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
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
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
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,
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
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
Military raids on alleged drug boats off Haiti and Venezuela reignite debates on U.S. drug war failures, regional sovereignty, and legalization alternatives. As U.S. missiles fell on boats in the Caribbean in recent weeks, officials
The legal cannabis industry is undergoing rapid evolution—and in the midst of that change, tribal nations across the United States are staking a claim. More than simply participants in a growing market, Indigenous nations are
As federal barriers persist, small banks quietly open doors to cannabis banking—signaling a fragile but real shift in U.S. financial policy. In early 2025, a midsize dispensary in a regulated U.S. state quietly closed an
Over 100 marijuana plants once sprouted at Anaheim Stadium. The quirky 1976 event planted seeds of cultural change. In 1976, Anaheim Stadium’s outfield got greener than usual—and not because of turf maintenance. Groundskeepers prepping for
The fight over Florida cannabis legalization just collided with a deeper question: who really runs democracy when signatures don’t count? Smart & Safe Florida, a campaign funded largely by multistate cannabis operator Trulieve Cannabis Corp.,
On June 22, Gov. Greg Abbott did something few expected: he struck down Senate Bill 3, a sweeping hemp ban that would have gutted Texas’s $8 billion hemp industry overnight. The move preserved thousands of