More Than 100 Alabama Patients Bought Medical Marijuana In First Week Of Legal Sales
North Carolina Lawmakers Advance Bill To Set A Minimum Age Limit For Hemp And Kratom Products
New Hampshire Governor Vetoes Bill To Allow Medical Marijuana Cultivation In Greenhouses
Illinois Governor Signs Bill To Double Marijuana Possession Limit, Restrict Hemp THC Products And Reform Rules For Businesses
Massachusetts Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To Marijuana Legalization Rollback Ballot Initiative
Marijuana Extracts ‘Meaningfully’ Improve Cancer Patients’ Symptoms Such As Sleep Trouble And Anxiety, Study Shows
2 In 3 Americans Who Use Marijuana Say It Helps Them Sleep Better, New Survey Shows
Hemp-Based Plastic Shows Promise As Environmentally Friendly Alternative To Traditional Packaging Materials, Study Finds
Marijuana Components Have ‘Consistent’ Anti-Tumor Effects In Glioblastoma And Other Cancers, Scientific Review Shows
Another Study Debunks Lazy Stoner Stereotype, Linking Marijuana Use To An Increase In Some Kinds Of Exercise
State Marijuana Officials Educate World Cup Fans About How To Celebrate Legally And Responsibly While Visiting
WNBA Removes Marijuana From Banned Substances List And Sets Rules For Player Endorsements Of Hemp CBD Products
Americans Say Marijuana Is Less Cool Than Math And Country Music—But Is Cooler Than Guns Or Cryptocurrency, Survey Shows
Politicians And Major Brands Celebrate Cannabis Culture On 4/20
Woody Harrelson And Bill Maher Complain That Marijuana Taxes Are Too High While Smoking Joints At The Dispensary They Own Together
Federal Labor Decision Inspires More Missouri Marijuana Workers To Seek Unionization
Missouri Marijuana Workers Win Union Vote After Federal Officials Reject Company’s Argument On Blocking Ballots
Target Is Launching Hemp THC Drink Sales In Three Of The U.S.’s Most Populous States
Target Expands Involvement In Hemp THC Drinks Market With 72 New Licenses In Minnesota
Marijuana Sales Are Rising And Alcohol Is On The Decline As Consumer Preferences Evolve, Government Data In Canada Shows
Virginia cannabis sales legalization deal reached (Newsletter: June 15, 2026)
Drug testing industry tries to block cannabis rescheduling (Newsletter: June 12, 2026)
Anti-cannabis campaigns’ questionable tactics (Newsletter: June 11, 2026)
VA gov has “productive” cannabis legalization conversations with lawmakers (Newsletter: June 10, 2026)
State cannabis officials work to educate World Cup visitors (Newsletter: June 9, 2026)
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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) and legislative leaders “have a deal” to legalize recreational marijuana sales through the budget this month, a key lawmaker has announced.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) signed a large-scale cannabis omnibus bill into law that doubles the amount of marijuana that adults can legally possess, significantly restricts hemp THC products and makes other changes to rules for how licensed businesses can operate.
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) filed a bill to overhaul how drugs like marijuana, psychedelics and others are evaluated for scheduling under the Controlled Substances Act—for example by effectively letting states force federal reclassification by changing their own laws.
The Marijuana Policy Project published an analysis of how “interstate commerce between licensed businesses would…be presumably federally legal” under the Trump administration’s cannabis rescheduling move.
Ukraine’s Ministry of Health announced that the country’s medical cannabis program is officially operational, with the first THC products being dispensed to two military veterans and a woman with multiple sclerosis.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rejected a lawsuit challenging a proposed ballot measure to roll back marijuana legalization—ruling that it does not violate the state Constitution.
New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte (R) vetoed a bill to allow medical cannabis businesses to cultivate in greenhouses, a reform intended to increase supply and lower prices for patients.
The North Carolina House Agriculture and Environment Committee approved an amended bill to restrict hemp and kratom products to people over the age of 21.
The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission reported that more than 100 patients purchased marijuana products during the first week of legal sales in the state.
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The Drug Enforcement Administration promoted an article claiming that marijuana use is linked to a 50 percent lower chance of graduating high school.
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) said in a Senate floor speech that “we have seen how outdated mandatory minimum policies stemming from the failed ‘War on Drugs’ continue to impose lengthy, one-size-fits- all sentences for many nonviolent drug offenses. They don’t deter crime; instead, they overcrowd prisons and strain budgets.”
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Kansas Democratic gubernatorial candidates discussed medical cannabis during a debate.
The Oklahoma attorney general’s Organized Crime Task Force touted enforcement actions against allegedly illegal marijuana manufacturing operations.
Pennsylvania’s Senate minority leader said the state’s medical cannabis program “should be used as a steppingstone to expand to adult and recreational use.”
A Virginia senator criticized marijuana penalties that Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) proposed adding to a recreational cannabis sales legalization bill.
The Ohio Supreme Court is taking up conflicting cases on whether police can search vehicles based on the smell of marijuana.
A federal judge rejected a request to block New York regulators from prioritizing marijuana business licenses for people with cannabis convictions within the state over those with convictions from elsewhere.
California regulators announced a recall of marijuana products due to incomplete and incorrect regulatory compliance testing.
Montana regulators sent guidance about updating marijuana exit packaging requirements.
Washington, D.C. regulators are moving to deny a medical cannabis retailer license application due to the owner’s alleged involvement in illegal marijuana operations.
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