Sep 23, 2026 | Marketing, National, Regulatory
A bipartisan pair of congressional lawmakers filed a new bill aimed at protecting consumers from online scams that includes a provision designating cannabis as a “high-risk” product that would require companies advertising it to undergo enhanced verification...
Sep 17, 2026 | Medical, Regulatory
The Nebraska Supreme Court last week upheld the state’s legalization of medical marijuana, ruling that a lower court acted properly when it dismissed a lawsuit from a cannabis prohibitionist. The decision marks the second time this month that Nebraska’s highest court...
Sep 17, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan, Regulatory
A Michigan marijuana grower won a $31.8 million jury verdict for breach of contract… then watched it disappear on appeal. On September 10, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit held that federal courts cannot enforce a contract to buy and sell marijuana...
Sep 3, 2026 | Feature, Hemp, National, Regulatory
A federal ban on most hemp-derived THC products would be pushed back until Dec. 11 under a stopgap government spending bill passed Tuesday by the U.S. House of Representatives. The continuing resolution, which also averts a government shutdown, postpones enforcement...
Sep 3, 2026 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan, Regulatory
The Niles Township Planning Commission hosted a public hearing to consider another marijuana ordinance. It would allow retailers in business-zoned areas—but with added restrictions meant to protect the township if voters approve marijuana businesses at the ballot box...
Sep 3, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan, Regulatory
Four years after taking over supervision of Michigan’s hemp industry, state regulators issued the first-ever license suspension. The state Cannabis Regulatory Agency, which oversees marijuana and hemp, suspended with intent to revoke the hemp processor-handler license...