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BUSINESS
Most people who use cannabis say it has either completely eliminated or greatly decreased their alcohol drinking, according to a new poll. The survey of marijuana consumers, conducted by cannabis telehealth platform NuggMD and released to mark the month of “Sober October” in which many people seek to cut back on drinking, found that 31.5
Vivid hints at nostalgia with classic wooden crates for bulk flower buyers. Missouri’s top-shelf cannabis brand is helping customers buy “cannabis
California’s outdoor cannabis farmers start a bountiful harvest amid price pressures. Fair weather and ample licensed plant counts point to an October haul up to 22 million wet pounds.
Pasco's 4-3 vote isn't about just any cannabis store. It's specifically about giving disadvantaged applicants a shot at the business.
Brittney Griner, the professional basketball player who was previously incarcerated in Russia over possession of marijuana, says it’s time for cannabis to be legalized across the U.S., citing its role as a safer alternative to painkillers that athletes are commonly prescribed. “At this point, I feel like all 50 states…just might as well” legalize […]
CBD
Returning to cannabis after decades? Experts and a geriatrician explain today’s stronger THC, drug interactions, safer formats and how to start low and go slow.
Explore UK cannabis and CBD-linked stocks Chill Brands, Supreme and Imperial Brands as wellness demand and a new vaping duty reshape the sector.
Congresswoman urges “no” vote on anti-marijuana MA initiative; Fed court brief in CBD Medicare challenge; Latinos in cannabis op-ed 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 […]
How women, terpene literacy and wellness culture are radically reshaping cannabis consumption.
Avecho Biotechnology plans US and European regulator talks and new licensing deals for its CBD insomnia capsule after a positive interim.
CRIME
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Russell Ian Boggess, a 43-year-old resident of Bend, Ore., was sentenced to 125 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release for robbery and using a firearm during a crime of violence. The sentence follows an armed robbery at Top Shelf Medicine cannabis dispensary on Greenwood Avenue in Bend
An alleged drug dealer is to stand trial accused of being ready to sell more than 100kg of cannabis.
Operation Rivercrest has been in the works for more than six months, the force said.
Two men have been arrested after suspected cannabis thought to be worth €350,000 was found during a raid of a home in Cork city.
Spread the loveTweetThe National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kogi says it has seized more than 10 tonnes of illicit drugs and recovered 40 firearms and 874 cartridges from suspected drug dealers since late 2025. Mr Umar Yahuza, State Commander, NDLEA in Kogi, disclosed this in Lokoja while speaking with newsmen after the handover
CULTURE
Jerome Baker Designs and The Kaleidoscope Collective pair limited genetics, New York flower, and collectible glass in a new collaboration.
The Mendocino County Museum and Exhibit Envoy have partnered to create a “homegrown” cannabis exhibit entitled Behind the Redwood Curtain. The exhibit opening is on Saturday, October 10 from 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Dessert strains and their names combine familiar food references with cannabis aroma, flavor, and branding.
The NJCRC suspended the cannabis cultivation license of Magic Garden Botanicals at a special meeting for unauthorized outdoor growing.
Federation TAFE launched Australia's first Certificate III in Medicinal Cannabis Cultivation and Production at Cannai Farm in the Yarra Valley on 29 September, with nine inaugural students…
EDIBLES
The shelter-in-place orders allowed emergency crews to quickly reach individuals in need of care, Stoughton High School’s principal said.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOWO) — Ohio's recreational marijuana market is facing new restrictions on product sizes, THC potency and the amount of cannabis consumers can purchase at one time. The new rules...
Starting Oct. 5, Ohioans have new limitations in buying recreational cannabis products.
Some of Baltimore’s 1,400 smoke shops sold a Baltimore Sun journalist products that employees described as marijuana and edibles labeled as containing intoxicat
America’s multibillion-dollar market for impairing hemp products faces potential elimination after Congress voted to close a loophole in federal law that has allowed it to flourish.
JOBS
Explore the latest cannabis jobs in Canada for October 2026. Browse new career opportunities in retail, cultivation, production, and management across the country.
Despite facing significant structural challenges, New York's cannabis licensees already pay higher-than-average wages and devote a substantial share of gross revenue to labor costs, according…
The survey by FTI Consulting was sponsored by an association of cannabis industry stakeholders who say a minimum wage could imperil their already struggling businesses.
The legislation would prevent an individual’s prior or current cannabis use from being a disqualifying factor in federal job opportunities.
What 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 […]
POLITICS
“We just want to prevent special interests from convincing people to pass legislation that would give money to those special interest groups.” By Clark Corbin, Idaho Capital Sun Idahoans voting in November’s general election will decide whether to give the Idaho Legislature the sole power to regulate marijuana and other drugs—and eliminate their […]
A campaign working to pass an initiative on the November ballot that would roll back the state’s marijuana legalization law has launched its first set of ads. The two new spots from the Coalition for a Healthy Massachusetts both put a focus on impaired driving. “From bus stops to public parks, marijuana smoke is impossible
The campaign behind the ballot measure to repeal recreational marijuana sales is up with its first ads, arguing legal cannabis has contributed to a rise in impaired driving
Massachusetts marijuana businesses have sold more than $10 billion in pot since legalization. Voters will soon decide whether to shut the market down.
SCIENCE
A Northwestern study of nearly 1 million Chicago ER visits found hot days spike gunshot wounds, kidney problems and even mental health issues.
Cannabis users experience psychosis onset 2.5 years earlier on average compared with non-users, a meta-analysis shows.
THC levels in braziers show mourners along the ancient Silk Road inhaled
Adults without a history of cardiac arrhythmias have less cardiac ectopy on days they were randomly assigned to inhale cannabis than on days they abstained.
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