California Cannabis Awards Honor Top Products and Legacy Advocates
The fifth annual California Cannabis Awards handed out "Best in California" Golden Bear trophies on July 18, recognizing the state's top cultivators, manufacturers and brands across categories
Hemp Businesses Sue Missouri Over Ban They Call Unconstitutionally Vague
A coalition of Missouri hemp businesses filed a federal lawsuit Thursday seeking to block a statewide ban on intoxicating hemp products before it takes effect November 12. Filed in the U.S. District
Instagram paid subscription: what it means for creators
A creator with 40,000 followers and a modest engagement rate can now earn more from 300 paying subscribers than from a brand deal that took three weeks to negotiate. That shift in economics is why
Illinois Tightens Hemp and Cannabis Rules, Putting Operators on Notice
Illinois is moving to close a regulatory gap that has left intoxicating hemp products - delta-8, delta-10, and similar cannabinoid derivatives - operating in a gray zone that licensed cannabis
Arizona's Cannabis Odor Penalty Bill Dies, Sparing Operators a Compliance Minefield
Arizona's SB 1725 - a bill that would have made it a punishable public nuisance to generate what lawmakers defined as "excessive" marijuana smoke or odor - is officially dead for the year after the
Veteran Cannabis Regulatory Attorney Kelly Fair Joins Crestwood Strategies as Principal
Kelly Fair, a seasoned legal and regulatory strategist with more than two decades of experience in cannabis policy, corporate compliance, and mergers and acquisitions, has joined Crestwood Strategies
Virginia Approves Recreational Cannabis Retail, Opening Licensing Path for Operators
Virginia has enacted legislation authorizing recreational cannabis retail sales, making it the first Southern state to build a regulated adult-use market after legalizing possession back in 2021. The
New Real-World Study Pins Five-Minute Hourly Walk as the Fix for Desk Worker Fatigue
A Columbia University Medical Center study published this week in the British Journal of Sports Medicine has done something decades of public health messaging failed to do: it answered the specific
Nebraska's Medical Cannabis Program Enters Year Two With Growers, Regulators Still Finding Their Footing
One year after Nebraska's Medical Cannabis Commission held its first meeting, the state's program is visibly shifting gears - moving from regulatory formation into the harder, messier work of getting
California GOP Candidate Calls Cannabis Taxes Too High, Pressuring Reform Debate
Steve Hilton, the Republican gubernatorial candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump, said California's cannabis taxes and regulations are "too high" - and that the licensed industry is losing