New Canadian Study Links a Decline in the Country’s Beer Sales to Cannabis Legalization

New Canadian Study Links a Decline in the Country’s Beer Sales to Cannabis Legalization

Researchers found a 'substitution effect' in which consumers are actively replacing alcohol with legalized marijuana.A new social and cultural concept is beginning to crop up around the United Stat...
North Carolina Native American Tribe Set to Open the State’s First Recreational Cannabis Dispensary on 4/20

North Carolina Native American Tribe Set to Open the State’s First Recreational Cannabis Dispensary on 4/20

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, which approved a tribal measure last year legalizing adult-use cannabis sales for adults over 21, has set a target date of April 20, 2024, for opening its firs...
South Dakota Set to Join Growing List of States Banning All Hemp-Derived Products

South Dakota Set to Join Growing List of States Banning All Hemp-Derived Products

Last week, the State Senate passed a highly restrictive measure that would effectively prohibit almost all hemp-based products, including CBD.The relentless onslaught against the hemp industry has ...
Top FDA Official Says the Agency is ‘Actively’ Exploring a CBD Regulatory Framework Amid Continuing Criticism for Its Inaction

Top FDA Official Says the Agency is ‘Actively’ Exploring a CBD Regulatory Framework Amid Continuing Criticism for Its Inaction

The agency, feeling pressure from Congressional lawmakers, industry stakeholders, and advocates, is starting to shift its messaging from zero action to the appearance, at least, of some action.The ...
Virginia Bill Increasing THC Limit for Hemp to 1% Rejected by Lawmakers

Virginia Bill Increasing THC Limit for Hemp to 1% Rejected by Lawmakers

The measure would have raised the legal limit for the amount of Delta-9 THC in industrial hemp plants to 1%, along with easing state licensing requirements.There is a famous quote by the legendary ...
Business Licensing for U.S. Cannabis Companies Declined for the First Time in 2023

Business Licensing for U.S. Cannabis Companies Declined for the First Time in 2023

A new report shows that the number of active marijuana business licenses significantly dropped for the first time in America this past year.When it comes to the effects of the prolonged American ec...
Arizona Lawmakers Push New Measure for Cannabis Interstate Commerce

Arizona Lawmakers Push New Measure for Cannabis Interstate Commerce

Hoping to keep up with larger states like California, the bill will only go into effect when the federal prohibition of marijuana ends.America is one of the largest and most diverse countries in th...
Influential Ohio Democratic Senator Decries the House GOP Leadership’s Failure to Enact Adult-Use Cannabis Law

Influential Ohio Democratic Senator Decries the House GOP Leadership’s Failure to Enact Adult-Use Cannabis Law

Calling it a 'disservice' to voters, Senator Nickie Antonio (D) is publicly chastising her Republican colleagues for their lack of meaningful action to expedite the sale of recreational marijuana.T...
Concerns Over Social Equity Priorities Continue to Plague Minnesota’s Adult-Use Market Launch

Concerns Over Social Equity Priorities Continue to Plague Minnesota’s Adult-Use Market Launch

During an update meeting between interim Office of Cannabis Management Director Charlene Briner and state lawmakers, the polarizing issue of social equity licensing arose as a continuing point of c...