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OpEd: Dear California, This Isn’t Legalization

In this powerful speech, industry leader Ben Larson critiques California’s restrictive cannabis policies and calls for smarter, more inclusive legalization that protects access to both regulated cannabis and innovative hemp-derived products. Last week, at the newly minted IgniteIt (formerly Benzinga Cannabis) California Market Spotlight, I was invited to read a letter I had written to Gavin…

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How Genomics is Shaping the Future of Cannabis Breeding

By Angela Bacca Cannabis breeders have notoriously been reclusive and secretive, primarily as a byproduct of Prohibition. While the last century has pushed many mainstream agricultural commodities towards a more narrowed genetic pool to support monocropping and mass production, cannabis genetics were shaped by a global underground cottage market comprised of small-scale grower-breeders, smugglers, and…

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Chaos in a Jar: Field-Testing Flower for Hash

It’s a blazing hot 92-degree (33°C) day at the Casa Flor farm in Willits, California, and the first attribute of the towering cannabis plants that I take in is their ability to shade me from the sun. Two days after the autumnal equinox, the coolest place to be is down in the dirt among the…

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Pennsylvania Senators Will Vote On Bipartisan Cannabis Bill To Create

Pennsylvania lawmakers are scheduled to consider a bipartisan bill next week that would create a new regulatory body to oversee the state’s existing medical cannabis program while preparing to eventually handle the adult-use market as well. About three months after the legislation was filed by Sen. Dan Laughlin (R) and 16 other members from across…

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Maryland Police Get ‘Overwhelming’ Number Of Volunteers To Smoke Marijuana

Police in Ocean City, Maryland say they received an “overwhelming” number people who want to volunteer to smoke marijuana and drive a vehicle in a controlled setting for DUI recognition training purposes—with the added promise of a free lunch for participants. Just seven hours after the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) posted on Facebook that…

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Top Massachusetts Marijuana Regulator Says Ballot Measures To Recriminalize Sales

The head of Massachusetts’s marijuana regulatory agency has suggested that a pair of proposed ballot initiatives to effectively recriminalize recreational cannabis sales could imperil tax revenue that’s being used to support substance misuse treatment efforts and other public programs. Travis Ahern, executive director of the Cannabis Control Commission (CCC), said in a recent interview with…

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Legalizing Marijuana Helps Cancer Patients Reduce Opioid Use, Federally Funded

Legalizing marijuana for medical or recreational purposes is “significantly associated with reduced opioid use among patients diagnosed with cancer,” according to a new federally funded study published by the American Medical Association (AMA). Examining prescription drug claims data from an average of more than 3 million patients annually from 2007 to 2020, the researchers found…

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Viola, Allen Iverson Partner With Horticulture Co

[PRESS RELEASE] – NEW YORK, Oct. 16, 2025 – Viola, the premium cannabis brand founded by Al Harrington, has once again teamed up with cultural icon Allen Iverson for a nationwide rollout of IVERSON, a craft THC soda produced in partnership with Horticulture Co., a leading innovator in plant-based wellness products.Together, the three powerhouses are…

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NYC Mayoral Candidates Reveal Whether They’ve Purchased Marijuana From Licensed

New York City’s three major mayoral candidates got something of a curveball question during an otherwise contentious debate on Thursday, with each of the contenders asked whether they’ve “ever purchased anything in a cannabis shop.” Democratic mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa affirmed that they have bought marijuana at licensed shops. Former…

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Lifelong Humboldt County Cultivator Goes Global to Fight Cratering Prices

Jason Gellman remembers when farmers in his hometown of Garberville could sell a pound of their Humboldt County cannabis for $5,000. That was back around 1990, when the California county known for growing the best weed on planet Earth served most of the American West and large swaths of the entire country.In just five years,…

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