A decade into legalization, cannabis companies are still locked out of tax deductions for giving back – but that hasn’t stopped them from making a difference. By Jon Marshall Businesses give back for a variety of reasons. Whether it is to help meet critical local needs, build deeper relationships with customers or raise brand awareness,…
How the Cannabis Industry Supports Nevadans in Spite of Severe Financial Read More »
The most challenging aspect of being a 12-year-old cannabis aficionado in the 1978 Midwest was finding someone to buy you weed. Luckily—or so I thought in the autumn of 1978–I had a guy, a friend of my delinquent blonde buddy from first grade. The two had been part of the circle at my inaugural smokeout.…
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Scott Blakey never set out to be a legend — but after our recent talk, it’s clear the breeder known as Shantibaba helped shape how modern cannabis is grown, tested, and understood. Indoor Growing Changed Everything Scott described his early cultivation days in Melbourne, Australia, in the 80s, studying sciences at the university. He would…
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President Donald Trump signed a spending measure Nov. 12, funding federal operations through January and ending the longest government shutdown in US history after 43 days. The Senate had approved the measure the previous day, with seven Democrats crossing party lines to reach the needed 60-vote majority. They were won over by a Republican pledge to revisit the question of…
New Legislation Bans Hemp-Derived THC Read More »
A new survey from the Center for Drug Tourism Studies at UERJ (State University of Rio de Janeiro) shows that cannabis-focused fairs and festivals continue to expand across Brazil — with notable growth in the Northeast region. Events such as Festival Diamba in Paraíba and the Febre de Arte fair in Fortaleza are helping drive…
Brazil Can’t Stop Throwing Cannabis Events — And It’s Changing Read More »
The titans of global terps are gathering for the 2nd annual seed show, Terpnami, in San Francisco, Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 6-7. About 1,000 gardeners, big and small. I will join them to drop in on 2026’s party waves of flavor. Featuring over 30 breeders on three floors of genetics, music, art, and culture for…
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New York marijuana regulators are celebrating the opening of the state’s 500th legal cannabis dispensary—touting the fact that there have been $2.3 billion in adult-use sales since the market launched, supporting an estimated 25,000 jobs across the industry. At a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, Green Comfort Dispensary became the 500th licensed adult-use marijuana retailer to…
New York Officials Celebrate 500th Marijuana Dispensary Opening, With $2 Read More »
Massachusetts senators have approved a bill that would double the legal marijuana possession limit for adults and revise the regulatory framework for the state’s adult-use cannabis market. The Senate Ways and Means Committee on Thursday unanimously passed the legislation in a 16-0 vote, sending it to the floor for consideration by the full chamber as…
Massachusetts Senators Approve Bill To Double Marijuana Possession Limit For Read More »
Roger Stone, a longtime advisor to President Donald Trump, is joining the chorus of voices criticizing the passage of a spending bill with a ban on hemp products containing THC, calling the move a “cheap cop-out.” After Trump signed the broader appropriations legislation into law on Wednesday, Stone published a blog post slamming the abrupt…
GOP Operative Roger Stone Blasts ‘Cheap Cop-Out’ Hemp Ban That Read More »
“We’re going to have to look at how we might regulate” hemp “now that we see that the federal government is limiting it.” By Brenden Moore, Capital News Illinois Tucked into the spending legislation approved by Congress this week was a provision banning the sale of intoxicating hemp products—a move that could upend an industry…
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