A Farm Bill Comma Built a Hemp Beverage Industry Facing Collapse
One clause, copied from a decades-old research paper into the 2018 farm bill, quietly legalized a national market in intoxicating hemp products. Now that same clause is scheduled to expire on
Hemp Coalition Sues Missouri to Block Intoxicating Product Ban Before November Deadline
A coalition of Missouri-based and multistate hemp businesses filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging a new state law that would pull all intoxicating hemp products from general retail shelves
How to use Telegram ephemeral bot messages
A message that vanishes on its own timer changes how people behave in a chat. They type faster, share more candidly, and worry less about a screenshot resurfacing months later. That shift in
Faulty Light Fixture Sparks $180,000 Fire Inside Santa Rosa Cannabis Grow Facility
A broken light fixture ignited a fire Tuesday inside a permitted cannabis grow room at a warehouse complex on Giffen Avenue in Santa Rosa, California, causing an estimated $180,000 in damage to the
Arizona's Top Cannabis Strains Reveal What Dispensary Shelves Actually Sell
Arizona runs one of the more mature regulated cannabis markets in the country - both medically and under adult-use rules that took effect after voters approved Proposition 207 in 2020. The state's
New York Expands Cannabis Licensing and Rewrites Medical Program Rules
New York's Cannabis Control Board approved 24 new adult-use licenses at its July 2 meeting and adopted a revised regulatory framework for the state's medical cannabis program - two distinct actions
Georgia Expands Medical Cannabis Access, Putting New Pressure on Dispensary Operations
Georgia's medical cannabis program expanded significantly on July 1 as the Putting Georgia Patients First Act took effect, broadening qualifying conditions, permitting vaping products, and removing
Pennsylvania Democrats Force a Vote on Cannabis Legalization Through Procedural Pressure
Senate Democrats in Pennsylvania have filed a discharge resolution aimed at pulling a bipartisan adult-use cannabis bill out of committee and onto the floor for a full vote - a procedural maneuver
Virginia Sets July 2027 Launch for Licensed Recreational Cannabis Sales
Virginia has finally closed the gap - at least on paper. With the state budget signed into law, Virginia now has a legally binding framework for adult-use cannabis retail, with licensed recreational
Massachusetts Cannabis Lounge Licenses Stall as Operators Drain Capital Waiting
Six months after Massachusetts regulators approved rules for Amsterdam-style cannabis consumption lounges, almost nothing has moved. Towns haven't adopted the required zoning. The Cannabis Control