Toronto Cannabis Shop Rides High Over FIFA Legal Notice
The Toronto cannabis shop that received a legal notice from FIFA for selling an unauthorised "FIFA Bong" destroyed the objects on Monday morning. Still, the owners are riding high on the instant fame the obscure store has received over the last two days because of...
Judge Allows 10 Companies To Temporarily Sell Intoxicating Hemp In Ohio
A federal judge in northern Ohio sided with 10 hemp-beverage manufacturers Monday, allowing the businesses to sell intoxicating hemp in Ohio for 14 days. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Helmick issued a temporary restraining order for 10 intoxicating hemp businesses,...
Pritzker Signs Hemp Regulations Into Law, Settling Illinois’ Lengthy Delta-8 Debate
The long-running tug-of-war between Illinois’ licensed cannabis and unregulated hemp industries reached a head at the end of the legislative session in Springfield, where lawmakers approved sweeping reforms to regulate delta-8 and other intoxicating, hemp-derived...
Proposed Changes To Marijuana License Cap Legislation Include New Rules On Outstanding Tax Debt
The state Senate is refocusing its marijuana industry license cap legislation to include new barriers to obtaining a license for growers, processors or dispensary operators with outstanding industry-related tax debt — a move that would help shore up the industry as it...
First U.S. Marijuana Stock Now Trading On NYSE
Last week, Trulieve Cannabis became the first U.S. cannabis operator to list on the New York Stock Exchange. The stock is now trading under the symbol "TRLV." Although a publicly traded company moving up to the NYSE is not uncommon, it is in the cannabis industry. You...
New CANNRA President: Hanna, U.S. Army Vet From Michigan
For the first time ever, a United States military veteran — from Michigan — has been elected president of the Cannabis Regulators Association (CANNRA), an international non-profit organization founded in 2020. Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency Executive...
Maryland Collects $26.2 Million In Cannabis Tax Revenue In First Quarter
The Maryland Office of the Comptroller has reported that the state collected $26.2 million in cannabis sales tax revenue between January and March 2026. Maryland law imposes a 12% sales and use tax on retail sales of adult-use cannabis and cannabis products. On July...
After Losing Its License, Minnesota’s First Cannabis Testing Lab Exits Pot Industry
One of Minnesota's longstanding cannabis testing labs has ended its cannabis and hemp testing program following regulatory troubles. Legend Technical Services announced this week it has shut down its cannabis testing program. This comes weeks after the state’s...
Virginia Cannabis Market Deal Sets 2027 Launch, Caps Licenses
Weeks after she vetoed legislation that would create Virginia's first retail cannabis market for adults, Gov. Abigail Spanberger and the sponsors of that legislation have worked out an agreement through a language compromise in the...
High-Potency Cannabis Fuels State Debates Over Psychosis, Addiction Risks
When her son was a teenager, Connecticut mom Amy Wadsworth said, he was the type of kid parents rarely worry about. He played sports, cared about his health and stayed away from drugs. In 2018, when he left West Hartford to start his freshman year at American...
