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Appellate Court Rules Delta-8, Delta-10 THC Prohibited in Maryland

Delta-8 and delta-10 THC are illegal, and state law that prohibits businesses from selling hemp-derived products without a license is constitutional, the Appellate Court of Maryland ruled on Sept. 9.The ruling reverses a lower court’s decision to grant a preliminary injunction to the Maryland Hemp Coalition and several hemp retailers, producers, farmers and consumers, who…

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From the Dark Web to the Streets: Meet the Canadian 

Capitalism doesn’t just create material inequality: it also inflicts pain and lays the groundwork for drugs to become a form of escape. “People whose lives have been wrecked by capitalism end up turning to drugs,” says activist Vince Tao, as quoted by Morbo. In Vancouver, Canada, that equation comes to life in neighborhoods like the…

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Congressional Committee Schedules Hearing On Chinese ‘Invasion’ Through ‘Illegal Marijuana’

A GOP-controlled congressional committee has scheduled a hearing to discuss what’s described as a Chinese “invasion” of the U.S. through illicit marijuana operations. The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, & Accountability set the hearing—titled “Invasion of the Homeland: How China is Using Illegal Marijuana to Build a Criminal Network Across America”—for Thursday, September…

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Rhode Island Opens Applications for 24 Adult-Use Dispensary Licenses

[PRESS RELEASE] – WARWICK, R.I., Sept. 12, 2025 – The Cannabis Control Commission  (CCC) opened the application period for adult-use cannabis retail licenses, marking the beginning of the largest expansion to Rhode Island’s cannabis industry. The commission is authorized under the Rhode Island Cannabis Act to license up to 24 retail establishments statewide, divided equally across…

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Shakecoin Turns Cannabis Crumbs Into the New Gold Standard –

It started, as these things usually do, on Reddit. A stoner with too much time and too little flower looked into his grinder, saw nothing but seeds, stems, and powdery shake, and had a revelation: this worthless detritus is still more real than the U.S. dollar. Within weeks, Shakecoin was born—the world’s first memecoin backed…

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How Legal Hemp Accidentally Broke the War on Weed: When

Sometimes the best victories against prohibition come not from grand gestures, but from bureaucratic oversights that slowly unravel the entire system. That’s exactly what’s happening right now in North Carolina and across the country, where the legalization of hemp has accidentally created one of the most beautiful legal clusterfucks I’ve ever witnessed. Picture this: Officer…

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California Lawmakers Advance Legislation Halting Cannabis Tax Hike

Members of the California Assembly and Senate have approved Assembly Bill 564, which halts a recently-enacted excise tax hike on commercially available cannabis products. The measure now awaits action from Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is anticipated to sign it into law. California NORML is among the advocacy organizations that spearheaded the bill. In March, it coordinated a lobby…

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California Cannabis Excise Tax Going Back to 15% Next Month

California lawmakers didn’t act quickly enough to halt the state’s cannabis excise tax rate from increasing to 19% on July 1, but industry stakeholders celebrated a better-late-than-never victory on Sept. 10.The California Senate voted, 39-1, on Wednesday to approve an Assembly-passed bill that will roll back the increase to 15% starting on Oct. 1 and…

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The Clock Is Ticking on Cannabis Rescheduling

It’s been approximately one month since President Trump announced at a press conference that his administration is “looking into” federally reclassifying cannabis and that it would “make a determination over the next few weeks.” Since then, neither the president nor his spokespersons have provided any further updates regarding either their intentions or their timeline. But…

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Congressional committee moves to block cannabis rescheduling (Newsletter: September 12,

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