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Authorities reportedly discover 'large amount' of weed,...
by WKRC on July 14, 2026Youngstown police reportedly discovered large amounts of marijuana, cannabis edibles, nearly $47,500 in cash and a ballistic vest while searching a home.
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Three arrested in Jennings after drugs, MAC-10 seized...
by KPLC Digital Team on July 11, 2026According to the Jennings Police Department, officers stopped the vehicle after seeing it traveling with its high-beam headlights on, creating a traffic hazard.
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Hidden driving danger when edible cannabis and alcohol mix
by ScienceDaily on July 10, 2026Using cannabis edibles and alcohol together may make drivers far more impaired than either substance alone, according to new research from Johns Hopkins. Even more concerning, common field sobriety tests often failed to detect the cannabis-related impairment.
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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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State-Legal Cannabis Sales Exceed $29B in 2025
by NORML on June 25, 2026Market demand for legal marijuana remained steady
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Cannabis Jobs And Sales Decline Together For The First Time...
by Dario Sabaghi on June 25, 2026A new report reveals that both cannabis employment and revenue have dropped for the first time since legal adult-use cannabis markets started expanding.
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SC veterans deserve a conversation on legalizing medical...
by Dray Orion on July 14, 2026
I came home from war with things I could explain and things I still cannot. Some of it was physical. Some of it was mental. Some of it was the kind of weight that does not show up cleanly on a chart, ...
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Idaho Medical Marijuana Initiative Fails To Qualify For...
by Tom Angell on July 14, 2026Idaho voters will not get a chance to decide on an initiative to legalize medical marijuana on the November ballot, state officials have determined. Activists with the Natural Medical Alliance of Idaho (NMAI) earlier this month announced that they had made a final submission of county-verified signatures for the cannabis measure—but the Secretary of […]
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Medical cannabis initiative fails to qualify for Idaho’s...
by Clark Corbin on July 14, 2026
A proposed ballot initiative seeking to legalize medical cannabis in Idaho failed to meet the legal signature-gathering requirements set out in state law and will not appear on Idaho’s general electio...
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Marijuana initiative fails to make Idaho's November ballot
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Idahoans won’t get to vote on legalizing medical cannabis...
by Becca Savransky on July 14, 2026People across the state had been gathering signatures to advance an initiative that would have legalized medical cannabis in Idaho.
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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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New U.S. law promises to light up marijuana research
by newsfromscience on July 10, 2026Biden signs bill streamlining pot studies and production for research
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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
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Cannabis research database shows how U.S. funding focuses...
by newsfromscience on July 9, 2026Analysis of 50 funders finds cannabis treatment research is growing slowly
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Oldest evidence of marijuana use discovered in...
by newsfromscience on July 8, 2026THC levels in braziers show mourners along the ancient Silk Road inhaled