[#item_full_content] On Wednesday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott released his official proclamation announcing a special legislative session. Texas lawmakers will be back in Austin starting on July 21. The session, which originally…
[#item_full_content] Members of a newly re-established cannabis commission in Virginia held an initial meeting on Wednesday, kicking off what’s slated to be months of hearings focused on the future of marijuana…
[#item_full_content] Fewer than 300K to go. Read More
[#item_full_content] This seven-part series chronicles the milestones, backlash, and unintended consequences that have shaped the war on cannabis from the 1960s to the present day. Read More
[#item_full_content] When the ban on cannabis was lifted in Thailand in 2022, it wasn't actually formally legalised: it was merely decriminalised. Read More
[#item_full_content] Charges for weed and other Schedule 1 drugs also will result in suspension of the pot privilege. Read More
[#item_full_content] In another sign that marijuana reform may be taking a back seat amid competing political priorities during the second Trump administration, the Congressional Cannabis Caucus has yet to have a…
[#item_full_content] Read the latest from Fox News Opinion & watch videos from Sean Hannity, Raymond Arroyo & more. Read More
[#item_full_content] Customers will pay slightly more for legal weed after California’s excise tax is raised. Some lawmakers want to reduce it as the industry struggles with slumping sales. Read More
[#item_full_content] In a newly leaked photograph, Matt Gaetz was seen editing a contract between him and a firm related to Trulieve. Read More
[#item_full_content] For much of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, American physicians freely prescribed cannabis to treat a wide range of ailments. But by the mid-twentieth century, federal officials were laying the…
[#item_full_content] Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has shut down a Greely firm that was selling high potency THC products derived from hemp, reaching a settlement with the firm and its owner, Read…
[#item_full_content] Although Patrick and hemp industry leaders have quarreled over the risks and benefits of THC, cannabis researchers say it can be addictive but doesn’t usually cause widespread psychosis or brain…
[#item_full_content] A bill that would limit how counties control weed businesses passes the Delaware House on party lines and heads to Gov. Matt Meyer. Read More
[#item_full_content] In a major policy U-turn, the Thai government is tightening restrictions on the sale of cannabis just three years after loosening them. Read More
[#item_full_content] An often-revised 1970s law governing illicit substances will likely be invoked. Read More
[#item_full_content] A GOP congressman pushing for a federal hemp THC ban in a spending bill that’s advancing in the House says he’s not concerned about any potential opposition in the Senate—and…
[#item_full_content] Exclusive: Recommendation to decriminalise backed by six of seven committee members, including Labor, Liberal and crossbench MLCs Read More
[#item_full_content] Three years after becoming the first Asian nation to decriminalise cannabis, Thailand is poised to reverse course amid political turmoil and now requires a prescription to buy cannabis at any…
[#item_full_content] Three years after becoming the first Asian nation to decriminalize cannabis, Thailand is poised to reverse course amid political turmoil and now requires a prescription to buy cannabis at any…
[#item_full_content] Ohio cities with marijuana dispensaries won't receive tax money until lawmakers agree on changes to Issue 2. Read More
[#item_full_content] With the path forward unclear — regulation, ban or status quo — business owners in the hemp industry say the fight to stay afloat is not over. Read More
[#item_full_content] Thailand's government is moving to recriminalise cannabis, plunging into limbo an industry estimated to be worth over $1 billion that has boomed since the substance was taken off the country's…
Thailand's government is moving to recriminalise cannabis, plunging into limbo an industry estimated to be worth over $1 billion that has boomed since the substance was taken off the country's…
[#item_full_content] A number of British travellers have been arrested and prices have collapsed due to overproduction. Read More
[#item_full_content] Trulieve hosted physicians and cancer survivors for a webinar addressing the stigma of medical marijuana. Read More
[#item_full_content] The U.S. House of Representatives has approved amendments to a spending bill that would authorize U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) doctors to issue medical marijuana recommendations to military veterans…
[#item_full_content] Texas' changes in hemp and medical marijuana policy lay the foundation for huge advances for both industries - in business and politics. Read More
[#item_full_content] “When it comes to morals, values, and protecting our children from gateway drugs, Alabama will lead the way." Read More
[#item_full_content] A powerful House committee has approved a spending bill containing provisions that hemp stakeholders say would devastate the industry, prohibiting most consumable cannabinoid products that were federally legalized during the…
The minute Gov. Greg Abbott decided to veto a proposed ban on THC products in Texas, everyone in the state knew Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wouldn’t be happy. The minute Gov.…
The minute Gov. Greg Abbott decided to veto a proposed ban on THC products in Texas, everyone in the state knew Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wouldn’t be happy. The minute Gov.…
The move infuriated Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the head of the Senate, who had called the ban among his top five bills over 17 years in the Legislature. The move infuriated…
Governor Greg Abbott has until the end of day on Sunday to decide whether or not he will veto a bill that will ban all products containing the intoxicating chemical…
Lukas Gilkey, the owner of an Austin-based THC company, has been outspoken in battling the legislative ban on his business. Now all his hopes rest with the governor. Lukas Gilkey, the…
The governor has three days to decide whether to veto a ban on cannabis products that has provoked a huge bipartisan backlash. The governor has three days to decide whether to…
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio House and Senate Republicans had finally agreed on a bill changing the state's recreational marijuana policy, but hours before the vote was supposed to take place,…
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New York state has awarded the first round of funding for cannabis retailers with former marijuana convictions who opened a recreational store, the state Office of Cannabis Management announced Wednesday.The…
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In addition to legalizing intoxicating hemp products, the proposal would allow hemp and marijuana to be sold alongside alcohol and tobacco. In addition to legalizing intoxicating hemp products, the proposal would…
[[{"value":"Screengrab | Office of the Governor live streamGov. Greg Abbott signs an ibogaine bill into law on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at the Texas State Capitol.Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says…
“I wish we had done this back in 2021 when we figured out the whole hemp problem. The genie is pretty far out of the bottle now, so we’re trying…
Texas hemp users stockpile products and consider moving out of state as ban looms, saying the medical marijuana program is an untenable alternative. Texas hemp users stockpile products and consider moving…
[[{"value":"A majority of marijuana consumers disapprove of the Trump administration’s actions on cannabis policy to date, according to the first edition of a new tracking poll from Marijuana Moment and…
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[[{"value":"A headline regular during the 89th legislative session was an all-encompassingban on hemp-derived tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) products, which landed on Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk on May 27. By law, the governor…
Three years after becoming the first Asian nation to decriminalize cannabis, Thailand is readying new legislation that will restrict the drug to medical use. Three years after becoming the first Asian…