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Michigan Cannabis Retailer to Surrender License Following Bulk Transactions Directly from Vault
A Michigan cannabis company is being forced to surrender its adult-use cannabis license as part of a consent order with the state after an investigation found the company sold pounds of cannabis...
about 1 month ago
North Carolina House Pushes Back Vote on Intoxicating Hemp Ban After Protests
Lawmakers in North Carolina are pushing back a planned vote on a bill to ban intoxicating hemp products in the state after hundreds of advocates protested in the halls of the legislative building on...
about 1 month ago
Article: Panama Finally Sells Cannabis. It Took Four Years and One Very Bad Decree.
Central America’s first medical cannabis law passed in 2021. The first legal sale happened in January 2026. What went wrong in between is more useful than the milestone itself, especially if you’re...
about 1 month ago
NORML Report: Analysis: Adoption of Medical Cannabis Access Laws Associated With Increased Workplace Productivity, Innovation
Large-scale businesses experience greater financial success following the adoption of medical cannabis access in their states, according to an analysis published in the scientific journal Financial...
about 1 month ago
Puerto Rico Governor Signs Psychedelics Executive Order
“We are moving toward making Puerto Rico a leader in clinical research and opening new opportunities for our patients, researchers, healthcare professionals, and veterans.” By Jack Gorsline,...
about 1 month ago
White House Denies That Push To Protect Hemp From Ban Is Aimed At Boosting Business Interests Of Top Trump Staffer’s Family
A top aide to President Donald Trump may have close family ties to a hemp industry executive, but that has nothing to do with the White House’s push to get Congress to delay the planned federal...
about 1 month ago
Combining THC And CBD From Marijuana Can Improve Dementia Patients’ Quality Of Life, Study Shows
“They were awake, alert, more comfortable and less agitated, and this led to significant improvement in the caregiving quality of life.” By Sarah Ladd, Kentucky Lantern New research—which Kentucky...
about 1 month ago
Verano Challenges Its New Jersey Cannabis Industry Labor Peace Agreement
The cannabis multistate operator Verano Holdings Corp has filed a lawsuit in New Jersey seeking to overturn its labor peace agreement signed with Local 360 of the United Food and Commercial Workers...
about 1 month ago
Survey: Employers Are Testing for Cannabis More Than Two Years Ago
Results from the 2026 Fisher Phillips Flash Survey found that more employers are testing job applicants for cannabis this year than in 2024. The number of employers who test applicants for cannabis...
about 1 month ago
Trump White House Drug Official Claims Marijuana Is Killing People, Calling It ‘The Number One Drug Of Addiction’
An official in the Trump administration’s White House drug office claims that “the number one drug of addiction is marijuana”—arguing that it is important to “remember the victims of marijuana, the...
about 1 month ago
North Carolina Bill To Ban Hemp THC Products Won’t Get A House Vote Until At Least November
“Folks recognize that the current state of our law is not tenable. There are basically no rules.” By Claire Michal, NC Newsline The North Carolina House of Representatives will not vote on a bill...
about 1 month ago
Netherlands Based Recreational Cannabis Foundation Publishes New Report, “Cannabis Regulation in Transition.”
Simone Van Breda writes One year ago, we founded the Recreational Cannabis Foundation with one clear objective: to contribute to evidence-based, responsible and balanced cannabis regulation. In our...
about 1 month ago
Senate amendment would keep hemp THC product ban on track (Newsletter: August 5, 2026)
State AGs push Congress not to undo hemp recriminalization; NC gov wants legal marijuana; Combat sports officials weigh cannabis breathalyzer Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in...
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Australia’s first large-scale hemp manufacturing facility announced – 4 August 2026
Byron Echo An Australian startup building homes from hemp has secured $2 million in NSW government funding to scale its manufacturing from a facility in Toormina, near Coffs Harbour. The investment...
about 1 month ago
USA: 35 AG’s Sign Open Letter To “Close Hemp Loohole” and make sure that extension doesn’t pass
Here’s the letter In Full
about 1 month ago
North Carolina Governor Pushes Lawmakers To Create A ‘Well-Regulated’ Legal Marijuana Market Instead Of Passing A Limited Hemp Bill
North Carolina’s Democratic governor is calling on the Republican-controlled legislature to legalize and regulate marijuana in a way that “protects kids” while lawmakers this week are considering a...
about 1 month ago
Marijuana Business Sues New Jersey Officials In Federal Court Over Labor Union Requirements
“Verano did not want any of these terms. Had it been free to do so, it would not have accepted any of them. In fact, it would have signed no [labor peace agreement] at all.” By Sophie Nieto-Muñoz,...
about 1 month ago
Boxing And Combat Sports Officials Consider Marijuana Breathalyzer Device For Fighters
A company that makes a marijuana breath testing device is pitching its services to boxing and mixed marital arts (MMA) associations as a way to assess recent cannabis use by fighters. “Combat sports...
about 1 month ago
Cannabis Media Council Calls on the Industry to Help Shape the Future of Cannabis Marketing
The cannabis industry has made tremendous strides over the past decade, but one challenge continues to impact every brand, retailer, marketer, and media company: public perception. That’s exactly why...
about 1 month ago
More Americans Report Daily Use of Cannabis than Cigarettes and Alcohol
Data from the 2025 National Survey on Drug Use and Health indicates there are now more daily cannabis consumers in the U.S. than daily cigarette smokers and drinkers, according to a FOX News Health...
about 1 month ago