In New York’s fast-evolving cannabis scene, few names carry the mix of grit, heart, and legacy that Jayson and Britni Tantalo do. With over 30 years of combined experience in the legacy market—and more than a decade running successful hydroponic and distribution ventures—the duo brought deep roots and business savvy when they launched Flower City…
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“Senator Klobuchar voted against the hemp provision because she thought it would hurt the state’s small businesses.” By Ana Radelat, MinnPost Minnesota’s booming industry of intoxicating products made by hemp, including beverages and gummies, is reeling from the ban on their products that is making its way through Congress in a bill that would reopen the…
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Vice President JD Vance, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary and other top Trump administration officials are attending a “Make America Healthy Again” summit that features a session on the therapeutic potential of psychedelics. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare…
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There’s a certain hush that lives between the click of the lighter and the first pull. Afghani burns slow—heavy smoke, thick as a sermon—and the room tilts just enough to let gravity sigh. The scent hits first: gas and dirt, diesel wrapped in loam. It smells like the memory of something that used to grow…
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As the House prepares to vote on a Senate-passed spending bill with provisions to ban consumable hemp products, one GOP representative’s final push to strike the prohibition language has failed. At the same time, a Democratic senator says Congress should take the one-year before its implementation to develop a regulatory framework to preserve legal access…
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Must be sunny out today, because Republicans are flip-flopping all over the place. According to new Gallup polling, Republican support for cannabis legalization cratered from 55% in 2023 to just 40% in 2025—the lowest level in a decade. Meanwhile, 74% of Republicans believe the Trump administration is “making progress” on the illegal drug problem, up…
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Women who frequently use marijuana report greater satisfaction in their romantic relationships, according to a new study. But for men, the opposite appears to be true for reasons that aren’t immediately clear. The study from researchers at Ariel University and Achva Academic College in Israel was published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence this…
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“Congress is poised to re-criminalize this plant and again put hundreds of thousands of patients, and the people that love them, in jeopardy.” By Amy Dawn Bourlon-Hilterbran, Moms Mobilized Before my son, Austin, was even five years old, he had been prescribed a series of pharmaceuticals for his epilepsy—opioids, benzodiazepines, rufinamide and more. That continued…
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Nearly 9 in 10 Florida voters say they should have the right to decide to legalize marijuana in the state, a new poll from a Trump-affiliated research firm shows as the fate of a 2026 reform initiative remains murky amid pending litigation. In a memo about the poll commissioned by the cannabis legalization campaign Safe…
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“I don’t see how this is good at all, for anyone. This is opening up the floodgates for misconduct.” By Sophie Nieto-Muñoz, New Jersey Monitor New Jersey’s cannabis industry would see a host of changes under a new bill from Senate President Nicholas Scutari (D). The measure would allow some medical marijuana dispensaries to sell recreational…
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