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PolicyThe fight over Schedule III now has a calendar, and it runs into 2027
Both sides in the appeals-court challenge to April's reclassification have agreed on a briefing timeline that ends in late February, with oral argument hoped for before summer.
The Crushed Desk · 1w ago · 4 min read
ScienceCancer patients who use cannabis say it helps sleep and appetite most, and a third swapped out opioids
A federally supported survey of 186 patients is useful for symptoms, not proof of cause.
1w ago · 4 min read
PolicyNorth Carolina's $3 billion hemp business is counting down to December 11
With the federal hemp THC limit now due in December, North Carolina shops are choosing between pivoting, shrinking and closing.
1w ago · 4 min read
Illinois doubled what you can buy, and sales promptly hit a record
Higher possession limits appear to have turned a flat market around, even as prices keep falling.
1w ago · 3 min read
BusinessTrulieve gets a state order over wastewater from its Monticello grow
Florida regulators say the company sprayed grow-room runoff onto its lawn and past its fence line without a permit.
1w ago · 3 min read
ScienceNew York signs off on a placebo-controlled THC trial for sciatica pain
The state's Cannabis Control Board approved a first-of-its-kind research license for an oral THC solution.
1w ago · 3 min read
CultureSober October poll: two-thirds of cannabis users say weed cut into their drinking
A telehealth survey finds nearly a third of state-legal consumers say cannabis has fully replaced alcohol for them.
1w ago · 3 min read
Rove takes its diamond vape north for its first launch outside the U.S.
The California vape brand put its Minibar line on Ontario shelves, with more Canadian provinces promised.
1w ago · 3 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.
2w 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.
2w 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.
2w 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.
2w 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.
2w ago · 4 min read
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