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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.
2w 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.
2w ago · 3 min read
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.
2w ago · 4 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.
3w 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.
3w 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.
3w 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.
3w 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.
3w ago · 3 min read
PolicyNorth Carolina floats a state-run weed store model, with private growers supplying it
A gubernatorial advisory panel is weighing a hybrid system that borrows North Carolina's own liquor-store playbook and Quebec's cannabis retail approach.
4w ago · 4 min read
ScienceA year of CBD cut seizures in half for many drug-resistant epilepsy patients
A small Spanish cohort study found lasting seizure reduction at 12 months, though the researchers caution their design can't prove CBD caused it.
4w ago · 4 min read
ScienceThe terpene in your vape cart might do more than smell good, early data says
A new review of 17 studies ties beta-caryophyllene to better blood sugar, cholesterol and inflammation markers — in animals, not yet in people.
4w ago · 4 min read
BusinessTerrAscend says the feds sued a company that doesn't exist
The MSO wants a federal judge to toss the government's $8.36 million tax-refund clawback suit over what it calls venue, naming and service errors.
1mo ago · 5 min read