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CultureSan Francisco just voted to let you eat a sandwich at your dispensary lounge
The Board of Supervisors cleared cannabis cafes on a 7-4 first vote, teeing up food, tea, and live comedy inside consumption lounges that used to be sales-only.
3mo ago · 4 min read
PolicyCalifornia Just Destroyed $104 Million in Illegal Cannabis — and Kern County Took the Biggest Hit
A three-month sweep across ten counties eradicated nearly 90,000 plants and netted 17 firearms, as the state's enforcement task force keeps widening its reach.
3mo ago · 4 min read
nuEra and Batch dropped a limited firecracker vape for 710 week
Illinois dispensaries are running deep concentrate and vape discounts through July 12 behind a new frozen-cherry flavor built for the summer.
3mo ago · 3 min read
PolicyWeek two of the DEA hearing: the testimony that isn't happening
As the rescheduling hearing heads toward its July 15 deadline, the loudest complaint is about who wasn't invited to speak.
3mo ago · 5 min read
BusinessCannabis's biggest bankruptcy yet: how AYR's collapse is reshaping three states
AYR Wellness handed Florida, New Jersey, and Nevada to its creditors. TerrAscend just lost Michigan. Vireo Growth is picking up the pieces.
3mo ago · 5 min read
CultureThe stigma is gone — and the fastest-growing customer isn't who you'd guess
A majority of U.S. adults now call marijuana use acceptable. The growth segment brands are chasing is older, not younger.
3mo ago · 4 min read
BusinessCannabis stocks are pricing in a rescheduling win — here's what happens if they're wrong
The MSOS ETF is up 103.7% over the past year with the DEA's July 15 deadline bearing down. That's a lot of hope baked into one ruling.
3mo ago · 4 min read
PolicyThe DEA hearing is underway — and it's taking July 4th off
Two weeks of testimony started Monday at DEA headquarters. The docket pauses for Independence Day, then resumes with the record that decides adult-use's tax fate.
3mo ago · 6 min read
ScienceNew lab data backs up the entourage effect — and complicates how you should read a THC label
A cell-based study finds certain terpenes amplify THC's effect at cannabinoid receptors, meaning two products with identical potency numbers may not hit the same.
3mo ago · 5 min read
DropsNew York's biggest 4th of July drop isn't fireworks — it's diamond powder
Silly Nice restocked concentrates and infused flower at dozens of New York dispensaries for the holiday weekend, from Staten Island to White Plains.
3mo ago · 3 min read
ScienceNew data says medical cannabis is actually helping autistic adults sleep and stress less
An 18-month UK study of 130 autistic adults found consistent gains in anxiety, sleep, and quality of life — with real caveats about the data.
3mo ago · 5 min read
DropsGeorgia's first legal medical flower sale went to an Army veteran named Desi Cleveland
Trulieve's Marietta store rang up the first flower and vape sale under Georgia's new law — here's exactly what he bought.
3mo ago · 3 min read