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Ohio Republicans act on intoxicating hemp in end-of-year session

ByPot Shop News

November 21, 2025

[#item_full_content] Ohio politics news and insights from the State Signals newsletter. Plus, Christian conservatives get some last-minute legislative wins. Ohio Republicans act on intoxicating hemp in end-of-year session Read More

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Cincinnati-based King City Gardens opening fourth retail store in early December in Mansfield.
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by Margaret Jackson on November 20, 2025
Ohio is tightening the screws on hemp-derived THC products but is making a limited exception for low-dose THC drinks.
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by John Garlock - KTVO on November 20, 2025
A longtime building at a busy Kirksville intersection is now history.Key Cannabis, a weed dispensary at the corner of Baltimore and Illinois streets, has moved
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by Kyle Jaeger on November 20, 2025
Ohio lawmakers have advanced a bill that would scale back the state’s voter-approved marijuana law—with new amendments to ban the sale of hemp products that fall outside of a newly revised federal definition for the crop, unless they’re sold at marijuana dispensaries. After the House revised the Senate-passed legislation from Sen. Stephen Huffman (R), removing
New Rochester cannabis dispensary sells farm-grown, locally sourced weed
by Kayla Canne on November 19, 2025
The dispensary started as a grower vending to local dispensaries. Now, the business opened its own storefront in Rochester.
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Marijuana dispensaries are no longer required to be 1,000 feet away from schools in Ann Arbor.
Sacramento leaders can’t agree on new rules for cannabis dispensaries, lounges
by Mathew Miranda on November 19, 2025
Mayor Kevin McCarty said the proposal would return to the City Council at a later date, though did not specify when.
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by Carl Campanile on November 18, 2025
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by Thomas Mitchell on November 18, 2025
A child of Denver, Bo Scaife is expanding his All Pro cannabis brand with a new store in the Valverde neighborhood.
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by Alexis Dominguez on November 18, 2025
Arizona AG Kris Mayes has repeatedly warned businesses that any THC-infused product meant to be eaten or consumed requires a state marijuana license, the same regulatory framework approved under Prop 207 in 2020.
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by Ted Greenberg, Brendan Brightman on November 17, 2025
The pot shops already open in Atlantic City are saying the market is too crowded and they are struggling to spark a profit.
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by Chris Roberts on November 17, 2025
A lawsuit filed last week by Missouri marijuana businesses after President Donald Trump signed the hemp ban into law seeks immediate action.
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by Gino Fanelli on November 17, 2025
Felicia Reid, the state's acting director of the Office of Cannabis Management, sat down with WXXI News for a wide-ranging interview on the successes, and hurdles, to legal weed in New York.
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by Philip DeVencentis on November 17, 2025
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by Denzen Cortez on November 16, 2025
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by Caroline Cummings on November 15, 2025
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by News 12 - Default on November 14, 2025
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by Kyle Jaeger on November 14, 2025
New York marijuana regulators are celebrating the opening of the state’s 500th legal cannabis dispensary—touting the fact that there have been $2.3 billion in adult-use sales since the market launched, supporting an estimated 25,000 jobs across the industry. At a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, Green Comfort Dispensary became the 500th licensed adult-use marijuana retailer to

Cookies’ Own Lawyer Warns It Could Run Out of Money After Judge Cuts Off Store Payments
by High Times on November 21, 2025 at 3:13 pm
A court ruling in California redirects the money Cookies normally receives from licensed stores, creating immediate financial pressure for the brand. The post Cookies’ Own Lawyer Warns It Could Run Out of Money After Judge Cuts Off Store Payments first appeared on High Times.
¿Are Drugs Winning the War? 11,000 Officers Failed to Stop 1 Ton of Weed Bound from Paraguay to Brazil
by Marian Venini on November 20, 2025 at 7:15 pm
While guarded by 11,000 officials, a ton of weed still made it across the border between Paraguay and Brazil. Which begs the question: is militarization the right approach to drug trafficking? The post ¿Are Drugs Winning the War? 11,000 Officers Failed to Stop 1 Ton of Weed Bound from Paraguay to Brazil first appeared on High Times.
Freedom Fighter of the Month: The Cop Who Broke With the Drug War — and Is Now Suing the U.S. Government Over Gun Rights
by Kari Boiter on November 20, 2025 at 5:27 pm
A 34-year police veteran who once enforced the War on Drugs is now fighting the federal government to protect the constitutional rights of medical cannabis patients. The post Freedom Fighter of the Month: The Cop Who Broke With the Drug War — and Is Now Suing the U.S. Government Over Gun Rights first appeared on High Times.
DC Wants to Kill Hemp Drinks. New Orleans Just Built a THC Nightclub. Welcome to the Rebellion.
by High Times on November 20, 2025 at 4:53 pm
While Congress prepares to outlaw most hemp-derived THC products, New Orleans is doubling down with a zero-proof and THC cocktail bar on Frenchmen Street. The post DC Wants to Kill Hemp Drinks. New Orleans Just Built a THC Nightclub. Welcome to the Rebellion. first appeared on High Times.
What Do Stoner Girls Carry in Their Purse? We’re Here, We’re Hot, We’re High AF
by Natalia Kesselman on November 20, 2025 at 3:38 pm
Women were healers, cultivators, smugglers, organizers, witches. Cannabis didn’t make stoner girls — stoner girls made cannabis culture. The post What Do Stoner Girls Carry in Their Purse? We’re Here, We’re Hot, We’re High AF first appeared on High Times.
Florida Is Fighting to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis While Massachusetts Moves to Ban It All Over Again: What’s Going On?
by Javier Hasse on November 20, 2025 at 3:26 pm
As Florida advances a new legalization amendment, a repeal coalition in Massachusetts works to place a 2026 question that would dismantle the state’s entire adult-use industry. The post Florida Is Fighting to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis While Massachusetts Moves to Ban It All Over Again: What’s Going On? first appeared on High Times.
A Lab Turned Bar (With Weed & Booze) For Science: Is the ‘Cali Sober’ Effect Real?
by Camila Berriex on November 19, 2025 at 8:19 pm
What pulls harder: THC or the urge to drink? A team at Brown University built a laboratory that looked exactly like a bar, with each participant’s favorite drink and scientifically calibrated joints to test the "California sober" theory. The post A Lab Turned Bar (With Weed & Booze) For Science: Is the ‘Cali Sober’ Effect Real? first appeared on High Times.
A 12-Year-Old Stoner in Reagan’s ‘Just Say No’ America
by Donnell Alexander on November 19, 2025 at 5:41 pm
Donnell Alexander remembers paper routes, fog-soaked road trips, and the long, strange fight to keep getting high through Reagan’s war on weed. The post A 12-Year-Old Stoner in Reagan’s ‘Just Say No’ America first appeared on High Times.
Cannabis Community Rallies to Feed 1,200 Families at Thanksgiving
by High Times on November 19, 2025 at 4:42 pm
With only 42 donors carrying the load, a small circle in the cannabis community is raising nearly $100K to provide Thanksgiving meals for 1,200 families. The post Cannabis Community Rallies to Feed 1,200 Families at Thanksgiving first appeared on High Times.
Cannabis Comes to Capitol Hill: Industry Leaders Confront Washington After the Hemp Ban
by Todd Harrison on November 19, 2025 at 4:18 pm
A firsthand look inside the D.C. summit where operators, lawmakers, and advocates grappled with Schedule III, intoxicating hemp, and the future of legal weed. The post Cannabis Comes to Capitol Hill: Industry Leaders Confront Washington After the Hemp Ban first appeared on High Times.