DEA Grants Trulieve Federal Recognition, Rejects Adult-Use Retailers
Trulieve's medical dispensaries gain DEA recognition under Schedule III, while a Minnesota adult-use retailer's application is rejected, hig...
Business
Michigan Craft Grower: Legal Market Barriers Worse Than Prohibition
A Michigan cannabis grower argues that legalization's regulatory costs and corporate competition have harmed craft cultivators more than pro...
Cannabis Operators Stuck in Tax Limbo as IRS Delays 280E Guidance
Cannabis businesses await IRS guidance on tax deductions following the DEA's recommendation to reschedule marijuana to Schedule III, leaving...
Retired Law Enforcement Leaders Urge Massachusetts to Reject Repeal
Retired police officials argue that reversing Massachusetts' legal cannabis market would waste law enforcement resources and strengthen the ...
Legislation
Federal Hemp Rule Takes Effect Dec 11, Removing Most THC Products
Federal hemp redefinition effective December 11 removes most hemp-derived THC products from shelves, threatening the $2 billion market and l...
Michigan Lawmakers Push to Suspend Cannabis Wholesale Tax Amid Revenue Shortfall
Michigan legislators introduced a bill to suspend the state's 24% wholesale cannabis excise tax for one year after collections fell short of...
New York Scraps Cannabis Wage Board, Ends Labor Peace Mandate
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation eliminating New York's cannabis wage board and labor peace mandate, citing concerns that excessive labo...
Vext Science Sues Ohio Township Over 4.5% Cannabis Revenue Fee
Vext Science filed a lawsuit claiming Pierce Township, Ohio illegally demanded 4.5% of cannabis retailers' annual revenue as an operating co...
Social Equity Cannabis Retailers Outpace Traditional Licenses in California
California social equity cannabis retailers maintain active licenses at 81%, outpacing the 76% rate for traditional nonequity operators acro...
Missouri Study Says No New Cannabis Licenses Needed Despite Market Concerns
Missouri regulators say the state's cannabis market doesn't need more licenses, but their study couldn't assess whether ownership concentrat...
Texas Democrat Talarico Pitches Trump Partnership on Federal Legalization
Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico says he'd partner with Trump on federal marijuana legalization if he wins Texas's Senate seat, ca...
Medical Cannabis
Study Tracks 3,744 Chronic Pain Patients on Medical Cannabis Over Two Years
A two-year observational study of 3,744 chronic pain patients found over half achieved meaningful pain reduction with medical cannabis, thou...