Month: August 2026

[#item_full_content] New York now lets licensed cannabis businesses sell at approved farmers markets, pop-ups and community events.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) Marijuana Enforcement Team (MET) arrested a man while serving a search warrant Thursday, investigating an illegal ca  Read More  

[#item_full_content] In Fountain Hills, a local marijuana dispensary is hoping to use its monthly pop-up events to educate the community on the benefits of medical marijuana. Phoenix Cannabis Co., located at…

[#item_full_content] When Joshua Espinoza and Erik Franklin first toured the abandoned building in 2023, they found the remnants of an illegal marijuana-growing operation.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Deputies with the Kern County Sheriff’s Office seized 111 pounds of processed marijuana and cited a 64-year-old man in Taft in late July. A search warrant…

[#item_full_content] An alcohol-free bottle shop in Fort Wayne that sells hemp-derived THC and CBD drinks says new state limits will change what it can keep on its shelves.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Authorities said testing later showed the three children — ages 12, 8 and a newborn — were under the influence of methamphetamine, marijuana and fentanyl.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday and a group of 34 bipartisan attorneys general wrote a letter to Congress asking them to preserve a ban on intoxicating hemp products.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] While beverage makers are in a race against time to preserve legal standing for intoxicating hemp products, a majority of state Attorneys General are urging Congress to stand firm on…

[#item_full_content] Dr. Oz has stepped in as the latest Trump administration official to urge the Senate not to pass Ted Budd's amendment to the CR. Read More   

[#item_full_content] The New York State Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) and the Cannabis Control Board (CCB) upheld the state’s commitment to an equitable cannabis market.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards drops his reelection campaign after a House Ethics Committee recommended censure over harassment allegations. The NC House stops development for a liquor warehouse after a planning…

[#item_full_content] This week, 25 new adult-use cannabis licenses were approved by the New York State Cannabis Control Board.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Companies suing the state of Ohio in federal court over state-imposed restrictions on hemp-infused beverages, including Great Lakes Brewing Co., won a temporary restraining order Aug. 7 allowing them to…

[#item_full_content] The city of Newton is the latest Massachusetts locality to owe cannabis stores millions after failing to prove it spent fees correctly.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] The facility enhances financial flexibility and supports continued execution of the company's disciplined growth strategy.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Green Theory Cultivation representatives state the company has implemented changes and is moving forward with a plan to mitigate noxious odors stemming from its grow site.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] The zoning required to open the facilities has yet to be implemented in any community.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] The Fresh Toast - Why Joe Rogan can consume cannabis in Texas while most Texans can't, exposing at policy and political contradiction.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] The Senate Agriculture Committee’s farm bill package stalled, meaning it won’t reach the chamber’s floor until at least next month.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Three men from the Peoria area are facing trafficking charges in McLean County after Illinois State Police reported finding them in possession of more than $30,000 worth of cannabis products.  Read…

[#item_full_content] Licensed cannabis microbusinesses can now sell their products at pop-up venues such as farmers’ markets and community events.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] The Fresh Toast - New York and Texas take opposite paths on cannabis, CBD and hemp, reshaping taxes, consumer freedom and economic growth. Read More   

[#item_full_content] Aurora Cannabis (NASDAQ:ACB) said shareholders approved all items presented at its annual general meeting, including setting the board size at five directors, electing the company’s nominees, reappointing Ernst & Young…

[#item_full_content] A man was arrested Thursday after an investigation led to the discovery of a Marijuana growing operation in a North Charleston warehouse, according to the North  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Police have been investigating an illegal grow op for months  Read More  

[#item_full_content] The Lone Star mess gives us a preview of the upcoming nationwide hemp ban, with a long-stalled ruling effectively banning hemp THC in the state.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] The ban would gut a growing industry, but the Trump administration’s position isn’t a principled stand against prohibition.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), is urging senators to not support an amendment that would allow a federal ban on most…

[#item_full_content] Growing high-production commercial cannabis is a skill that is relatively easy to come by these days. Growing organic, high-quality craft cannabis, however, is both an art and a science. Yerba  Read…

[#item_full_content] Vermont cannabis costs nearly double that of Massachusetts due to regulations favoring small, artisan growers over large corporations.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] North York man charged after OPP officers confiscated more than 4,000 plants on Little Road in Bracebridge  Read More  

[#item_full_content] “Like a scene perhaps out of the documentary Murder Mountain, when the two men under attack ran for their lives into the woods by pushing past the attackers’ mouthpiece, the…

[#item_full_content] Authorities said deputies found a stolen firearm, cocaine packaged for sale and marijuana products after executing search warrants.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Frequent marijuana users are increasingly turning up in emergency rooms with a condition that causes severe bouts of nausea and vomiting, according to a new report from the Centers for…

[#item_full_content] New Texas law bans many hemp-derived THC products, raising concerns for retailers and praise from recovery advocates. Read More   

[#item_full_content] Officers find hundreds of plants in a property, where the electricity supply has been tampered with.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] The popular point-of-sale and payments service Square says it will no longer allow CBD and other hemp-derived products to be sold on its platform, according to an email obtained by…

[#item_full_content] EASTON — Talbot County is inviting community partners, residents and other interested members of the public to participate in the development of the county’s Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund distribution  Read…

[#item_full_content] Texas keeps one of the nation’s strictest cannabis policies. See what HB 46 expanded in the program, and the drivers behind the debate.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Two people were hurt when a motorcycle crashed in Falmouth on Thursday night. Police say alcohol, marijuana and speed may all have been factors.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] 🚨 The Senate could vote at any moment. There has never been a more important time to speak up. Senator Ted Budd has offered an amendment that would remove t…

[#item_full_content] New Castle police said the Aug. 3 crash, at Main and Vine streets, left a woman with a broken nose, possible concussion and "several superficial cuts."  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Marijuana sales could soon be coming to local farmers markets after Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation to expand upon sales at pop-up events.  The announcement came Aug. 6 as Hochul…

[#item_full_content] More than 4,000 cannabis plants were seized, say police; a North York man was charged in connection to the operation  Read More  

[#item_full_content] On August 6, 2026, deputies with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team (MET) served a search warrant to investigate illegal cannabis cultivation in the Willow Creek area. The…

[#item_full_content] The independent Veteran-Owned, Black-Owned and LGBTQ-Owned brand is building statewide momentum by bringing small-batch hash, concentrates and infused...  Read More  

[#item_full_content] The Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit has charged a North York man with Cannabis related offences. In spring of 2026, Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) investigators commenced an investigation…

[#item_full_content] [[{"value":"EDWARDSVILLE – An Edwardsville man remains in custody after allegedly robbing someone of a cannabis bag and setting their personal property on fire.John M. Molinar, 40, of Edwardsville, faces a…

[#item_full_content] SENECA FALLS, N.Y. (WROC) — A smoke shop in Seneca Falls was searched by police, the result of which was the arrest of one man and the seizure of unregulated…