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PolicyNorth Carolina's top court just ruled — again — that weed smell alone justifies a search
The state's Supreme Court upheld a conviction built on cannabis odor for the third time this year, even though legal hemp smells identical to marijuana.
2mo ago · 4 min read
CultureKristen Stewart's directorial-debut stoner comedy hit theaters this week
"The Wrong Girls," directed by Stewart's wife Dylan Meyer, puts weed-and-telepathy hijinks in front of a real distributor and real reviews.
2mo ago · 3 min read
Vireo's Q2 numbers show what buying your way to 270 dispensaries looks like on paper
Revenue jumped 335% to $209.3 million, mostly on the strength of acquisitions — and Vireo says the roll-up is just getting started.
2mo ago · 5 min read
BusinessCuraleaf just took its Aurora Cannabis buyout public — and hostile
After Aurora's board wouldn't take the call, Curaleaf is pitching a $272 million all-in offer straight to shareholders.
2mo ago · 5 min read
DropsGreen Thumb just opened its 23rd Florida store, stocked exactly like the other 22
RISE Dispensary Port Charlotte is live with the full RYTHM, Dogwalkers and Doctor Solomon's lineup — Green Thumb's playbook for hitting 120-plus stores without changing the menu.
2mo ago · 3 min read
PolicyRhode Island is redoing its cannabis license lottery — this time without the rule that got it sued
A federal court blocked the state's first retail licensing round; the do-over drops the in-state ownership requirement and reopens applications through November.
2mo ago · 4 min read
PolicyMinnesota's cannabis rulebook just got a rewrite — most of it kicked in August 1
Hemp beverages got bigger bottles, hemp operators got a bridge into the licensed market, and the bigger restructuring is still a year away.
2mo ago · 4 min read
ScienceA new rat study says CBD can slow rheumatoid arthritis, not just mask the pain
Chinese researchers found CBD blocked the blood-vessel growth and bone damage that drive RA in an animal model, a mechanism, not a cure, but a specific one.
2mo ago · 4 min read
PolicyTexas just made delta-8 possession a felony overnight
A five-year-old legal fight ended July 31, and Texas's 14,000-plus hemp retailers have to figure out what's left to sell.
2mo ago · 5 min read
THC drinks landed at Lollapalooza for the first time, while Illinois writes the rules that could end it
Señorita's THC margaritas are pouring at Grant Park through August 2, a hemp beverage's biggest stage yet, with an expiration date attached.
2mo ago · 4 min read
BusinessA Sacramento dispensary just went first in California on self-checkout
State regulators signed off on RFID-powered self-checkout at Perfect Union Northside, the first approval of its kind under California's cannabis rules.
2mo ago · 4 min read
CultureMore Americans now use cannabis daily than drink or smoke cigarettes daily
Federal survey data released July 28 shows marijuana has overtaken alcohol and cigarettes as the country's most common daily habit.
2mo ago · 5 min read