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23-07-2026

Probation Rules on Medical Marijuana Create Compliance Gap for States

Nearly four million adults in the United States are currently on probation or parole - a population almost double the number held in jails and prisons combined. That figure matters to more than

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23-07-2026

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

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22-07-2026

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

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10-07-2026

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

• Cannabis Business

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06-07-2026

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

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02-07-2026

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

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01-07-2026

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

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30-06-2026

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

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29-06-2026

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

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25-06-2026

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

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