New York: Cannabis Advocacy Group Debuts Booth At State Fair
New York’s legal cannabis market is getting new opportunities to reach consumers and for the first time, cannabis consumers have an organized advocacy presence at one of the state’s biggest public events. Governor Kathy Hochul signed a law earlier this month expanding...
Illinois: Medical Cannabis Program Expands To Cover Two More Conditions
Two new conditions have been added to the list of medical issues that qualify Illinois residents for the state’s Medical Cannabis Patient Program, health officials announced Tuesday. Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Sameer Vohra approved the additions...
Flavors Are Reshaping The Future Of Cannabis Products And Brands
For most of the past decade, cannabis brands competed on a single axis: potency. THC percentage became the industry's default marketing hook, printed boldly on packaging and treated as shorthand for quality. But as the market matures and infused product categories...
Wisconsin: Cannabis Festival Coming To Washington County Fair
The first-ever Rooted in Wisconsin Cannabis Festival is taking over the Washington County Fair Park Aug. 29. Attendees will have a chance to experience dozens of Wisconsin-based businesses' hemp products before most are banned in November. "We're hoping that we can...
Canada Surpasses California As Largest Cannabis Market In The World
Canada's federal government released data last week showing that its June sales totaled $517.8 million Canadian dollars, or about $374.5 million in U.S. dollars. That's more than the $372.4 million that California sold the same month, according to the Department of...
Ontario: European Acquisition Powers Cannabis Company Organigram To Record Revenues
Cannabis company Organigram Global Inc. says the acquisition of a European medical cannabis company has helped drive it to record quarterly revenues and fundamentally reshaped the firm. Organigram said the April purchase of German-based Sanity Group GmbH added about...
Minnesota: This Is Only State With Tribal Dispensary Sales Off Reservations — Others Want To Model That
Tribes were the seeds for the state’s budding industry and have become crucial suppliers for dispensaries across Minnesota. But the most consequential benefit for tribes is the ability to operate their own dispensaries beyond reservation boundaries. No other state...
Senate Votes To Delay Looming Hemp THC Ban
The U.S. Senate on Saturday voted down an amendment that would have stripped a delay of an impending ban on hemp THC products included in a continuing resolution to fund the government, according to a report from The Hill. Congress voted last year to prohibit hemp...
Study: Marijuana Use Tops Cigarettes In US
Marijuana use surpassed cigarette use in the United States last year, a new study found. In 2025, 43.8 million Americans (ages 12 and up) used marijuana regularly, compared to 36.1 million Americans who smoked cigarettes, according to the 2025 National Survey on Drug...
Florida: Lawmakers Urge Crackdown As Candy-Lookalike Cannabis Products Target Kids
Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) cautioned fellow lawmakers on the Senate floor Wednesday against unregulated cannabis products designed to look like popular candies and snack foods, urging Congress to enforce upcoming restrictions on hemp-derived intoxicants. Holding up...
