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
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
Conservative legal petition challenges federal authority to ban marijuana, urging the Court to revisit long-standing precedent on congressional power. Core Legal Challenge: Supreme Court Petition A conservative legal advocacy group has filed a certiorari petition
Warrantless hemp raids across New York are triggering legal pushback from licensed retailers invoking the Fourth Amendment and challenging OCM’s enforcement authority. New York’s cannabis regulation bifurcates sharply between non-intoxicating hemp products—like CBD—and adult-use marijuana
Cookies unveils Adios tequila‑based RTDs—natural, bold, and culturally charged. Expect more than just buzz; perhaps a Trap Culture cameo. Cookies—the brand synonymous with terp-forward flower, luxury streetwear, and cultural disruption—just took its biggest leap yet.
When Maryland lawmakers created the Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances in 2024, they gave it a clear mission: research the potential impacts of legalizing and regulating certain naturally occurring psychedelic compounds,
When Delaware flipped the switch on adult-use cannabis sales August 1, 2025, it wasn’t just another bureaucratic box checked. It was the culmination of over a decade of fits, starts, and political standoffs—and the state’s
Industry Lobbying Spurs Trump Reconsideration of Marijuana’sInternal anchor suggestions: Schedule III classification impact; DEA rescheduling process; Trump fundraiser policy signals; Industry tax relief under 280E For years, cannabis advocates have been chasing the political equivalent
Sheriff Tompkins accused of committing extortion by leveraging licensing ties to demand $50K in stock from a cannabis company preparing for its IPO When federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment on Aug. 8, 2025, against Suffolk