A slightly misleading article was posted on NORML that states how many cannabis-related studies have been published in 2025 compared to the years before. The author begins by stating that more than 4,000 scientific papers were published in 2025, which is the 5th consecutive year that this has been the case. These numbers were found […]
For years, cannabis operators, investors and ancillary businesses have operated under the expectation that major federal reform was “just around the corner.” At MJBizCon 2025 in Las Vegas, that familiar anticipation finally felt different. A seismic shift had already occurred, and with President Donald Trump now weighing federal marijuana rescheduling after signing a ban on […]
A Michigan Court of Claims judge has declined to temporarily block a new 24 percent wholesale tax on marijuana, delivering an early setback to cannabis industry groups that argue the levy is unconstitutional and harmful to licensed businesses. In an opinion issued Monday, Judge Sima Patel denied a request for a preliminary injunction in the […]
What is scromiting? It’s a pretty scary sounding side effect of having too much THC in your system. A mashup of screaming and vomiting, the official title is Cannabinioid Hyperemesis Syndrome, or CHS for short. CHS is back in the news because of a new study that came out recently showing that cases of CHS […]
As 2025 winds down, MJBizCon has once again transformed the Las Vegas Convention Center into the global epicenter of the cannabis industry. Tens of thousands of entrepreneurs, cultivators, investors, retailers, and policymakers from around the world streamed through its halls on Wednesday, navigating a maze of booths showcasing everything from cutting-edge cultivation tech to emerging […]
Finally, Virginia has a plan. Ever since possession and cultivation of marijuana was legalized in the state in 2021, it’s been in a sort of limbo. Despite legalization going into effect, Glenn Youngkin, a staunch opponent of marijuana, became Governor and vetoed anything weed-related that hit his desk. His time in office is coming to […]
A newly enacted federal hemp ban tucked into a sprawling government spending bill signed by President Donald Trump last week is sparking alarm among veterinarians, manufacturers and pet owners—many of whom say the policy could unintentionally jeopardize access to CBD therapies for dogs, cats and other animals who rely on them for serious medical conditions. […]
Ron Desantis’s governorship is doing all it can to stop the ballot initiative to legalize marijuana from going forward. Last week we had reported that the group leading the charge for the ballot initiative, Smart & Safe Florida, had successfully submitted their amendment after receiving a bunch of push back and reluctance from Desantis. Now, […]
A new controlled laboratory study suggests that smoking cannabis may significantly reduce how much alcohol people consume—at least in the short term—adding rare experimental evidence to the debate over whether “California sober” habits hold up under scientific scrutiny. Published Wednesday in the American Journal of Psychiatry, the findings show that participants who smoked higher-potency cannabis […]
A federal appeals court has thrown out a firearms conviction after ruling that the underlying charge—possessing a gun as a marijuana user—is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment, escalating a national legal clash over cannabis and gun rights. In a decision Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the conviction of Kevin […]
