Cannabis Rescheduling Decision Could Reshape Future Of Hemp Beverage Market
DEA Wraps Up Rescheduling Hearing The Drug Enforcement Administration concluded its administrative hearing on marijuana rescheduling on July 15, 2026, and the parties have filed their final briefs. The proceeding…
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Manitoba Bill Would Let Cannabis Stores Remove Window Coverings For Staff Safety
Manitoba Bill Would Let Cannabis Stores Uncover Windows The Manitoba government is proposing new rules that would let cannabis stores remove the window coverings blocking the public’s view of the…
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Medical Cannabis Packaging Could Adopt Pharma Standards For Child Safety And Tracking
Pharma Packaging Offers A Roadmap Medical cannabis companies developing new products or redesigning packaging are being advised to look beyond current cannabis requirements and study pharmaceutical packaging standards. Pharmaceutical packaging…
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Federal Officials Promise Marijuana Industry Tax Guidance Within The Next Year
Treasury and IRS Add Marijuana Tax Guidance to Priority Plan Federal officials say they will prioritize issuing tax-related guidance for marijuana businesses within the next year. The U.S. Department of…
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DEA Judge Halts Cannabis Rescheduling Hearing Over GAO Report Review
Judge Pauses Rescheduling Hearing DEA Chief Administrative Law Judge Derek C. Julius paused the federal cannabis rescheduling hearing this week to consider adding a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report…
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Study Finds Medical Cannabis Caregivers Triple Number Of Authorized Clinicians
Study Measures Clinicians and Caregivers A study published Tuesday in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that the number of clinicians authorized to approve medical cannabis in the U.S. was…
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Missouri Microbusiness Winners Urged To Vet Contracts And Avoid Scams
Missouri Draws Final Microbusiness Applicants Missouri drew its final round of marijuana microbusiness applicants on September 9. The state received 888 applications and expects to issue approximately 77 licenses beginning…
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New Jersey Senator Accused In Lawsuit Of Exploiting Social Equity Ownership Rules
The Lawsuit and Its Allegations A former chief of staff to New Jersey state Sen. Raj Mukherji has filed a 12-count lawsuit accusing the Democratic lawmaker of exploiting the state’s…
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Oregon Hemp Businesses Warn Federal Changes Will Put Them Out Of Business
Oregon Hemp Businesses Warn Federal Changes Will Put Them Out Of Business Pet tinctures and topicals are the most popular products sold at Oregon CBD Company, a small business located…
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Florida Activists File Two New Ballot Initiatives To Legalize Adult-Use Marijuana
Two New Initiatives Filed With State Officials Florida activists submitted two new proposed marijuana legalization ballot initiatives to state officials this week. The first measure comes from a group called…
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Main Line Cannabis Payments Founder Charged With $9 Million Investor Fraud
Federal Fraud Charges Filed David Dinenberg, a Lower Merion businessman and founder of the marijuana payment-processing company Kind Financial, was charged by federal prosecutors Tuesday with five counts of fraud.…
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Five Men Sentenced For £1.4m Cannabis Factory Hidden In Former Polbeth Retail Unit
The Sentencing Five men have been jailed for a total of 17 years and three months for running a £1.4m cannabis factory in West Lothian. Hung Nguyen, 31, Ho Cuong,…
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GOP Senators Call For Probe Into Chinese Criminal Ties To US Cannabis And Hemp Markets
Senators Request Federal Investigation Four U.S. Senate Republicans this week called for an investigation into claims that Chinese criminal networks have infiltrated the American cannabis and intoxicating hemp markets, The…
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State Regulators Push State-Run Cannabis Testing To Fix THC Inflation Across State Lines
Regulators Struggle With Private Lab Failures State regulators are spending unnecessary time and money policing a private cannabis testing model that fails to protect consumers. The problem spans multiple states…
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Missouri Dispensary Workers Claim Greenlight Fired Them For Union Organizing
Fired Springfield Dispensary Workers Allege Retaliation Nearly a dozen employees at a Greenlight Dispensary in Springfield, Missouri, claim they were fired for meeting to discuss unionization. The workers say they…
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Pennsylvania Democrats Say Flipping Three Senate Seats Would Speed Adult-Use Legalization
Democrats See a Path Through November Pennsylvania Democrats said the party could legalize adult-use cannabis as soon as next year if it flips three state Senate seats this November, according…
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Portland City Council Unanimously Votes To Deprioritize Psychedelics Enforcement
Portland Council Acts The Portland, Oregon City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to deprioritize law enforcement activities surrounding the personal use, cultivation and non-commercial sharing of naturally occurring psychedelics. The…
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California Commits $4.7 Million To Psychedelic Therapy Research For Veterans With PTSD
California Funds Psychedelic Research For Veterans California will spend $4.7 million researching whether psychedelic drugs like psilocybin, MDMA and ketamine can help veterans whose PTSD has not responded to standard…
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Top Pennsylvania Senate Republican Blocks Marijuana Legalization Pending Federal Reform
Pittman Says Legalization Is Not Coming This Session Pennsylvania Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R) said Monday at a press conference that he does not expect the state to legalize…
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Ohio Hemp Businesses Claim SB 56 Enforcement Unfairly Favors Corporate Marijuana Dispensaries
Hemp Businesses Allege Double Standard Ohio hemp businesses say enforcement of the state’s adult-use cannabis rules unfairly targets their industry while favoring “Big Marijuana” companies, Statehouse News Bureau reports. The…
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