Colorado Tried To Ban Intoxicating Hemp. It Still Made Its Way Into Legal Weed
A new ProPublica investigation found that Colorado banned chemically converted intoxicating hemp on paper, but weak testing rules, enforcement gaps and industry...
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The Last Garden: Maine’s Medical Cannabis Program Under Siege
Maine built one of the most vibrant, patient-driven medical cannabis markets in America. Now a contamination panic, a powerful tracking company and a regulatory...
Big Alcohol’s Push to Save Hemp THC Drinks Comes With a Catch
As a federal ban nears, alcohol industry power players are pushing to keep hemp THC beverages alive by bringing them under their own regulatory system. p The po...
Legal Weed May Bounce Back In 2026. Small Operators Might Not
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 m...
He May Be the Only American Sent to Prison for the Pot Tax
In this first-person commentary, Ryan Richmond argues that after marijuana charges failed, federal authorities turned to tax law—specifically Section 280E—to wi...
Legalization Was Bullshit for Frank Rogers. He’s Still in Prison.
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...
Meet the 19 Experts the UN Chose to Help Shape the Future of Drug Policy
The Commission on Narcotic Drugs’ new 19-member expert panel will help inform the UN’s 2029 global drug policy review, with potential consequences for cannabis ...
Japan Cracks Down on CBN: The End of a Cannabis ‘Gray Area’
Japan moves to ban CBN, closing a legal gray area for cannabis derivatives. The decision reshapes access, markets, and regulation in restrictive environments. p...
Ohio, Texas And South Carolina Are All Tightening Hemp Rules, Just Not The Same Way
Ohio’s new law is now in effect. South Carolina’s Senate chose a narrow regulate-it-don’t-ban-it model. Texas is about to wipe smokable hemp off shelves while s...
Five Years In: What New York Cannabis Got Wrong—and What’s Finally Going Right
Five years after legalization, a Housing Works executive reflects on New York’s cannabis rollout, the challenges operators faced, and what’s finally improving. ...
Even the DEA Says Teen Weed Use Is Down. WSJ Still Ties Teen Access to Legalization. Why Ignore the Data?
WSJ keeps linking teen cannabis access and risk to legalization, but national data and recent studies do not show a youth-use surge. p The post Even the DEA Say...
Steve DeAngelo Talks Smuggling Weed And Why Legalization Still Isn’t Working In Jerry Chu’s New Podcast Video
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 DeAnge...
The FDA Is Done Ignoring CBD. Its Free Ride May Be Over
After years of warning letters, shrugs and legal gray fog, the agency has quietly pushed a CBD compliance and enforcement policy into White House review. That m...
Anti-Cannabis Group SAM Says New York Weed Is Failing. The Data Says Otherwise.
SAM’s latest critique of legalization raises real policy questions, but several of its strongest claims overstate what the current evidence can actually show. p...
The Caribbean’s Cannabis Domino Effect Has a British Tripwire
Grenada’s reform is building regional momentum, but Bermuda’s path runs straight into a UK veto, and the clash reveals where Caribbean legalization spreads, and...
I Was a Cop Who Enforced Marijuana Laws. Now I’m Speaking Out.
A former Virginia cop reflects on enforcing marijuana laws, racial disparities, and the guilt that followed legalization. p The post I Was a Cop Who Enforced Ma...
They Took His Weed. The Court Said They Couldn’t. Now His Own Tribe Won’t Give It Back.
A Minnesota appeals court just ruled the state had no jurisdiction to prosecute an Ojibwe man for cannabis on his own reservation. The decision draws on 40 year...
Virginia Lawmakers Passed A Bill To Free Weed Prisoners. Now It’s Up To The Governor.
Virginia lawmakers have sent a marijuana resentencing bill to Gov. Abigail Spanberger, opening a path for people still incarcerated or under supervision for old...
A Republican Weed CEO Wants To Be Governor. Can Cannabis Be His Bridge Issue?
Duke Rodriguez runs Ultra Health and is running for governor of New Mexico as a Republican. In a moment when “rescheduling” is still only a federal directive, n...
Teens Didn’t Just Discover Weed. So Why Is The Wall St. Journal Acting Like They Did?
Students sneaking substances at school is nothing new. What’s new is blaming legal weed for a behavior high schools have been dealing with forever, despite data...
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