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Survey: Marijuana Use Surpasses Cigarette Smoking In The US

Aug 6, 2026 | National

The National Survey on Drug Use and Health found nearly 44 million Americans used marijuana last year, compared with 36 million who smoked cigarettes. More From KHOU-TV

Missouri Cannabis Retail Workers Ratify State’s Second Union Contract

Aug 6, 2026 | Feature, National

Cannabis workers at a licensed retailer in Springfield, Missouri ratified a union contract last week after years of negotiations, union officials said. The July 30 vote by United Food and Commercial Workers Local 2-organized workers at Key Cannabis Dispensary is...

Enrollment In Georgia’s Medical Cannabis Program Jumps After Lawmakers Ease Access

Aug 6, 2026 | Feature, National

Georgia’s medical cannabis program experienced an unprecedented surge of new registered patients over the past month after the law changed significantly to ease access. The patient registry grew from 36,595 patients in late June to 44,854 on Monday, an increase of...

Cannabis Farms Are Drying Up California’s Mountain Streams

Aug 6, 2026 | National

Some streams in California’s Emerald Triangle have flowed every day of every year since long before anyone was measuring them. A new study suggests that’s starting to change, and not for any of the reasons you’d expect. No drought hit hard enough to blame on its...

Energy Costs Are Reshaping Cannabis Economics

Aug 6, 2026 | Feature, National

Some cannabis growers built on the assumption that power would stay cheap. That bet has gone bad. Electricity rates are up 15% to 25% over the past two years with no ceiling in sight through 2030, according to Jim Kordoban, founder and CEO of On Point Power, a...

Cannabis Was Ready For Wall St., But Was Wall St. Ready For Cannabis?

Jul 30, 2026 | National

Mitchell Osak has spent nearly a decade inside the legal cannabis industry, working as a fractional executive and advisor to more than 220 cannabis companies worldwide. His read on the uplistings is blunt. “Trulieve and Glass House Brands might have been ready...