Month: April 2026

[#item_full_content] Here's your weekly rundown from The MichiGanja Report:  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Whether you’re a patient, an industry insider or just wellness-curious, this year’s Cannabis & Wellness Expo at the Little Rock Statehouse Convention Center promises opportunities to learn, network and grow.…

[#item_full_content] Heat during transit can transform non-psychoactive THCA into THC and degrade terpenes within hours — and the cannabis industry is responding with pharmaceutical-grade cold chain protocols to protect therapeutic integrity…

[#item_full_content] Indiana state officials are holding a series of meetings with medical marijuana advocates at the direction of the Republican governor. One day after the Trump administration announced that federal cannabis…

[#item_full_content] The Trump administration recently rescheduled medical marijuana from a Schedule I to Schedule III substance.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] “Often the best remedy is not in this court. It’s to go down the hall and persuade your state legislator to…amend the statutes that you have an issue with.” By…

[#item_full_content] Four prominent cannabis attorneys read the same rescheduling order and reached different conclusions about home growers. The strict reading says personal cultivation stays Schedule I. The broader reading says licensed…

[#item_full_content] Seven persons were arrested in the UK, and another 412kg of cannabis in a separate container was also seized.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] The Trump administration has reclassified medical marijuana — moving it from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] As growers debate the safety of cleaning contaminated marijuana with radiation and ozone in the wake of recalls, the state isn't enforcing a rule that treated product be labeled as…

[#item_full_content] 2026-04-27 16:25:00 ET Illinois has taken another step in its effort to promote fairness in the legal cannabis market, issuing $31.8 million in loans to businesses identified under its social…

[#item_full_content] CBD and other hemp-derived products are at risk because of a November 2025 spending bill that Congress passed and Trump signed. Read More   

[#item_full_content] The Nebraska Supreme Court heard a technical appeal in a second case in six months asking the court to void Nebraska’s medical cannabis laws.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] A man aged in his 50s was arrested at the scene and is being detained at a police station in Northern Ireland.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] ​A cross-border police effort has seen the seizure of a suspected £4 million drugs haul.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] A measure to crack down on marijuana use near school facilities advanced to the Senate. It would increase the penalty for smoking marijuana within 2,000 feet of a school facility…

[#item_full_content] "Lawmakers sometimes confuse control with competence. A system can have all the rules in the world and still not work," Clemon Dabney writes.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Trinity County has officially banned industrial hemp cultivation to shield its licensed commercial cannabis industry from cross-pollination, with the ordinance taking effect in 30 days.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Gov. Bill Lee signed legislation eliminating a trigger mechanism for his administration to align the plant’s control status with federal law.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Nebraskans overwhelmingly voted to legalize and regulate medical marijuana in 2024 – but a number of legal challenges are still making their way through the courts system.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Officials say more than $1.3 million in cannabis products were seized.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has announced that it will begin accepting applications this week for medical marijuana businesses to apply for federal protections being granted under the Trump administration’s…

[#item_full_content] A judge has ruled in favor of one of Oklahoma's largest outdoor cannabis farms after the grow had its license suspended.On Monday, an administrative law judge  Read More  

[#item_full_content] The federal government reclassified marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III, impacting Oklahoma's medical marijuana businesses.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Officers stopped the vehicle, which was travelling to Larne Harbour, and discovered the illicit drugs concealed within a large number of boxes.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] One man, aged in his 50s, was arrested after the massive seizure  Read More  

[#item_full_content] The Lower Makefield Township Police Department has released its blotter of criminal incidents for the past week.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] New research shows many Gen Z workers see cannabis as stress relief or a productivity aid—even on the clock.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Twenty-two Buddhist monks were arrested at a Colombo airport after customs found 110kg of cannabis hidden in false walls inside their luggage  Read More  

[#item_full_content] The man, in his 50s, was arrested at the scene in a Joint Agency Task Force (JATF) operation and is being detained at a police station in Northern Ireland  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland's Organised Crime Branch, working in collaboration with the An Garda Síochána National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau as part of the Joint…

[#item_full_content] Police in Northern Ireland have seized drugs worth an estimated €4.7m in a cross-border sting.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Picture this: You walk into your local Vons or CVS Pharmacy looking for an over-the-counter medication to cure your headaches from midterm stress, and you see shelves stocked with Tylenol,…

[#item_full_content] State inspectors and Rochester police seized $1.3 million in cannabis products and shut down two unlicensed smoke shops this month.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Following the news that the Trump administration was reclassifying medical marijuana, an Oklahoma agency is celebrating the decision.President Donald Trump's ac  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Officers of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) have seized a quantity of foreign marijuana during an intelligence-led operation carried out on the East Bank Essequibo. The interception occurred on Saturday,…

[#item_full_content] The cannabis company expects the transition to streamline its operations and position it for greater efficiency.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] A Trump administration move could pave the way for more inquiry.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] On April 22, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice and Drug Enforcement Administration’s final order rescheduling FDA-approved cannabis drug produc...  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Tennessee’s governor has signed a bill to block an automatic review that could have potentially legalized medical marijuana under state law following the federal rescheduling of the drug. Under Tennessee…

[#item_full_content] The first medical cannabis dispensary in the western Kentucky region opened last week in Paducah, the industry trade association announced Thursday, following the state's approval of the…  Read More  

[#item_full_content] A major shift is coming to New Jersey's hemp and cannabis market, and it could have a big impact on both businesses and consumers. New regulations signed into  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Last week, thousands across the nation celebrated 4/20, a beloved, though legally unrecognized, holiday on April 20. The holiday is a day for celebrating cannabis, which began with an afternoon…

[#item_full_content] Everything you need to know right now on marijuana rescheduling and income tax, including potential relief under IRC 280E.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] The Belfast Planning Board has approved a draft ordinance for adult-use recreational cannabis retail stores. It now goes to the City Council.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Five years after Virginia legalized simple adult possession of marijuana, state lawmakers are at an impasse over how to finally stand up a legal retail market.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] From Grateful Dead shows to city hall, a Colorado mayor reflects on cannabis, music, and building a life at 10,400 feet.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] The Retreat is a cannabis dispensary in Jersey City that welcomes clients with a personalized, peaceful approach to wellness.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] “These products are now federally recognized as legitimate medicine… Patients and their caregivers are no longer considered criminals under federal law. They have federal rights.” By Steph Sherer, Americans for…

[#item_full_content] The Trump Administration's order to reclassify state-legal medical marijuana could have broad impacts for Colorado's cannabis industry. But exactly what those are remains to be seen, legal…  Read More