Bill Targeting Abandoned Marijuana Grow Sites Passes Committee
A bill that targets abandoned marijuana grow sites across Oklahoma has passed a House committee. Senate Bill 640 aims at addressing abandoned and improperly maintained medical marijuana grow operations. The measure would require licensed medical marijuana businesses...
Ethos Cannabis To Close On 4/20, Giving Holiday Back To People, Patients
On April 20th, while cannabis retailers across the country are preparing for one of their highest-revenue days of the year, Ethos Cannabis will be closed. The decision to close every store in every market was announced to all employees at the company's All-Hands...
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser: Allow Medical Cannabis Drinks Via Local Breweries
Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a long-awaited medical cannabis beverage bill on Thursday that would allow local beverage manufacturers to help produce THC drinks for sale to registered medical patients. The bill is part of the city’s effort to bolster a...
Indiana: As Neighboring States Legalize, Gary Residents Still Risk Arrest Over Weed
Gary residents can legally buy marijuana less than an hour away in Illinois. Back home, they can still be arrested for having it. That contradiction is becoming harder to ignore in Northwest Indiana, where state leaders are once again weighing cannabis policy while...
Hash Bash Draws Thousands To University Of Michigan Diag Despite Stricter Marijuana Rules
Look to the left and see someone smoking marijuana. Look to the right and see a vendor distributing bananas. There was still a strong cannabis aroma pervading across the University of Michigan Diag in Ann Arbor Saturday afternoon, despite campus police officers...
Chicago: 7 Years After Legalization, Final Cannabis Licensing Lawsuit Goes To Court
Nearly seven years after Illinois lawmakers approved recreational cannabis legalization, applicants who lost out on coveted business licenses are still battling the state in court, alleging the law’s rollout undermined its purported equity goals. At the time of its...
Ohio Judge Pauses Hemp Product Ban Enforcement, Saying It Favors Marijuana Industry
A Sandusky County court of common pleas judge has ruled that Ohio’s new law banning the sale of intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids except at licensed marijuana retailers is likely unconstitutional and has issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Fremont...
Canada: Cannabis Sales Are Rising As Alcohol Declines
Marijuana sales are increasing as purchases of alcohol are declining, according to a new federal report from the Canadian government. Retailers in the country sold C$5.5 billion worth of legal recreational cannabis products in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025,...
Massachusetts: Bill To Double Amount Of Cannabis You Can Buy And Ease Regulations
Massachusetts lawmakers plan to send Gov. Maura Healey a bill this week that would double the limit on how much cannabis an adult can buy or possess in Massachusetts, while also reshaping the state agency that regulates the industry. The legislation, a House-Senate...
Why Most Celebrity Cannabis Brands Failed — And The Four Things The Survivors Had In Common
A new report tracking 83 celebrity cannabis brands across North America finds fewer than half are still operating. The ones that survived share four things in common. In the early years of legal cannabis, celebrity brands looked like an obvious bet. A famous name...
