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[#item_full_content] The Fresh Toast - Can you mix alcohol and marijuana on NYE learn how to balance buzz vibes and next morning happiness.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Pain management and addiction have been a top concern for employers and workers since the opioid epidemic began 20 years ago, and medical marijuana has often been touted as a…

[#item_full_content] The company’s medical cannabis retail facility in Charleston expands its footprint to 159 stores in 13 states.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Cannabis has been switched from a Schedule I classification to a Schedule III classification.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Michiganders will see changes from cracking down on ticket dealer online bots to rising minimum wage and unemployment benefits, to a new marijuana tax.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] A crew of firefighters Tuesday morning was able to contain a large fire at a cannabis grow facility in East Oakland.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] CENTERVILLE, Ohio (WKEF) -- The Ohio cannabis industry is facing uncertainty as Senate Bill 56, which introduces new regulations on cannabis and intoxicating he  Read More  

[#item_full_content] A Florida campaign seeking to put marijuana legalization on the state’s 2026 ballot has filed a new lawsuit against state officials, alleging that they improperly directed the invalidation of about…

[#item_full_content] The American Nurses Association (ANA) has reiterated its stance on the potential rescheduling of cannabis from Schedule I to III. Read More   

[#item_full_content] Nearly three years into legal cannabis sales in Vermont, Camden and Karen Devereux of Kingdom Kind Craft Cannabis Company in Barton continue innovating in ways that differentiate their vertically integrated  Read…

[#item_full_content] Price compression, oversupply, and tighter capital forced cannabis operators to mature in 2025, shifting from growth-at-all-costs to discipline and resilience.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Backers of a proposed recreational-marijuana constitutional amendment have filed a lawsuit challenging directives by state elections officials that invalidated about 71,000 petition signatures.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Laws aimed at preventing marijuana-impaired driving in almost 20 states are causing innocent people who show no signs of impairment to be criminalized and imprisoned for allegedly operating vehicles while…

[#item_full_content] (KRON) — The Oakland Fire Department responded to a fire at a cannabis grow facility early Tuesday morning. Crews were dispatched at around 3:35 a.m. to a fire at 44th…

[#item_full_content] HUNTINGDON, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Huntingdon County man has been charged after police alleged he provided minors with marijuana and allowed them to take drug paraphernalia from his apartment. Accord…  Read…

[#item_full_content] Researchers found that rats with higher natural stress levels are far more likely to self-administer the popular recreational drug.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Under Virginia’s framework, adults aged 21 and older — including out-of-state residents — will be permitted to purchase cannabis products.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] (The Center Square) – In 2025, Coloradans spent upwards of $1 billion on legal marijuana. That generated almost $200 million in tax and fee revenue for the state, according to  Read…

[#item_full_content] California officials have awarded nearly $30 million in grants for marijuana-focused academic research projects. The government-funded studies will focus on issues such as cannabis use by older people, the effects…

[#item_full_content] A wrongful termination lawsuit claimed Jersey City's mayor agreed to steer legal work to the Hoboken mayor's private law firm in exchange for putting the kibosh on Nature’s Touch’s application.  Read…

[#item_full_content] For over half a century, cannabis has been locked in the strictest possible federal vault, however, recent changes may see different results.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Starting Jan. 1, 2026, Alabama enforces new hemp rules and limits on nonresident income tax. Here’s what residents and visitors need to know.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] From property taxes to a ban on cellphones in school, Ohio lawmakers addressed a wide range of issues that take effect in 2026.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] As 2025 comes to a close, the cannabis world is reflecting on the sometimes dizzying series of political, legal and cultural shifts that took place this year—and looking ahead to…

[#item_full_content] A Lafayette man was arrested for allegedly purchasing and selling hydrocodone pills in Lafayette.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Researchers from Oregon Health and Science University announced new findings that cannabis products with high amounts of THC only slightly reduce pain while causing more side effects. Read More   

[#item_full_content] WEST PALM BEACH — Authorities in West Palm Beach have arrested a man on a misdemeanor drug charge following an encounter that led to the seizure of cannabis, according to…

[#item_full_content] If the Cannabis Control Commission determines that a licensee has sold less than 70% of what the licensee produced during a review period, then the commission may reduce the licensee's…

[#item_full_content] Texas health officials have released a set of proposed rules to regulate the state’s hemp market—including provisions related to age-gating, licensing fees, testing requirements, packaging restrictions and more in response…

[#item_full_content] COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) An Ohio group of cannabis and hemp advocates submitted their initial petition signatures Monday in an effort to overturn the recent law that overhauls the…

[#item_full_content] Massachusetts voters in 2026 could have the chance to repeal adult-use recreational marijuana. The state Elections Division announced Dec. 18 that it certified 78,301 signatures backing a petition called “An…

[#item_full_content] Researchers at Wageningen University & Research (WUR) reported a discovery that an ancient ancestor of the cannabis plant produced a compound with anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving properties, opening potential new avenues…

[#item_full_content] COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Michigan's cannabis industry is set for a significant shake-up as a new 24% wholesale e...  Read More  

[#item_full_content] HB445 establishes a statewide licensing, testing, labeling, taxation and enforcement system regulating who may sell consumable hemp products in Alabama, effective January 1.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] In 2025, policy and law emerged as the single most decisive force shaping the global hemp industry, setting hard boundaries around what business models could  Read More  

[#item_full_content] A new study found that rats with high stress levels were more likely to self-administer a hit of vapourized cannabis.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] A new study found that rats with high stress levels were more likely to self-administer a hit of vapourized cannabis.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] With special and building permit from Southwick in hand, and a go head from the Cannabis Control Commission, the town’s second cannabis retailer, Haven, will start work on repurposing the…

[#item_full_content] As we close the book on 2025 and look ahead, we can’t help but feel a strong sense that we’ve been here before.  On the one hand, with the federal government…

[#item_full_content] Ohio activists announced on Monday that they’ve met an initial signature requirement to launch a campaign aimed at repealing key components of a bill the governor recently signed to scale…

[#item_full_content] NORML's Year in Review  Read More  

[#item_full_content] A recent raid of a shop found "a box of suspected vapes containing pure cannabis", Bradford Council says.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] /PRNewswire/ -- IM Cannabis Corp. ("IMC" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: IMCC), medical cannabis company with operations in Israel and Germany, today announced that...  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Take a ride down the Turnpike with NJBIA’s podcast, Planet New Jersey! Tune in every other Wednesday for an entertaining talk with businesses across the  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Ohioans for Cannabis Choice has filed signatures for a referendum on Senate Bill 56, aiming to prevent the re-criminalization of the cannabis industry.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] These days, it’s hard to miss cannabis dispensaries. In the 40 states (plus DC) that have legalised medical marijuana, storefronts and advertisements promote cannabis as a treatment for virtually ever...  Read…

[#item_full_content] Welcome to the latest edition of “Last week in Weed,” catching you up on the latest breaking news and industry developments in the world of cannabis.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] CannaLnx, a new digital health platform, connects doctors, insurers and dispensaries as employers begin adding reimbursable medical cannabis to workplace benefit plans.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Cannabis products with higher THC levels may slightly reduce chronic pain, particularly nerve pain, according to a review of multiple clinical trials. The improvement was small and short-lived, while side…

[#item_full_content] Cannabis business owner Wanda James is singing a familiar tune – one that fans of Jamaican reggae singer Peter Tosh know well: “Legalize it.”  Read More