After a middling showing from cannabis in the November 2022 election (with state legalization measures going 2-for-5), it’s hard to say how political momentum may shape reform efforts in 2023. We’re as hopeful as ever, on one hand, but at the same time it’s not like legalization has sped... Read more

U.S. Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., reintroduced his Marijuana 1-to-3 Act Jan. 26 to reschedule cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under Controlled Substances Act. The legislation, H.R. 610, has been referred to the House Energy and Commerce and Judiciary Committees. This is the third year that Steube has introduced... Read more

The New York Office of Cannabis Management had filed a motion in November 2022 to reconsider a federal judge’s freeze on adult-use cannabis licenses in five regions of the state. The state regulatory office is presently allowed to issue licenses in nine regions across the state, but those other... Read more

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published Oct. 20. 2022, and was updated Feb. 1, 2023, to reflect that the CBD ban has gone into effect. The Hong Kong government has banned CBD and moved it to the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (DDO), placing it in the same category as... Read more

Multi-state cannabis operator The Botanist puts consumer education at the forefront of its operations. The company, which has 16 locations across five states, launched adult-use sales at its Montville location in Connecticut on Jan. 10, marking the state’s first day of adult-use sales. Although The Botanist is among the... Read more

NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2023 – PRESS RELEASE – Curaleaf Holdings Inc., a leading international provider of consumer cannabis products, announced the proactive closure of the majority of its operations in California, Colorado and Oregon, beginning this month, as part of its continued effort to streamline its business. Additionally, in an effort to further optimize... Read more

Founded in April 2021, Tonik Cannabis has created its foothold as a small business in Canada’s adult-use market. Anthony Horvath, owner of Tonik, said the birth of Tonik was inspired by his sons Bronson (23) and Connor (27) who both use cannabis to help treat a rare genetic condition... Read more

A recent study published in the Journal of Medical Toxicology found that vaping the semi-synthetic cannabinoid known as THC-O acetate could trigger another e-cigarette or vaping use-associated lung injury (EVALI) epidemic. The first EVALI outbreak occurred in 2019 after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 2,800... Read more

After the state Supreme Court struck down a voter-approved medical cannabis initiative and a reluctant governor signed a medical cannabis bill into law last year, Mississippi celebrated the opening of its medical cannabis market last week. Leanne Penn, co-owner of The Cannabis Company, a Brookhaven, Miss.-based dispensary that made... Read more

For brands, it’s essential to allocate flower and biomass throughout the post-harvest season to meet retailer demand. Cultivators with outdoor canopy can benefit by preserving enough packaged flower units for the 420 deal season and biomass for pre-rolls during the summer, despite market pressures to process excess flower into... Read more