News and Information about the Business of Cannabis

FDA Misses Deadline To Publish Cannabinoid List And Define Hemp ‘Containers,’ Drawing Industry Criticism

Feb 18, 2026 | National

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has missed a congressionally mandated deadline to publish a list of known cannabinoids as federal hemp laws are set to change later this year in a way that stakeholders argue will upend the existing market. As part of...

Ohio Hemp Jobs At Risk As Referendum Battle Intensifies

Feb 18, 2026 | Great Lakes Region

A last-minute referendum effort in Ohio is turning into a high-stakes economic fight, with thousands of hemp-related jobs potentially hanging in the balance. Backers of the repeal effort are racing to block a new state law that would ban intoxicating hemp...

Cannabis Use Associated With Better Decision-Making Skills In People With Bipolar Disorder

Feb 18, 2026 | National

A new study published in Translational Psychiatry suggests that chronic cannabis use may not be associated with cognitive impairment in people with bipolar disorder, contrasting with its effects on healthy individuals. The findings indicate that people with bipolar...

Navigating New Hemp Laws- A Major Shift For The Cannabis Industry

Feb 18, 2026 | National

A fast-growing market built on hemp-derived cannabinoid products is about to face a federal reset. Over the past several years, consumer demand for products such as hemp-derived THC gummies, beverages, vapes, and flowers helped create thriving new retail categories...

What’s In Whitmer’s Budget? Sin Taxes — And Lots Of Them

Feb 18, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s plan to fill a “gap” in the next state budget banks on tax hikes, reserve funding, and to-be-determined spending cuts and other savings. Two of those measures — the tax increases and rainy day fund withdrawal — are already...