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ScienceA low-THC cannabis extract just cleared its biggest autism trial yet
The Harmony Study's 61-child, placebo-controlled trial found NTI164 significantly eased core autism symptoms, with only mild, temporary side effects.
1mo ago · 4 min read
DropsAlabama's medical cannabis market just added its second store — five years after legalization
Callie's Apothecary opened in Talladega on August 29, giving northern Alabama patients an in-state option besides a Montgomery-only drive.
1mo ago · 3 min read
PolicyA Florida grand jury says $10M meant for poor kids' health care funded the fight against legal weed
Investigators traced the money through DeSantis-linked nonprofits and PACs to the campaign that helped kill 2024's marijuana legalization amendment — but found no one to charge.
1mo ago · 4 min read
BusinessJARS just bought its way to Arizona's biggest dispensary network
The Sonoran Roots deal folds eight Ponderosa Dispensary stores into JARS, creating a 27-location chain — and keeping the acquired brands alive under a new owner.
1mo ago · 4 min read
PolicyColorado's governor pardoned 29 more people — and marijuana convictions are still the biggest category
Jared Polis's latest clemency batch pushes his cumulative marijuana pardon count past 4,000, with cases dating back to the 1990s.
1mo ago · 3 min read
DropsWiz Khalifa put his own weed and a hazy IPA brewer behind a new THC seltzer
Kush & Orange Juice pairs Khalifa Kush's name with Atlanta's Scofflaw Brewing in a 5mg and 10mg hemp-derived can, with more flavors already lined up.
1mo ago · 3 min read
CultureFor the first time, Gallup says more Americans smoke weed than cigarettes
A new Consumption Habits poll pegs marijuana smoking at an all-time high of 17% while cigarette smoking hits a record low — and opinion on cannabis remains split down the middle.
1mo ago · 4 min read
DropsBountiful Farms built a whole live rosin line around Massachusetts in-jokes
Blends pairs complementary cultivars into six new 1-gram jars named for Boston-area landmarks — and the preview batch sold out in a week.
1mo ago · 3 min read
ScienceA Swiss nursing-home trial just showed THC/CBD oil cutting rescue sedative doses in dementia patients by almost half
A crossover trial across five Geneva long-term care facilities found residents needed far fewer as-needed antipsychotics and benzodiazepines on cannabis oil than on placebo.
2mo ago · 4 min read
BusinessTrulieve rang the NYSE closing bell — the first cannabis company ever to do it
Two months after listing on the Big Board, Trulieve marked the moment with a bell, a board full of executives, and a balance sheet reshaped by Schedule III.
2mo ago · 3 min read
PolicyThe DEA just made its closing argument for Schedule III — and eight opponents made theirs
Post-hearing briefs filed August 17 show exactly how each side will fight for the record before a judge writes his recommendation.
2mo ago · 4 min read
ScienceA Turkish lab found CBD shuts down the receptor driving HER2 breast cancer — in a dish, not yet in people
New in-vitro research shows CBD suppressing HER2 expression and triggering cancer cell death, and the effect got stronger when paired with an existing HER2 drug.
2mo ago · 4 min read