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PolicyA new GAO report just put the brakes on the DEA's marijuana rescheduling hearing
The DEA's chief judge paused the full-rescheduling proceeding while he weighs whether to let a watchdog report into the record, with a response due October 13.
The Crushed Desk · 1w ago · 4 min read
BusinessCuraleaf sweetens its Aurora offer by 25 percent, and Aurora still isn't opening the books
The raised bid is 0.4013 Curaleaf shares plus US$1 cash per Aurora share, with the deadline pushed to December 4.
1w ago · 4 min read
DropsCuraleaf's liquid-extract inhaler gets a first-of-its-kind green light in Australia
The Que Medical Inhalation Device cleared Australia's TGA and New Zealand in September, extending a platform already certified in the EU.
1w ago · 3 min read
CultureAn LA mayoral hopeful wants weed cafes open before the 2028 Olympics and a much lighter tax
Councilmember Nithya Raman would swap the flat 10 percent tax for a 0.25 to 6 percent sliding scale and pilot consumption cafes.
1w ago · 4 min read
BusinessNew York just posted its biggest cannabis quarter ever, but prices keep sliding
Q3 sales hit $512.6 million, yet the average price fell about 8 percent since January as the store count climbed past 1,000 licenses.
1w ago · 4 min read
ScienceMinnesota's autism patient data shows symptom relief, with big asterisks
State data on 1,811 autistic patients shows many reporting less anxiety and depression, but there is no control group.
1w ago · 4 min read
ScienceCannabis is the go-to for premenstrual mood symptoms, a Hopkins survey finds
Thirty percent of respondents used cannabis for premenstrual mood symptoms, but the study measured use, not whether it works.
1w ago · 4 min read
PolicyCalifornia will make shops hand out measuring cups with multi-serving THC drinks
AB 2532, signed October 1, requires free dosing devices and clearer serving labels on multi-serving cannabis beverages starting July 2027.
1w ago · 3 min read
CultureHouston's DA is running a one-day clinic to wipe old weed cases off the books
Harris County's Clean Slate Day offers free on-site expunctions for young adults with dismissed marijuana possession and other misdemeanor charges.
2w ago · 3 min read
BusinessAurora and Curaleaf are now fighting over a stock sale, not just a takeover
Aurora asked Canadian regulators to force Curaleaf to fix its hostile-bid paperwork, days after Curaleaf tried to block Aurora's own stock offering.
2w ago · 4 min read
DropsThe U.S. Virgin Islands just started growing its first legal cannabis crop
A St. Croix cultivator received the territory's first Certificate to Operate, more than three years after its cannabis law was signed.
2w ago · 3 min read
PolicyPennsylvania's path to legal weed runs through three state Senate seats
House Speaker Joanna McClinton says flipping a trio of Senate races in November could finally clear the way for recreational legalization in 2027.
2w ago · 4 min read
PolicyMassachusetts voters are not interested in un-legalizing weed
A new UNH poll has 71% of likely voters opposed to Question 8, the November measure that would shut down the state's adult-use retail market.
2w ago · 3 min read
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