America’s leading newspaper laments the country’s “marijuana problem,” but the New York Times’ treatment is worse than the disease.
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Illicit market fears arise as Virginia adult-use marijuana launch date debated
Virginia marijuana sales could begin in November, but some advocates want a delay that others say would boost the illicit market.
2026 adult-use marijuana legalization prospects dim as Hawaii, Pennsylvania efforts fade
Will there be any new states with adult-use marijuana legalization in 2026? Advocates are hopeful but chances appear slim.
New Mexico cannabis operators lose federal lawsuit over Border Protection seizures
The nearly $1 million in cash and cannabis taken from New Mexico marijuana operators at U.S. Customs and Border Protection checkpoints was lawfully seized, a federal judge ruled Monday.
Florida spent $4 million in opiate settlement to defeat marijuana legalization
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration never told a statewide advisory board that it would spend opiate-settlement money on an anti-marijuana legalization campaign.
Canada’s massive medical cannabis mistake – and how the US can avoid it
Canada committed a grave error and left medical cannabis patients behind with legalization. The U.S. can avoid this mistake.
Ohio attorney general sues marijuana MSOs, alleging price fixing ‘cannabis cartels’
Ohio’s attorney general accused major publicly traded marijuana multistate operators of running a price-fixing “cartel” in a lawsuit filed Thursday.
Can legal California cannabis sales grow by $1 billion?
If even half the cannabis Californians use comes from the legal market, sales would grow by $1 billion. New state cannabis czar Clint Kellum wants the industry to get there.
Experiment with city-owned marijuana retail begins in Minnesota
A Minnesota city opened one of a handful of government-run cannabis stores on Thursday.
Can Trump marijuana rescheduling break Pennsylvania’s legalization deadlock?
Gov. Josh Shapiro again called on lawmakers to legalize adult-use marijuana during his annual budget address. Will President Donald Trump help?
Will Florida ever legalize adult-use marijuana?
The recent setback suffered by an MSO-funded legalization effort at the hands of Florida elections and law enforcement officials shows how difficult legalizing adult-use marijuana in Florida may be.
Oklahoma governor wants to recriminalize $600 million medical cannabis industry
Oklahoma would be the first state to completely eliminate legal cannabis access if Gov. Kevin Stitt’s call to end a $600 million legal MMJ industry is heeded.
