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Why Gen Z Is Choosing Weed Over Booze Gen Z, or the Generation Z that was born between the early 1990’s through the early 2000’s – are making waves and changing the way we see the world today. Despite being just a few years away from so called Millennials, this generation of young…
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The last three months have seen a surge in congressional lobbying from major alcohol companies and associations aiming to influence federal hemp laws, with a focus on THC beverages that many consumers are turning to as beer and liquor alternatives. According to newly published lobbying disclosures from the 3rd quarter of 2025, a wide range…
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Hundreds of thousands of Americans continue to have their lives disrupted by senseless marijuana arrests, primarily arrests for low-level marijuana possession. According to the latest arrest data compiled by the FBI, state and local law enforcement made over 200,000 marijuana-related arrests in 2024. Ninety-two percent of those arrests were for possession only. While this annual…
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New Jersey’s legal cannabis market is bloated, messy, and on the verge of collapsing under its own weight. With over 250 licensed dispensaries across the state, competition is fierce, margins are thin, and many operators are struggling to survive — especially in oversaturated areas like Atlantic City, where at least one retail shop recently laid…
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Yelawolf and manager/business partner Edward Crowe fully embrace the fact that they took copious amounts of LSD growing up and became intimately acquainted with the perforated (and often intricately designed) blotter paper. From unique psychedelic artwork to simple 2D symbols printed on each hit, the style was intriguing to Crowe. To Wolf, it symbolized the…
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Justices on the Supreme Court will decide whether the federal government can bar cannabis consumers from lawfully possessing firearms. Today, the Court agreed to hear arguments from the Justice Department, which is appealing a 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals decision that found the blanket ban to be unconstitutional. For decades, the US government has…
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A Florida campaign that’s working to put a marijuana legalization initiative on the 2026 ballot is suing the state for allegedly taking “unlawful” steps to force the invalidation of about 200,000 voter signatures it has submitted. Smart & Safe Florida filed the lawsuit against Secretary of State Cord Byrd and Leon County Supervisor of Elections…
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“This is more than a policy change. It’s the seed of a new paradigm: replacing fear with healing, stigma with science, punishment with care.” By Victoria Cvitanovic, former narcotics prosecutor Multiple bills to legalize psychedelic mushrooms for medical use have been introduced in New York and now they are finally gaining steam. If passed, this…
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The diverse challenges and innovations that continue to shape the cannabis industry have made the evolving partnerships among licensed operators, higher-ed institutions, and regulators increasingly important for running a business.As legalization progresses, the need for a skilled and knowledgeable cannabis workforce has never been higher. Workforce and business development training programs are now essential for…
Ohio House lawmakers are set to take up a Senate-passed bill on Tuesday that would make significant changes to the state’s voter-approved marijuana legalization law—but with new key amendments that are expected to strike much of the current language and refocus the proposal on regulating intoxicating hemp products. After months of back-and-forth between the House…
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