Cannabis Vaping: Safer Than Smoking…Or Just Newer?
Recreational marijuana is legal in 24 U.S. states, including New York. Nonetheless, on March 31, 2026, state regulators shut down two stores in Rome, NY for illegally selling cannabis products. In fact, similar raids occur about once a month in legal states across the...
What Cannabis Rescheduling Really Means: Insights from Mint Cannabis’ Pablo Palomino
The cannabis industry finally got the jolt it’s been waiting for. With the federal government moving cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III, the conversation has shifted from if reform will happen to what happens next. To unpack the implications, I sat down with...
GOP Lawmakers’ Hemp Amendments To Farm Bill Would Allow Continued Legal Sales Of THC Products Under Federal Law
Republican lawmakers have filed amendments to sweeping agriculture legislation that would push back the scheduled federal recriminalization of hemp THC products for another year and create a framework for continued legal sales, with new restrictions and...
Green Lights, Grey Zones, Red Lines: Cannabis Across Europe
As of April 2026, the continent presents a patchwork of green lights, grey zones and red lines. While countries like Germany and the Czech Republic have moved to fully legalize possession and home cultivation, much of Eastern and Southeastern Europe still classifies...
Why A Small Mountain Town Became The Cannabis Capital Of Maine
The small mountain town doesn’t immediately present itself as one of Maine’s most vibrant cannabis markets. The plant’s pungent scent doesn’t linger in the air. The town center is dotted with restaurants, boutiques and inns, not pot shops. But as you reach the...
Fat And Weird Cookies Collaborates With Michigan’s Gelato Canna On Cannabis Edibles
Gelato Canna, based in Michigan, and operating in multiple states including California and Arizona, and Fat & Weird Cookies, the nationally recognized brand known for its oversized, uniquely crafted cookies, today announced an exclusive partnership that marks a...
Jackson To Use Marijuana Tax Revenue To Repair City Roads
The City of Jackson will invest $250,000 in marijuana tax revenue to repair potholes and improve road conditions without raising taxes on residents. The initiative, called “Pot for Potholes,” directs state-distributed funds from the Michigan Transportation Fund toward...
Wisconsin Loses Millions In Marijuana Tax Revenue To Border States
Wisconsin residents contributed more than $36 million in marijuana taxes to Illinois last year and nearly $6 million to Michigan in 2024, according to new numbers released by the state Legislative Fiscal Bureau. The revenue comes from counties bordering Wisconsin that...
Judge Rules To Temporarily Block Texas’ Smokeable Hemp Ban
Judge Maya Guerra Gamble granted the Texas Hemp Business Council, Hemp Industry & Farmers of America, and several Texas-based dispensaries and manufacturers a temporary restraining order against new testing requirements that creates 0.3% total THC threshold,...
Michigan Adult-Use Marijuana Sales Hit $20.4M On 4/20 Pot Holiday
Nearly $20.4 million in cannabis was purchased through adult-use retailers in Michigan on Monday, April 20, a date celebrated among marijuana users. The sales on 4/20, a date that has become a sort of holiday in cannabis culture, remained largely steady from past...
