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[#item_full_content] Spoon River College will offer a 12-week cannabis horticulture class starting Feb. 4. Learn hands-on skills for a growing industry.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] From elsewhere: Virginia’s probe into public universities’ displacement of Black neighborhoods no longer theoretical. Judge upholds jury’s verdict against former state Sen. Brandon Bell. Mill…  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Insurance coverage for medical cannabis is not a radical idea. It is the next logical step.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Cannabis consumption in Germany has continued to increase, according to newly published survey data. Data from the 2024 Epidemiological Survey of Substance Abuse (ESA), published in the journal Deutsches Ärzteblatt…

[#item_full_content] This Week in Oklahoma Politics panel discusses the failure of an initiative petition to legalize recreational marijuana in Oklahoma, a new investigation on a state-owned vehicle issued to an assistant…

[#item_full_content] The bill to reopen the government included a provision that experts say could criminalize almost all hemp products.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] A Mississippi high school assistant football coach has been arrested and charged with alleged drug trafficking after being found with 13 pounds of marijuana. Th  Read More  

[#item_full_content] A provision in the federal spending bill that ended the government shutdown is causing alarm among Texas hemp businesses, with some fearing bankruptcy.  Read More  

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[#item_full_content] The deal to re-open the federal government also contains a measure that will make many hemp products illegal. The measure could wipe out millions of dollars of revenue in Georgia.  Read…

[#item_full_content] Suffolk County police say they seized 86 boxes of marijuana, THC products, flavored vapes and cash.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Now that the government funding bill has passed, federal operations have resumed. However, a last-minute addition that aims to ban hemp-derived THC products now has many Texans concerned.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] A Lincoln man was arrested Wednesday after police say they found marijuana and a rifle in his possession while serving a search warrant at his home.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] McConnell’s hemp ban risks wiping out most U.S. hemp-derived products, while MSOs pin hopes on Schedule III rescheduling that may not deliver.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Last month's recall of a strain of a Yani product sold at 21 stores has been expanded by the state's Office of Cannabis Policy to include three more strains and…

[#item_full_content] Police said officers began investigating Zaza Smoke Shop alongside the state Department of Consumer Protection after receiving a tip.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] A bill to reopen the federal government contained a provision that brings sweeping changes to the legal definition of hemp, which could devastate Illinois businesses.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] The government shutdown has ended, but a provision tucked inside a Senate amendment could shut down the billion-dollar hemp industry.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] The study compared the risk factors and cannabis use among youth in the years before and after legalization in 2018, identifying a need for adapting prevention efforts.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Minnesota's hemp industry faces a potential crisis with a new federal law threatening to make intoxicating hemp products illegal.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] U.S. attorney for Wyoming says detrimental effects of marijuana are "undeniable" and he will "rigorously" enforce the law.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] [[{"value":"A new law federally restricting hemp-derived THC products was added to the funding bill that ended the longest Government shutdown in U.S. history. A move officials with the Texas Department…

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[#item_full_content] Four businesses want to open cannabis dispensaries in Watertown. One of them was turned down, and another was put on hold.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] The reopening of the federal government introduces a new challenge for businesses selling intoxicating hemp products, as the law signed by President Trump to bring federal workers back to the…

[#item_full_content] The Maine Office of Cannabis Policy says the affected products were sold at 26 adult-use retails stores in Maine between March 10 and Oct. 23.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] ACC says making all cannabis products illegal could have huge economic impact.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] New research from the University of Georgia reveals that medical marijuana could potentially be a substitute for opioids for people dealing with chronic or acute pain.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] The recall is for the flavors 'Apples and Bananas', 'Cherry Tartufo', and 'Lemon Cherry Pie.' In October, the office recalled the flavor 'Watermelon Chimera.'  Read More  

[#item_full_content] SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Five years after South Dakota legalized medical cannabis, the program continues to evolve, with a possible signaled shift at its oversight. Medical cannabis was leg…  Read…

[#item_full_content] A U.S. attorney’s office says it will now begin “rigorously” prosecuting people over simple possession or use of marijuana on federal lands after the Trump administration rescinded Biden-era guidance that…

[#item_full_content] The days are numbered for hemp-derived products such as Delta-8 and Delta-9 THC in Illinois and across the country.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] The ban is unlikely to be overturned on legal grounds, but an expert says some North Carolina companies might keep operating anyway.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Illinois released sales figures for several months today. The last time it had released data, it was for adult-use cannabis in May. The document today explained... #aawh #ascendwellness #Cannabist  Read More  

[#item_full_content] One year after adult-use cannabis sales began in Ohio, we’ll show you what’s happening with safety on our roads.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] The Massachusetts cannabis industry has reached a "tipping point," Senate President Karen Spilka said Thursday, brushing aside suggestions that her chamber's overhaul of how the state oversees marijuana is a  Read…

[#item_full_content] Is it time to crack down on marijuana users?  Read More  

[#item_full_content] A leading veterans organization is warning congressional leaders that a newly approved blanket ban on consumable hemp products could inadvertently “slam the door shut” on critical research In a letter…

[#item_full_content] Where the House bill sprawls into other areas — such as regulating hemp-derived beverages — the Senate version stays more narrowly focused.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] 11/09/2025 0130 hrs. Alcohol Incident, Smith Adams Hall ACUPD responded to Smith Adams for reports of a student under the influence of alcohol and marijuana. The student was transported to…

[#item_full_content] Choosing the right cannabis at the dispensary can be overwhelming but the representatives from Terrabis of Woodstock will be here to help. Learn the difference between CBD, THC, and how…

[#item_full_content] [[{"value":"WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congress has taken steps to restrict hemp products containing THC as part of an agreement to end the government shutdown. The new provision bans hemp products with…

[#item_full_content] The bill signed by President Trump that reopened the federal government contains language that could effectively shut down America’s hemp industry. The provision will ban unregulated THC-infused edibles and drinks…

[#item_full_content] Medical reporter Liz Bonis investigates the blurred lines of legal weed  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Democrats may add a House seat from Utah. A recent study offers clues on how cell phone bans have changed high school. Kentucky hemp farms sweat a provision in legislation…

[#item_full_content] Bills advancing in both chambers would also reorganize and shrink the troubled Cannabis Control Commission.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Marijuana legalization did not make it into the Pennsylvania legislature’s final budget deal, despite the governor’s push for the reform. But several House and Senate lawmakers tell Marijuana Moment that…

[#item_full_content] The Red Hook Police Department announced that a smoke shop in the village was shut down on Wednesday after an illicit cannabis investigation.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Two cannabis dispensaries — one of which will be city owned — are another step closer to opening in Osseo.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] MARCY — Officers conducting an investigation of an inmate discovered 176 sheets of paper that were soaked with liquid synthetic marijuana inside a sock and hidden underneath his bed in  Read…