The Business of Cannabis

Cheech And Chong’s Global Holding Company Partners With Breakthru Beverage Group To Expand Hemp THC Beverage Distribution

Mar 26, 2026 | National

By pairing Cheech & Chong’s culturally iconic brand with Breakthru’s extensive retailer network and distribution infrastructure, the companies aim to bring trusted products to more shelves and more adult consumers seeking new ways to socialize and...

Cannabis Biz Could List On Stock Exchanges Under New Congressional Bill

Mar 26, 2026 | Feature, National

Reps. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) and Troy Carter (D-LA) filed a bipartisan bill that would let state-legal marijuana businesses list on stock exchanges like Nasdaq and NYSE—and more broadly shield companies from being punished for providing financial, accounting,...

Boston: Lawmakers Skeptical About Rolling Back Recreational Marijuana Law

Mar 26, 2026 | National

Lawmakers cast a skeptical eye Monday towards a ballot initiative that would essentially undo 2016’s vote to legalize marijuana, an idea the one supporter who testified framed as a matter of comfort. Massachusetts voters legalized recreational cannabis through a 2016...

Cannabis Compounds Could Help Treat A Common Liver Condition That Affects Nearly A Quarter Of US Adults

Mar 23, 2026 | Feature, International, National

NAFLD, also known as metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), is a common condition that the US National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases estimates affects about 24 percent of US adults. It is strongly linked to obesity,...

New York Approves Cannabis For Anxiety — Science Says It May Not Help

Mar 23, 2026 | Feature, National

He was 18, on a rooftop overlooking the Old City in Israel during a gap year program. The nighttime view, ancient stone buildings lit up against the dark, pulsed and blurred. His anxiety, the shapeless dread of an uncertain future, lifted for the first time he could...

Virginia Lawmakers Who Sponsored Marijuana Sales Legalization Bill Celebrate Its Passage

Mar 18, 2026 | National

Five years after Virginia legalized possession of small amounts of marijuana but failed to create a way for people to legally buy it, state lawmakers last week approved legislation establishing a regulated retail market for adult-use cannabis, potentially ending years...