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Trump Administration Moves To Cancel Pending Marijuana And Hemp Rules

Sep 10, 2025 | Feature, National

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced it’s withdrawing dozens of proposed rules—including one to implement a law expanding marijuana research and another on hemp analytic testing that curiously shares the same identifier number as hearings for a cannabis...

Tech-Driven Loyalty Programs Key To Cannabis Retail Sales

Sep 10, 2025 | National

Borrowing from the playbook of industries like airlines and hospitality, an increasing number of cannabis retailers are upping their loyalty program game as a means of engaging customers to keep them returning to their stores. Loyalty programs are no longer just...

Cheech And Chong’s $100 Million Pot Empire Reveals Weed’s Problems

Sep 10, 2025 | National

California helped catapult Cheech and Chong into the stratosphere of marijuana celebrities. Their 1978 movie, Up in Smoke, chronicled the comedy duo’s hijinks across Los Angeles and invented the entire genre of stoner comedy. But when it comes to...

Poll: Two-Thirds Of Voters Say Legalizing Marijuana Nationally Is A “Good Idea”

Sep 8, 2025 | National

Nearly two-thirds of US voters (65 percent) “think that legalizing marijuana nationally is a good idea,” according to nationwide survey data compiled by Emerson College Polling. The total is a five-point increase in support for legalization since Emerson...

Where Is Cannabis Legal? A Guide To All 50 States

Sep 7, 2025 | National

Texas officially became the 40th state in the country to allow medical marijuana sales, thanks to an expanded program that went into effect in September. For years, the Lone Star State had a restrictive medical marijuana market that only allowed for products that...

Democrats Push To Federally Legalize Pot But Trump Prefers Lesser Reclassification

Sep 3, 2025 | National

Democrats in the U.S. House on Friday reintroduced a longstanding attempt to legalize marijuana at the federal level. The policy is in stark contrast to how President Donald Trump said earlier this month he’s considering a simpler...