Chicago’s vetoed hemp fight is really about who gets to sell “legal” weed
Chicago’s hemp THC showdown leaves stores open now, but the clock is ticking toward a federal rewrite in 2026. Chicago’s latest attempt to rein in intoxicating hemp products ended with a mayoral veto and an override vote that never got off the mat. Mayor Brandon Johnson rejected a City Council ordinance that would have sharply […]
Massachusetts Considers a Cultivation Freeze as Prices Sink
Massachusetts mulls a cultivation freeze and canopy pause as prices crash, operators strain, and regulators debate how to stabilize the legal market. Massachusetts regulators are flirting with a policy move that would have sounded unthinkable back when adult-use sales launched in 2018: pressing pause on new cultivation. The Cannabis Control Commission is weighing a temporary […]
Florida’s opioid settlement cash meets pot politics
Florida’s fight over legal weed is back in the headlines for a reason that has nothing to do with THC potency and everything to do with public money. State records show Florida’s Department of Children and Families issued a purchase order to Strategic Digital Services, a Tallahassee marketing firm, totaling $5,599,120, including a $4,499,120 line […]
“Woody Harrelson Kicked Out of Bar Smoking Marijuana” Is a Real Story, and it Includes Matthew McConaughey’s Mom
On their SiriusXM podcast, the story comes with a twist: McConaughey says today’s ultra-potent weed no longer works for him. The phrase “Woody Harrelson kicked out of bar smoking marijuana” sounds like an AI hallucination, or a fever dream. In this case however, according to the guys involved, a real story — one that starts […]
Willie’s Remedy+ raises $15M to push hemp THC drinks into mainstream retail — even as Arizona and Washington tighten the screws
Willie’s Remedy+ is scaling hemp THC drinks into national retail, even as Arizona pushes sales into licensed channels and a 2026 federal THC cap looms. Willie Nelson has built a career on being hard to box in, which makes him a fitting face for one of the fastest-growing, hardest-to-regulate corners of cannabis commerce: hemp THC […]
Texas Hemp Rules Lock In 21+ Age Checks
Texas hemp rules set a permanent 21+ age gate and universal ID checks for consumable hemp at liquor-licensed retailers, softening one-strike license loss while DSHS weighs steep fee hikes. Texas is finally done with temporary fixes. The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission has locked in permanent regulations for consumable hemp products, turning last fall’s emergency measures […]
Florida’s Adult-Use Marijuana Ballot Push Faces Voter Fatigue and Legal Heat
Support drops for Florida’s adult-use marijuana push as legal hurdles mount, signatures stall, and a pivotal 2026 ballot deadline looms. As the clock ticks toward Florida’s Feb. 1 deadline for qualifying a constitutional amendment to legalize adult-use marijuana, the effort is losing steam in the one arena that can’t be finessed with legal briefs or […]
California’s $30M Cannabis Research Grants Expand the Science of Weed—and Justice
California awards nearly $30M in cannabis research grants to study THC drinks, tribal equity, cultivation effects, and public health. In a move both data-driven and deeply cultural, California officials just dropped nearly $30 million into the scientific study of cannabis, marking the state’s largest-ever single round of cannabis research grants. The funding, awarded by the […]
Cannabis E-commerce Grows Up With High Times
A new cannabis e-commerce partnership between High Times and Hoodie Analytics turns strain reviews into click-to-pickup orders while keeping sales compliant at licensed retailers. If you shop for weed in Arizona, you already know the drill. You bounce between dispensary sites, Weedmaps, a random menu link your homie texted you, and whatever Instagram story is […]
Wiz Khalifa Romania sentence turns one joint into a nine-month prison term
Wiz Khalifa’s nine-month jail sentence for lighting a joint at a Black Sea festival in Romania exposes how global cannabis culture keeps colliding with prohibitionist drug laws. For more than a decade, Wiz Khalifa has treated cannabis less like a prop and more like a co-star. The mixtapes, the “Young, Wild & Free” hook, the […]
Legalization News 2025: Trump Orders Marijuana Rescheduling, Eyes Medicare CBD Coverage
On December 18, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that could radically reshape federal cannabis policy. The move directs the Department of Justice to reschedule marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act, and it urges executive agencies to explore Medicare coverage for select cannabidiol (CBD) treatments starting in […]
Trump’s Marijuana Rescheduling Play Is Real, But Legalization It Ain’t
Trump’s plan offers tax and research benefits but marijuana rescheduling falls short of full legalization, leaving banking and legal gaps unresolved. In a rare move with real policy teeth, former President Donald Trump is expected to reclassify marijuana under federal law—shifting it from Schedule I to Schedule III. For a cannabis industry still handcuffed by […]