2025 was the first year for the cannabis industry in which sales were down. In 2024, they were $32 billion, and 2025 it landed at $29.94 billion. What’s the deal? MJBizDaily looked into the matter and has decided this has less to do with a decreasing demand, and more to do with price compression, which […]
When Potency Meets Reality: Sharon Stone’s Candid Account Sharon Stone, a celebrated Hollywood icon, recently shared a personal and unsettling story about her struggle with marijuana withdrawal. Her candid admission is turning heads and sparking discussions about how the cannabis landscape has transformed, particularly in terms of potency. Unlike cannabis from decades past, today’s marijuana […]
What Did Jeff Sessions Say About Marijuana? Jeff Sessions, who served as the U.S. Attorney General under President Donald Trump, publicly declared that marijuana poses horrific health risks and lacks any medical value. His comments come against a backdrop of shifting public opinion and expanding legalization of cannabis for medicinal and recreational use across many […]
What Changed: The Reintroduction of the Cannabis Descheduling Bill On July 29, 2026, Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and John Hickenlooper (D-CO), together with a bipartisan group of colleagues, reintroduced legislation that aims to deschedule marijuana federally. This bill proposes to remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), effectively ending federal prohibition and allowing states […]
The Context Behind the Bipartisan Hemp THC Bill Congress has introduced a new bipartisan bill aimed at addressing the legal ambiguity surrounding hemp-derived tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) products. These products, which are extracted from hemp plants containing less than 0.3% delta-9 THC, have surged in popularity but remain in a regulatory gray area at the federal level. […]
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is working his butt off to get all of the Republican Senators to sign off on him becoming the next Attorney General, and within that process he’s being asked the tough questions. Most of those are dealing with his dealings with Epstein, but some of it entails his plans with […]
John Fetterman, Senator from Pennsylvania, has been a huge advocate for marijuana his entire political career. In a press release he put out today, he continues on that streak by stressing his record and lack of momentum in the broader Federal Government. “I’ve always been very pro-weed. In a very libertarian slant: I’m not going […]
Virginia’s Recreational Cannabis Legalization: What’s Changing Virginia is on track to launch its legal recreational cannabis market by 2026, a development that positions the state as a trailblazer in the Southern U.S. This policy shift will allow adults 21 and older to purchase marijuana from licensed retailers, a significant move away from prior restrictions that […]
The Social Shift: Cannabis Moves Toward Mainstream Acceptance What was once a countercultural symbol is increasingly weaving itself into the fabric of American life. Cannabis has transcended its historic stigma to become a widely accepted recreational and lifestyle product in various states. This cultural normalization is driven by evolving social attitudes, generational changes, and the […]
Between the months of April and June of this year, California officials have seized 63,000 pounds of illegal marijuana across the state. The Unified Cannabis Enforcement Task Force was created by Gavin Newsom in 2022 to clean up the illicit market in the state that has remained stubbornly active throughout the years. The 63,000 pounds […]
