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Does federal marijuana rescheduling only apply to medical cannabis?
President Donald Trump only talked about medical cannabis in his Dec. 18 executive order directing marijuana be rescheduled. That’s instructive, a seasoned attorney argues.
Bipartisan proposal could fulfill President Trump’s promise for CBD Medicare coverage
Federal hemp regulations would come from the FDA for the first time under bipartisan legislation introduced Thursday.
Thailand poised to recriminalize cannabis as boom sparks backlash – and boredom
The Thailand cannabis industry, estimated to be worth $1 billion, is poised to shrink or disappear completely.
Study: Cannabis reform lures women, older adults to legal industry
Major legal reforms such as statewide marijuana legalization are how the cannabis industry grows, recent research suggests.
President Trump’s promise to cover CBD via Medicaid in limbo as hemp THC protections stall
Congressional leaders removed language delaying a ban on hemp THC from a spending bill released this week, complicating the picture for CBD treatments promised by President Trump.
Florida law enforcement is arresting adult-use marijuana legalization campaign workers
Florida law enforcement is arresting marijuana legalization campaign workers for alleged fraud amid a widening squabble between the state and an MSO-funded legalization effort.
Florida adult-use marijuana legalization support dips amid DeSantis’ ‘political war’
Voter support for Florida cannabis legalization is declining as state officials continue efforts to thwart adult-use cannabis from appearing on 2026 ballots.
Vic Mensa: How to keep cannabis culture alive in the boardroom
From the block to the boardroom, hip hop and cannabis share a legacy of creativity, resistance, and resilience. As the legal marijuana industry grows, the culture that allowed it to be built must not be left behind.
Georgia under pressure to expand low-THC medical cannabis in 2026
Limited to low-THC oil for now, state lawmakers are under pressure to expand the Georgia medical cannabis program.
Despite fraud allegations, campaign to end $1.6 billion Massachusetts marijuana industry likely to proceed
Elections fraud allegations lodged against the campaign to end Massachusetts’ $1.65 billion adult-use cannabis market may be difficult to prove. Even if the claims that signature-gatherers for a Coalition for a Healthy Massachusetts deliberately misled voters are...
Texas medical cannabis finally poised to boom, but one major obstacle remains
Texas’ medical marijuana program is set to expand significantly and major players are jumping in. But there’s a catch: hemp-derived THC.
