As President Donald Trump’s shifting tariff policies roil global markets, cannabis companies and ancillary businesses across the U.S. are racing to adapt in real time, confronting rising costs, operational uncertainty, and a strained supply chain heavily reliant on foreign manufacturing. Despite the Trump administration’s focus on revitalizing domestic production, the cannabis industry remains largely dependent […]
A new University of the Texas Politics Project Poll reveals that a vast majority of Texas voters support the legalization of marijuana in some form, signaling growing public pressure for policy change in one of the nation’s most restrictive states on cannabis. The survey, conducted between April 18 and 28, found that 84% of registered […]
The illicit market continues to thrive, and the main consensus on why that’s the case is that taxes on marijuana are too high, making the price difference between legal and illegal weed pretty steep. But apparently this wasn’t clear to California’s legislating body when a 2022 bill was signed into law. That year, the excise […]
The U.S. Supreme Court has granted a request from the federal government to extend its deadline to appeal a key ruling that challenges the constitutionality of a law barring cannabis users from owning firearms. Justice Brett Kavanaugh issued the order last week, approving Solicitor General D. John Sauer’s request to move the decision deadline to […]
There was a moment where it seemed Matt Gaetz would be our next US Attorney General. That passed quickly after it was clear he didn’t have the votes, and now he’s a news anchor on the OAN channel. But one thing that hasn’t changed is his enthusiastic support for legalized marijuana. Recently on an episode […]
Starting the tech companies who have donated and appeared at the inauguration, it’s clear people are catching on to what works in order to get Trump’s attention. The key ingredient is flattery. That seems to be the method of a Political Action Committee who have just released an ad that blasts Biden as the “deep-state” […]
California regulators have indefinitely suspended the license of BelCosta Labs, a prominent cannabis testing facility based in Long Beach, citing serious violations that pose potential risks to public health and safety. In an April 10 letter obtained by MJBizDaily, the state’s Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) ordered BelCosta to halt all operations immediately. The suspension […]
Cannabis businesses and ancillary companies are scrambling to adapt after former President Donald Trump’s sudden imposition—and partial reversal—of sweeping global tariffs sent shockwaves through the economy and jolted cannabis supply chains. Trump’s “Liberation Day” announcement, aimed at upending longstanding U.S. trade policies, slapped hefty tariffs on goods from nearly 90 countries. Though a temporary 90-day […]
It’s been a year since Germany legalized marijuana, which was a big deal for the EU. It’s the third country to do so behind Malta and Luxembourg, but by far the biggest. The way they enacted the legalization was a bit strange: instead of being able to buy weed in a store, you had to […]
Although not as breakneck of a speed as the last time around, Trump’s administration is still pretty quickly shuffling around. There’s a new drug czar coming in to control the Office of National Drug Control Policy, and she seems to be a promising choice. Sara Carter’s job will be to create the agenda around drug […]
