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
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
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
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
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
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 California sober movement is transforming drinking culture by replacing alcohol with cannabis and functional beverages, prioritizing wellness, clarity, and personal choice. For generations, drinking has been tethered to ritual. Toasts, celebrations, awkward first dates—all
Nevada’s psychedelic resolution signals a growing shift in national drug policy—and Arizona may be closer than ever to joining the movement for psychedelic policy reform. Nevada may be grabbing headlines for its legislative leap into
Despite millions spent on cannabis lobbying, industry donations have yielded little federal reform, revealing a costly and ineffective strategy for change. The cannabis industry’s foray into political finance—cannabis lobbying at its most ambitious—has proven to
Once the fertile crescent of American weed, Humboldt now signals a national cannabis market in crisis—threatened by rising costs, corporate consolidation, and vanishing craft growers. For decades, Humboldt County stood as the heartbeat of American
NY cannabis chief Felicia Reid tackles equity reforms and regulatory challenges to reach $1.5B in legal cannabis sales by 2025, reshaping the state’s market. Felicia A.B. Reid didn’t inherit a clean slate when she stepped
Edible Brands strategically pivots to cannabis wellness, leveraging its gifting heritage to innovate in hemp-derived THC products, focusing on consumer health and education. Once celebrated for turning fruits into artful bouquets, Edible Brands is now