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Delaware Governor Touts Nearly $1 Million In Marijuana Sales During

The governor of Delaware is touting the state’s first “successful” weekend of adult-use marijuana sales, with total purchases for medical and recreational cannabis totaling nearly $1 million—and compliance checks demonstrating that the regulated market is operating as intended under the law. From Friday to Sunday, Delaware saw $903,000 worth of marijuana purchased as licensed retailers…

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Delaware Reports $903K in Cannabis Sales on Opening Weekend

[PRESS RELEASE] – DOVER, Del., Aug. 6, 2025 – Delaware officials report encouraging results from the first weekend of recreational marijuana sales, which began Aug. 1, marking a major milestone in the implementation of adult-use cannabis legislation.The inaugural three-day weekend, Friday to Sunday, had combined adult-use and medical sales of more than $903,000, a measurable…

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Hemp Beverage Innovator HighBridge Signs East Coast Distribution Agreement

[PRESS RELEASE] – MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 6, 2025 – HighBridge Premium, maker of quality hemp-derived delta-9 infused beverages, announced it has entered into a distribution agreement with Opici Family Distributing of New Jersey. This partnership marks HighBridge’s entry into the East Coast market and adds another top-tier distributor to its growing national network.HighBridge PremiumThe product line includes HighBridge’s award-winning faux Beers, Re-Frsh™ botanical…

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NY Head Cannabis Regulator Sends New Letter to Businesses Impacted

New York’s top cannabis regulator sent a letter Aug. 6 to the 108 business licensees whose locations conflict with state law, directing them not to close, move locations or alter their current operations.Felicia A. B. Reid, the acting executive director at the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM), sent the letter as a follow-up to the…

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Slightly Stoopid Lights Cannabis Joint With Laser At Texas Concert

As Texas GOP lawmakers remain laser-focused on passing a bill to restrict hemp sales during a special legislative session, Kyle McDonald of the band Slightly Stoopid recently had a laser of his own focused on a different objective: Lighting a joint on stage with the beam of a powerful device during a set the band…

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Opening Legal Marijuana Dispensaries Is Tied To A Huge Drop

Counties that have marijuana dispensaries see an average of 30 percent fewer opioid-related deaths compared to counties without legal cannabis shops open, suggesting a substitution effect away from prescription pills and heroin toward the plant-based treatment, according to a new data analysis. In a Washington Post piece on Wednesday, Harvard University economics student Julien Berman…

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Inventory Costing: One of Cannabis’s Most Misunderstood and Financially Critical

Inventory costing remains one of the most misunderstood and financially consequential areas in the cannabis industry. For cultivators, the process begins in the soil. Costs start accumulating long before harvest, yet many fail to track expenses like nutrients, labor, and overhead as plants move through the stages of clone, veg, and flower.A common issue for…

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Cannabis Is Being Grown Like It’s Bitcoin: That’s A Problem

Environmental economists tend to think everything boils down to energy. In the case of cannabis, that might actually be true. The THC-infused gummy you popped after work, the boutique pre-roll you grabbed from your local dispensary… They each come with an invisible environmental bill. Like most things these days. Except, maybe, it’s steeper than you’d…

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Most Marijuana Consumers Expect Federal Legalization Will Happen Before 2028

A new poll shows that a slim majority of marijuana consumers anticipate that cannabis will be federally legalized before the next presidential election in 2028. Even amid the stalled-out marijuana rescheduling process, the survey from the medical cannabis telehealth platform NuggMD showed some optimism about the possibility that a complete end to prohibition could come…

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Oklahoma Marijuana Activists Launch Signature Drive To Put Legalization On

Oklahoma activists officially started signature gathering for a 2026 ballot initiative to legalize adult-use marijuana in the state on Wednesday—and the campaign has hundreds of retailers, primarily medical cannabis dispensaries, ready to lend a hand. About a month after Oklahomans for Responsible Cannabis Action (ORCA) cleared a procedural hurdle to allow signature collecting, the work…

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