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
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
Federal drug policy is shifting as Congress uses funding bills to expand veteran access to cannabis and psychedelics while modernizing VA health care. In Washington, change often arrives not with sweeping declarations but embedded in
Intensified ICE enforcement targeting Hispanic cannabis labor reveals deep legal conflicts, human rights concerns, and economic impacts within America’s growing cannabis industry. As cannabis legalization sweeps across the United States, transforming the industry into a
In an industry defined as much by its volatility as its promise, Ayr Wellness remains a bellwether of the modern cannabis operator’s dilemma. With a footprint that spans multiple states, the company finds itself entrenched
Texas House Bill 46, signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott on June 21, 2025, represents the most substantial transformation of the state’s medical cannabis policy since the creation of the Texas Compassionate Use Program