Connecticut’s legal weed market just got hit with a reality check. State officials say more than 70 businesses shelled out big bucks for cannabis licenses that...
Author: David Johnson
New DEA Chief Drops Cannabis Rescheduling From Top Priorities, Despite Vows
It’s been just weeks since Terrance C. Cole took the reins at the Drug Enforcement Administration, and already the cannabis industry is bristling with concern. Despite...
Turkey Opens the Door to Low-THC Cannabis Sales Through Pharmacies
A landmark move by the Turkish Parliament shifts the country’s hemp policy, allowing controlled access to nonintoxicating cannabis-based products for medical use. In a quiet but...
The Race to Nowhere: How Chasing Potency Undermines Cannabis Quality
Canada’s cannabis industry is chasing a number — and it’s doing more harm than good. The fixation on THC percentages is leaving consumers confused and the...
Texas Lawmakers Face Constitutional Roadblock on Broad THC Ban
Texas lawmakers reconvened in Austin on Sunday with a packed agenda and a political dilemma. Governor Greg Abbott’s special session call included a crackdown on intoxicating...
Hawaii Lawmakers Push to Shut Down Dozens of Shops Over Hemp Sales Surge
Hawaii is cracking down. Lawmakers are raising red flags about a wave of unlicensed shops selling intoxicating hemp products. Some call them dispensaries, but they’re anything...
Patients Built the Cannabis Industry Now They’re Being Ignored
Before billion-dollar deals and sleek dispensary chains, cannabis was medicine. It wasn’t about flavors, lifestyle brands, or influencer marketing—it was about survival. People living with AIDS,...
Florida Lawmakers Push Forward with Sweeping Ban on Hemp-Derived Cannabinoids
Florida’s hemp industry could be facing a major shake-up. Less than a year after Governor Ron DeSantis nixed an earlier attempt to regulate it, lawmakers are...
Utah Inches Toward Cannabis Reform as Poll Shows 52% Support Legalisation
A new poll shows a narrow but growing majority of Utah voters are warming up to the idea of legalising recreational cannabis — a notable shift...
California Supreme Court Tosses Anti-Cannabis Easement Ruling, Backing State Law
In a win for California’s licensed cannabis industry, the state’s Supreme Court has erased a lower court ruling that tried to block a grower’s access to...