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Florida GOP Senator’s Bill Would Expand Medical Marijuana Law By

A Florida Republican senator has filed a bill to expand the state’s medical marijuana program, in part by increasing supply limits for patients and waiving registration fees for honorably discharged military veterans. The legislation from Sen. Alexis Calatayud (R), filed for the 2026 session on Tuesday, would also make it so medical cannabis registrations could…

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New Jersey Medical Marijuana Program Sees Steep Drop In Registered

Most other states allow people to grow their own marijuana at home, particularly medical marijuana users, while New Jersey still fully bans it. By Sophie Nieto-Muñoz, New Jersey Monitor New Jersey’s steep decline in medical marijuana patients continued with another 20 percent drop since the beginning of 2025. Between January and December, roughly 14,000 people…

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Scromiting: The Latest Cannabis Scare Tactic From Big Pharma’s Playbook

“Scromiting”: The Latest Cannabis Scare Tactic From Big Pharma’s Playbook Have you scromited yet? No? Well, buckle up, because that’s the latest buzzword the propaganda machine wants you to associate with cannabis. And if you haven’t heard of it yet, don’t worry—you will. They’re making sure of that. Let me guess: you saw a headline…

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Celebrate New Year’s Eve With These Marijuana Mocktails

Along with the cheer of the holiday season’s celebrations and get-togethers, there are of course countless opportunities to overindulge in all kinds of seasonal delights. Even while making resolutions of better self-care and healthier choices, it’s incredibly easy to be swept up in moments of making merry involving traditional cocktails and overdoing it. This year,…

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The Year in Weed: 2025’s Biggest Moments

With over 55 million cannabis fans in America, 2025 was a year of big wins and stinging losses. From headway in the hash world and LA’s indoor farms to High Times’ resurgence and landmark findings in the scientific world, the ganja news came like a firehose in 2025, and here’s a distillation of the top…

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A Big Push to Ban Weed Sales in Arizona Is

Arizona voters approved adult-use cannabis in 2020 by a wide margin, opening the door to a regulated market that now includes more than 100 licensed dispensaries across the state. Five years later, a new ballot initiative is attempting something unusual: keeping marijuana legal while dismantling the legal cannabis industry itself. The proposal, known as the…

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Colorado Governor Touts State’s $1 Billion In Legal Marijuana Sales

“Colorado’s world-class marijuana industry drives out criminals and cartels and is supporting Colorado businesses and jobs while driving revenue for school construction.” By Elyse Apel, The Center Square In 2025, Coloradans spent upwards of $1 billion on legal marijuana. That generated almost $200 million in tax and fee revenue for the state, according to monthly…

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Florida Marijuana Campaign Sues State Over Invalidation Of 71,000 Signatures

A Florida campaign seeking to put marijuana legalization on the state’s 2026 ballot has filed a new lawsuit against state officials, alleging that they improperly directed the invalidation of about 71,000 signatures as a turn-in deadline quickly approaches. Smart & Safe Florida has been fighting several legal battles this cycle to ensure that its initiative…

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California Officials Award $30 Million In Marijuana Revenue To Support

California officials have awarded nearly $30 million in grants for marijuana-focused academic research projects. The government-funded studies will focus on issues such as cannabis use by older people, the effects of THC beverages, the therapeutic potential of novel cannabinoids, how compounds like terpenes affect product flavoring, tribal participation in the legal market and the environmental…

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Marijuana Users Are Being Unjustly Jailed For Allegedly Driving Under

Laws aimed at preventing marijuana-impaired driving in almost 20 states are causing innocent people who show no signs of impairment to be criminalized and imprisoned for allegedly operating vehicles while under the influence, a new government-funded study shows. Lawmakers and regulators aiming to reduce drug-impaired driving have long sought to apply a familiar strategy from…

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