Month: January 2026

[#item_full_content] Illinois legalized cannabis with equity at its core in 2020. Six years later, the results are mixed. After nearly 90 years of prohibition, Illinois became the first state to legalize…

[#item_full_content] Patients' overall pain scores decreased more than 30% Read More   

[#item_full_content]Morocco’s regulated model for the legal use of cannabis is gaining momentum, according to Mohamed El Guerrouj.   Read More  

[#item_full_content] The former NBA star made the “personal decision” to enter treatment for a “reset” and to focus on his health, according to his manager.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Odom has voluntarily checked himself into a 30-day recovery program in Los Angeles after his Jan. 17 DUI arrest.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] The Delaware Senate has voted to override the governor’s veto of a bill that would prevent local governments from imposing onerous zoning restrictions that make it more challenging for marijuana…

[#item_full_content] Green Thumb expects to generate significantly more free cash flow due to marijuana's rescheduling.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] In December 2025, Vincent Charles McKenney, 36, of Humboldt County was reported missing to the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office. It was believed that he was missing under suspicious circumstances.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] A guide to medical marijuana and recreational use laws across the continent and the United Kingdom.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Hawaii business owners are challenging the state’s definition of what constitutes a legal hemp product and its regulations imposing certain testing requirements, arguing they conflict with federal law.  Read More  

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[#item_full_content] An Amarillo woman was sentenced to 4 year years in prison for a traffic stop and three other felony offenses.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] As Minnesota’s cannabis industry grows, attorneys warn businesses to protect trade secrets as courts begin addressing intellectual property disputes.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Despite repeated attempts to include language in a funding bill that would have stripped the DOJ of its rescheduling power, the language was omitted.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] “The central question is no longer whether cannabis will become a major American industry, but what kind of industry it will become.” By Damian Fagon, Parabola Center for Law &…

[#item_full_content] Identical legislation has been filed in the Senate.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Officials say officers located marijuana growing inside the basement of the home.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Legislation banning or nearly banning hemp products infused with THC in South Carolina advanced Wednesday to the House floor.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Virginia lawmakers have approved a bill to provide relief for people convicted of past cannabis crimes, mandating that individuals with certain offenses automatically receive resentencing hearings and have their punishments adjusted. The…

[#item_full_content] Consequences will go far beyond the tax bill that businesses face, a tax law professor explains.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] 2026 could be the year that South Carolina finally joins dozens of other states that give patients the medical freedom to use cannabis with a doctor’s certification.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] USDA hemp form changes; WV speaker: Fed rescheduling boosts marijuana reform; DE public use decrim; NH cannabis legalization hearing Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning.…

[#item_full_content] The city of Newark received its first reimbursement of recreational marijuana tax revenue, which began in August 2024 after its legalization in Ohio.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] A Beacon Journal reader and hemp farmer writes about new legislation that would help his small business.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Medical marijuana continues to be a focus for Oklahoma legislators this session. Nearly two dozen measures have been filed.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Denver Gazette. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. The owner…

[#item_full_content]Colorado, which once served as the model for marijuana regulation, generated billions of dollars in tax revenue while promising to keep consumers safe. Now it’s scrambling to keep harmful hemp…

[#item_full_content] This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Denver Gazette. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. Leaders in…

[#item_full_content] ProPublica and The Denver Gazette set out to test whether claims of widespread substitution of hemp for marijuana were accurate, purchasing vapes at dispensaries across the Denver area.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] The state revenue agency reported Garland County's lone medical marijuana dispensary led the state in sales by weight for the third year in a row in 2025, setting the pace…

[#item_full_content] Four illegal cannabis shops padlocked in Queens as ‘Operation Weed Whacker’ ramps up  Read More  

[#item_full_content] On Thursday last week, U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith, a Republican from Virginia, and Rep. Marc Veasey, a Democrat from Texas, introduced a bill that would nationally regulate hemp products.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Unlike the United States — where federal regulators are still working to sharpen cannabinoid rules — Europe’s baseline legal framework is well established.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Cheba Hut, a sub shop chain that features sandwiches named after marijuana strains or words associated with the plant, is slated to open this summer at a new Whole Foods-anchored…

[#item_full_content] The newest sales and inventory figures from Health Canada indicate total cannabis sales in the medical and recreational markets were up 20% in Q2 2025...  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Alabama law sharply restricts hemp products; DA outlines enforcement framework  - The Cullman Tribune - Featured  Read More  

[#item_full_content] The New Mexico Poison and Drug Information Center is responsible for advising callers on possibly poisonous substances.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Good Hope council talks traffic, hemp products, Taco Bell  - The Cullman Tribune - Featured  Read More  

[#item_full_content] A new report considers the impact of legalizing marijuana in Hawai'i.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Alfonso Turano replied: “mamma mia” when told what was in the bag  Read More  

[#item_full_content] While federal marijuana policy trends toward less restrictive treatment, hemp faces a sharp regulatory contraction. Late 2025 legislation narrowed what qualifies as lawful hemp and squarely... Read More   

[#item_full_content] Though it has been around for nearly a decade, the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act continues to cause considerable confusion for employers. A recent decision helps to provide some guidance to...  Read…

[#item_full_content] Authorities in California say an investigation into an illegal cannabis operation led to an extensive underground bunker and the seizure of a cache of firearms and ammunition. The California Highway…

[#item_full_content] Cody Ley, a past CEDAM real estate development boot camp participant, is passionate about creating affordable, sustainable housing using hempcrete — a resilient, energy-efficient material. Through his nonprofit, Hemp 4…

[#item_full_content] thieves have targeted a St. Petersburg hemp dispensary, leaving police searching for suspects believed to be teenagers.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] California authorities reported seizing record amounts of illicit-market cannabis in 2025, and one county has cut its cultivation tax.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] A driver was arrested with marijuana after a crash at Trailwinds Village in Wildwood.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] New Nike models are used to retelling the stories of the brand’s past exploits. Nike SB’s penchant for doing so is particularly in focus as...  Read More  

[#item_full_content] The Milton Police Department and partners made a historic bust focused on the sale of illegal and unlicensed vapes and marijuana, marketed to minors.  Read More  

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