Whitney Economics projects legal cannabis sales will resume growing in 2026 after a rough 2025. But falling prices, weaker state performance and a more mature market raise a harder question for consumers and small operators alike: what kind of industry is this growth actually building? A new forecast says legal weed is expected to start…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) and Congressman Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) have introduced the bipartisan Capital Lending and Investment for Marijuana Businesses (CLIMB) Act. This legislation will allow state-legal American cannabis companies, including small, minority, and veteran-owned businesses, the ability to access critical lending and investment opportunities currently available to other domestic and regulated…
Bipartisan Cannabis Bill to Provide Access to Lending Services, Investments, Read More »
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Legalization made room for brands, tax revenue, and respectability. For Frank Rogers, still serving time on a federal marijuana conspiracy case, it still hasn’t made room for freedom. The cannabis industry has transformed faster than almost anyone predicted. What once operated as an underground economy defined by secrecy, risk, and survival has evolved into a…
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Massachusetts lawmakers weighing a ballot proposal to roll back the state’s voter-approved marijuana legalization law had some pointed questions for a spokesperson representing the anti-cannabis campaign, with several signaling skepticism about the motivations behind the repeal measure and its implications for consumers and businesses. At a hearing before the Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions on…
By Sasha Nutgent, VP of Cannabis Retail at Housing Works Cannabis Co Five years after New York created the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM), the state’s legal cannabis industry is still finding its footing. When New York created the OCM, it felt like the state had a chance to rewrite the cannabis playbook and address…
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An Idaho campaign says it’s collected enough signatures for a medical cannabis legalization initiative to exceed the statewide threshold for ballot qualification. But because it’s unclear how many are valid and whether activists have met a separate requirement for regional distribution of petitions, the Natural Medicine Alliance of Idaho (NMAI) is continuing to hold signature…
Idaho Medical Marijuana Initiative Exceeds Statewide Signature Count To Make Read More »
The first episode of Jerry Chu’s new long-form video podcast, produced with En Volá and distributed through High Times’ YouTube channel, opens with Steve DeAngelo on legacy cannabis, corporate drift, hemp wars and the legalization fight he says the industry still hasn’t finished. A new cannabis interview series just landed, and its first move was…
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Alcohol and tobacco cause far more harms to people who consume them, and to society overall, than marijuana does, according to a new government-funded study. A panel of 20 experts with professional experience with substance use issues from across Canada were asked to evaluate 16 different drugs on 10 dimensions of harm to consumers, as…
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“Less than a year from now, you’ll be able to legally buy cannabis products for adult use, recreational, throughout Virginia.” By Markus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury Five years after Virginia legalized possession of small amounts of marijuana but failed to create a way for people to legally buy it, state lawmakers last week approved legislation establishing…
Virginia Lawmakers Who Sponsored Marijuana Sales Legalization Bill Celebrate Its Read More »
