Jul 16, 2026 | Feature, National
Idaho voters will not get to choose this year if they want to make medical cannabis legal across the state. The Secretary of State’s Office said Tuesday that an initiative that would have put the question before voters did not garner enough signatures to make it on...
Jul 16, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region
Ten hemp companies are suing Ohio over restrictions on products they say are protected under federal law. A judge ruled on Monday that the group can keep operating and selling the hemp products challenged under the law, which took effect in March, while the case is...
Jul 14, 2026 | Feature, National
In a follow-up conversation, Pablo Palomino, Chief Branding Officer at Mint Cannabis, checked back in on a topic we discussed a month earlier: the possible federal rescheduling of marijuana and what it might mean for operators like Mint. Since that first talk,...
Jul 9, 2026 | Feature, National
San Francisco is one step closer to allowing Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes after the Board of Supervisors advanced a measure Tuesday that would permit dispensaries to serve food, pour nonalcoholic drinks and host entertainment. In a 7-4 vote, supervisors passed the...
Jul 9, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region
In a Monday ruling, the Michigan Supreme Court unanimously held that trial courts can’t ban “legal marijuana use” as a probation condition, based solely on federal law. Justice Elizabeth Welch wrote in the 17-page opinion issued by the court that because the Supreme...
Jul 9, 2026 | Feature, National
The cannabis industry did something remarkable. It turned a black market into a boardroom story, built brands that compete with legacy consumer packaged goods companies, and generated $33.8 billion in U.S. retail sales in 2025 across dozens of legal markets, all...
