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Vireo Growth, Verano Holdings Reach Settlement on Litigation

[PRESS RELEASE] – CHICAGO and MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 29, 2025 – Vireo Growth Inc. and Verano Holdings Corp. announced that they have reached a comprehensive settlement dismissing all outstanding litigation matters between the two companies that are pending before the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Canada.The terms of the settlement agreement were approved by the respective…

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Idaho Medical Marijuana Campaign Launches Signature Drive For 2026 Legalization

An Idaho campaign has unveiled a newly certified initiative to put medical marijuana legalization on the state’s 2026 ballot. The Natural Medicine Alliance of Idaho (NMAI) on Wednesday announced the Idaho Medical Cannabis Act, which would provide patients with qualifying conditions access to marijuana from a limited number of dispensaries and provide a regulatory framework…

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Bad Bunny, Weed, the Super Bowl and the Evolution of

Every year, the Super Bowl tries to show us what we think we look like. Flags, fireworks, familiar faces. But this year, America looks different. Bad Bunny is headlining the Super Bowl halftime show. A Puerto Rican artist, singing in Spanish, with a catalog that smells like krippy kush and coastal heat. When the country…

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Verano Reports $203M in Q3 Revenue, $44M Net Loss

[PRESS RELEASE] – CHICAGO, Oct. 29, 2025 – Verano Holdings Corp., a leading multistate cannabis company, announced its financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2025, which were prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).Third Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights Third Quarter 2025 Financial HighlightsRevenues, net of discounts of $203 million.Gross profit…

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Majority of Canadians Want Carney Government to Catch Up on

[PRESS RELEASE] – TORONTO, Oct. 29, 2025 – Organigram Global Inc., Canada’s largest cannabis company by market share, released new national polling figures, conducted on its behalf by Abacus Data, showing that a clear majority of Canadians want Ottawa to modernize its approach to the legal cannabis sector.Nearly six in 10 Canadians (59%) believe the…

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Do You Really Have to Worry about Cannabis Use Disorder

Do You Really Have To Worry About Cannabis Use Disorder?This Phrase Is Thrown Around So Often These Days But How Does It Really Compare To Dangerous Addictions?    Cannabis use disorder is commonly discussed on the internet these days.   It seems that, the more cannabis becomes mainstream thanks to legalization and education, people still…

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MariMed Announces Strategic Exit From Missouri Cannabis Market

[PRESS RELEASE] – NORWOOD, Mass., Oct. 28, 2025 – MariMed Inc., a leading cannabis consumer packaged goods company and retailer, announced that it has completed a strategic review of its Missouri business operations and decided to exit the market, effective immediately.Since 2024, the Company has managed the Missouri operations of another licensed cannabis operator and distributed…

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Why Religion Was Never Sober: Lessons from Gary Laderman’s ‘Sacred

Religion lives in practice, not only in pews. In “Sacred Drugs,” scholar Gary Laderman maps how psychoactive substances move through ritual, identity, and meaning. The canvas is wide. Coffee and wine at the table. Cannabis in ceremony. Peyote, psilocybin, and LSD in spiritual quests. Pharmaceuticals as faith for a modern age. The question is simple.…

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10th Circuit Court Rules 2018 Farm Bill Does Not Preempt

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit affirmed on Oct. 27 that the 2018 Farm Bill does not preempt Wyoming state law enacted last year that regulates hemp THC products, including a ban on delta-8 THC and synthetic cannabinoids.The plaintiffs in the case, including Casper-based Green Room LLC and 10 other hemp product retailers,…

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Tribe In Nebraska Approves First Marijuana License As State Officials

As Nebraska officials face criticism over attempts to significantly scale back a voter-approved medical marijuana law, an Native American tribe within the state has now approved its first license for a vertically integrated cannabis operation since approving legalization in its borders earlier this year. At its first meeting on Monday, the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska’s…

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