Oct 22, 2026 | National, Regulatory
The American Council of Life Insurers, a national trade association representing life insurance companies, disclosed lobbying activity involving two major marijuana reform proposals during the third quarter of 2026, according to a federal report filed Monday. The...
Oct 22, 2026 | Elections, Feature, National
Most people who consume marijuana say that they will be taking candidates’ stances on cannabis policy into account when deciding who to vote for in the November elections. The new survey, conducted by the cannabis telehealth platform NuggMD on behalf of NORML, found...
Oct 15, 2026 | National, Tourism
Vermont’s regulated cannabis market was designed by the Legislature to bring people from the black market into the sunlight. Regulators hope cannabis event permits will help more people do so. Ben Wilcox owns and operates Off Piste Farm in Sutton and is working...
Oct 15, 2026 | National, Safety, Testing
Oklahoma lawmakers spent Tuesday morning at the state Capitol digging into whether the medical marijuana industry’s testing labs can actually be trusted, hearing from patients, business owners and regulators who described a system riddled with inconsistency....
Oct 15, 2026 | National, Regulatory
For co-founders Ben Kraim and Will Cohen, who have spent years building a business around the unlikely intersection of Judaism and cannabis, the change threatens to undo much of their lives’ work. “It’s not easy being a Jewish weed brand, Kraim told the Forward. “Our...
Oct 15, 2026 | Feature, National, Regulatory
The words “expedited hearing” are losing their grip on the cannabis rescheduling process, as the judge assigned to the task entertains reopening the proceedings “for limited discovery and testimony” at the demand of prohibitionist parties. Derek C. Julius, the Drug...
