Is it time to trim the fat in the DEA? After over fifty years of existence, the Drug Enforcement Administration has compiled a track record that would make any other federal agency blush with shame. They’ve lost the War on Drugs spectacularly, overseen the rise of the deadliest overdose crisis in American history, and spent…
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After the Texas Legislature failed twice to take up Gov. Greg Abbott’s call to regulate hemp THC products in special sessions, the Lone Star State’s chief executive now appears ready to do the job himself.Abbott is preparing to “soon” issue an executive order that would likely direct the Texas Department of State Health Services to…
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[PRESS RELEASE] – MINNETONKA, Minn., Sept. 9, 2025 – Boveda, the global leader in two-way humidity control, announced the launch of Vivi, a new brand tailored to the needs of cannabis consumers, home growers and cultivators. Vivi’s flagship product, Vivi Cure, reduces the traditional two to four week curing process to just 10 days, and…
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Historically speaking, much of cannabis research that has been funded by the US federal government has yielded results that leaned towards finding negative outcomes, instead of health benefits of weed. For the past few decades, grants that have been funneled through the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and other government agencies were rigged…
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A Missouri campaign has filed a series of 2026 ballot initiatives that aim to unify hemp and marijuana regulations by creating parity between the two cannabis industries with a revised licensing system and legislative mandates to amend current laws. Missourians for a Single Market submitted four versions of the proposal with the secretary of state’s…
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[PRESS RELEASE] – LAS VEGAS, Sept. 9, 2025 – XRPure and Strangford Consulting have signed a distribution agreement to bring the company’s industry-leading cannabis decontamination systems to the Canadian market. This partnership merges more than 75 years of combined expertise to deliver technology that sets new benchmarks for safety, speed and operational efficiency.Raising the Bar for Cannabis Safety…
Germany has become the epicenter of Europe’s cannabis revolution. When the government officially declassified cannabis as a narcotic and opened new pathways for medical access earlier this year, skeptics wondered whether legalization would work as intended. Would the black market remain entrenched? Would patients actually find quality flower at accessible prices? Jürgen Bickel, co-founder of…
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“Leaving the cultivators without a limit would increase [the] likelihood of an overabundance of cannabis product that creates an unregulated, unintended black-market supply.” By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner The Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission will cap cultivators for the new medicine to grow no more than 1,250 flowering plants at one time, adding a limit that…
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A key House committee is allowing an amendment to a must-pass defense bill to expand waivers for military recruits who’ve tested positive for marijuana to proceed to a floor vote, while at the same time blocking another proposal to codify that service members could lawfully use hemp products. The House Rules Committee on Tuesday advanced…
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The timeline for an executive order isn’t certain, but Abbott is expected to direct the Department of State Health Services to establish rules governing THC. By Renzo Downey, The Texas Tribune Gov. Greg Abbott (R) will soon issue an executive order to regulate THC and set a minimum age of 21 to purchase those products…
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