Anti-Cannabis Groups Sue Over U.S. Plan Allowing Hemp Products In Healthcare Programs
A coalition of anti-cannabis groups has filed suit in federal court seeking to block what it characterizes as the coverage of non-FDA-approved hemp products under Medicare-linked programs. The lawsuit, led by Smart Approaches to Marijuana and other groups, challenges...
Town Issues Cease And Desist Order To ACK Natural To Halt Cannabis Deliveries
Citing a local Nantucket zoning bylaw that states "Delivery of cannabis products to consumers is prohibited," zoning enforcement officer Marcus Silverstein issued a cease-and-desist letter to ACK Natural in mid-February, just months after it launched its delivery...
Veterans & Cannabis: Don’t Miss Out On A Loyal Demographic
For many veterans, the battle doesn’t end when missions end. It shifts from deployment to the maze of a healthcare system that doesn’t recognize the same medicines their states do. Most of the United States now have a regulated cannabis market, with licensed...
US Army Relaxes Rules On Marijuana
In a big surprise considering how both the current and past administrations have been slow on cannabis rescheduling, the US Army relaxes rules on marijuana. The United States Army is making a notable shift in how it approaches past-cannabis related offenses, signaling...
Puerto Rico: Support Grows To Open Financial Services To Cannabis Industry
A bill that would allow more financial institutions to serve Puerto Rico’s medicinal cannabis industry received support at a public hearing, as lawmakers consider changes intended to lower costs and increase competition in the sector. House Bill 1103 would amend the...
Ohio Breweries Fighting THC-Infused Drink Ban To Keep Jobs In State
THC-infused beverages are officially outlawed in Ohio. The beverages are off store shelves and not being served in restaurants and bars, even though local breweries said they were popular there. After the failed petition to place a referendum on Senate Bill 56 on the...
Grand Rapids Calls It A ‘Voluntary’ Program — Cannabis Businesses Say It’s Extortion
Four Grand Rapids marijuana businesses say they’re victims of “municipal extortion,” alleging the city used threats to their licenses to extract millions of dollars for a social equity nonprofit that’s not functioning. An amended lawsuit filed in Kent County Circuit...
Michigan Sheriff Running For Governor Pledges To Repeal Marijuana Tax Increase
Genesee County Sheriff and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Swanson came out strongly in opposition to the 24 percent cannabis tax passed as a part of the Fiscal Year 2026 budget to pay for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s (D) plan to fund road repairs statewide. In...
A Michigan Resort Town Wants To Reverse Course On Cannabis Businesses
A small tourist town in southwest Michigan that welcomed marijuana businesses just a few years ago is now trying to reverse course, proposing a policy that could revoke permits required for cannabis retailers to operate after residents complained about traffic,...
Craft Brewing Companies Push Back On Dewine’s Veto Impacting THC Beverage Sales
Ohio’s craft brewing industry continues to push back on a veto by Governor Mike DeWine that outlawed their sale of THC beverages, less than a week after an effort to challenge the governor’s ban came up short. At Saucy Brew Works in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood,...
