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Marijuana Business Leaders Not Optimistic Rescheduling Will Happen This Year,

Marijuana business leaders are not optimistic that federal rescheduling will happen this year—though 97 percent said the reform and the resulting federal tax relief are “important” to their “long-term viability”—according to a new poll. Shield Compliance, which provides compliance management solutions for banks serving the legal cannabis industry, released the results of its 2025 Financial…

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Trump’s Longtime Advisor And Former Press Secretary Discuss Marijuana Rescheduling

President Donald Trump’s former press secretary Sean Spicer and his long-time advisor Roger Stone are trading diverging takes on the prospect of the administration moving forward on marijuana rescheduling. Days after Stone made the case for reform in an op-ed for Marijuana Moment, he discussed why he believes Trump will make good on rescheduling during…

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Massachusetts Lawmakers Approve Bills To Protect Marijuana Users From Employment

Massachusetts lawmakers have advanced a pair of bills that would provide employment protections for marijuana consumers and expand the state’s medical cannabis program, in part by adding post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and opioid use disorder to the list of qualifying conditions. The legislature’s Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy reported the two measures out favorably on…

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Green Thumb Workers Strike at Pennsylvania RISE Dispensary

This article was updated at 1:20 p.m. Sept. 3 to include a statement from Green Thumb Industries.Pennsylvania dispensary workers for one of the largest cannabis companies in the U.S. formed a picket line and went on strike Sept. 1—Labor Day—after claiming their employer refused to bargain in good faith.Represented by Teamsters Local Union 776, the…

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Barney’s Farm x Doja Exclusive: A Global Powerhouse in Cannabis

A cannabis cultivation breakthrough recently occurred with iconic cannabis seed bank Barney’s Farmand Doja Exclusive forming a strategic alliance. The two companies are collaborating to produce novel cannabis genetics. The tie-up will combine Barney’s Farm‘s global breeding prowess with Doja Exclusive’s flavor pioneering, creating what is being termed a powerhouse duo in cannabis breeding. The…

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From The Vault: 30 YEARS OF HIGH TIMES (2004)

Original publication: November 2004. 30 YEARS OF HIGH TIMES Joint Communiqué In the early 1970s, before the advent of High Times, I was living on a horse farm in Maine, supporting my writing habit by smuggling pot, when Rolling Stone assigned me to do a story on Rochdale College in Toronto. Rochdale had been conceived…

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Green Check Launches Managed Services to Accelerate Growth for Financial

[PRESS RELEASE] – BONITA SPRINGS, Fla, Sept. 3, 2025 – Green Check, the trusted infrastructure powering compliant commerce in high-risk industries, announced the launch of Green Check Managed Services, a new included solution for Green Check clients designed to help financial institutions (FIs) scale their cannabis banking programs faster, without stretching internal resources.This offering allows banks and…

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Blunt Force: How Kid Cudi Went From 15 Blunts a

It’s no secret: weed, whether medicinal or recreational, is wonderful. It’s good for a great number of things, and it makes you feel good. But you know what they say about ‘too much of a good thing’: problematic cannabis use does exist, though it can be overcome with effort and perseverance. The latest celebrity to…

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LeafLink Partners With Confia to Deliver Best-In-Class Cannabis Banking Services

[PRESS RELEASE] – NEW YORK, Sept. 3, 2025 – LeafLink, the nation’s leading cannabis wholesale and banking platform, and Confia, a prominent FinTech company, have formed a strategic partnership through which LeafLink acquired customers from Confia’s cannabis banking platform. Confia customers have seamlessly transitioned onto the Dama Financial by LeafLink platform and gained access to its industry-leading…

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NE Medical Cannabis Commission Approves New Rules Restricting Patient Access

Members of the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission have approved additional regulations limiting patients’ ability to access medical cannabis products. The passage of the new rules, which await final approval from Republican Gov. Jim Pillen, mark the latest effort by regulators to undermine the state’s 2024 voter-approved medical cannabis access law, which Nebraskans supported by a margin…

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