Medical Cannabis & Research
Medical applications, clinical trials, patient stories, and breakthroughs in cannabis research.
AI isn’t coming to cannabis; it’s already here. From automated grow rooms to predictive inventory systems and compliance bots, cannabis is quietly entering its most advanced era ever. And just like legalization, the tech revolution won’t wait for anyone. The global artificial intelligence market reached $196.63 billion in 2023 and is projected to grow at…
Smart Cannabis: The AI Revolution No Operator Can Ignore Read More »
Written by Shaleen Title and Damian Fagon Federal cannabis bills are not coming to save us. It’s October 2025, and the corporate-led strategy that has dominated the movement is dead. The same bills get introduced over and over, and like zombies, we deliver the same recycled responses, fight the same identical fights, and make no…
Time for a Cannabis Reboot: Local Roots, Fair Markets, Real Read More »
Colombian President Gustavo Petro opened a controversial new front line by proposing to U.S. President Donald Trump more than just a trade adjustment: he asked that “the export of cannabis be legalized like any other good, given its exclusion from the UN list of dangerous substances,” through a post on X. Las guerras que Colombia…
Colombia’s Bold Offer to Trump: Legal Weed Exports for Peace Read More »
Want To Age Gracefully? Cannabis Is The Key, Says Study No Wonder Trump Endorses CBD For Seniors Everyone wants to find the fountain of youth. Just look at the statistics: In 2023, the global market for anti-aging skincare and beauty products was valued at a cool $47 billion dollars, a number that…
What is the Key to Ageing Gracefully? Read More »
Ohio House lawmakers passed the 18th version of a bill on Oct. 22 that aims to alter the state’s adult-use cannabis laws that voters approved in 2023, while also creating a tightly defined regulatory framework for hemp products.The 228-page legislation, Substitute Senate Bill 56, preserves many aspects of the voter-approved initiative, such as home grows…
Ohio House Passes Cannabis, Hemp Bill Resulting From ‘Venn Diagram Read More »
[PRESS RELEASE] – NORWOOD, Mass., Oct. 23, 2025 – MariMed Inc., a leading cannabis consumer packaged goods company and retailer, announced a licensing agreement with Farm 2 Hand LLC, a New York State cannabis license holder, that will introduce the company’s top-selling portfolio of products throughout New York State. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.Farm…
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An Ohio health agency is providing a state university with a $400,000 grant to educate first responders, law enforcement, emergency departments and behavioral specialists about how to deal with potential adverse psychedelic experiences as more people use the substances for medical or recreational purposes. Amid the expanding psychedelics reform movement, there’s been increased attention to…
Ohio Health Agency Grants $400,000 To Fund Psychedelics Education And Read More »
[PRESS RELEASE] – TOWSON, Md., Oct. 22, 2025 – Curio Wellness, a leading U.S. cannabis brand and vertically integrated operator, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire four high-volume retail dispensaries in Missouri operating under the Greenlight brand. The locations expand Curio’s best-in-class retail portfolio and presence in Southeast Missouri, increasing access to Curio products and…
Curio Wellness Acquires 4 Greenlight Dispensaries in Missouri Read More »
A popular independent craft spirits distillery says it’s scaling back its operations—due in part to the fact that more adults are choosing marijuana over alcohol. Heritage Distilling Company, Inc.–which has distillery locations for its whiskey and other spirits in Oregon and Washington State where cannabis is legal—said on Thursday that a confluence of factors informed…
Whiskey Company Scales Back Operations, Citing ‘Consumer Shifts’ Toward Marijuana Read More »
The Justice Department is asking the U.S. Supreme Court for more time to submit briefs in a case justices recently agreed to hear that concerns the constitutionality of a federal ban on gun ownership by people who use marijuana and other drugs. In a motion from the Trump administration that was sent to the court…
Trump DOJ Asks Supreme Court For Delayed Schedule In Case Read More »
