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Oct 14, 2026

Midterm Elections Carry Real Stakes for Cannabis Policy Nationwide

Voters head to the polls on November 3, 2026, in races that will shape cannabis policy at every level of government. Federal rescheduling, state gubernatorial contests, and a handful of ballot

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Aug 25, 2026

Nevada City Council Moves Toward Loosening Cannabis Retail Rules

Nevada City is edging toward a policy shift that operators elsewhere in Northern California will want to watch closely. The city council has reached agreement on a set of proposed amendments to its

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Aug 23, 2026

Federal Hemp Rules Shift Again, Leaving Retailers in Limbo

The federal redefinition of hemp is already law. What isn't settled is when it actually bites, and that gap matters more to operators than either side of the debate is letting on. Section 781 of the

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Aug 13, 2026

Federal Hemp Rewrite Threatens to Criminalize Cannabis Seed Sales

A single section buried inside the FY2026 Agriculture Appropriations Act is set to upend the American cannabis seed trade. Signed into law in November 2025, the bill redefines hemp under the

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Aug 10, 2026

Nigeria Customs Seizure Exposes Cannabis and Firearms Smuggling Routes

A single flagged shipping container at Tincan Island Port has surfaced two distinct smuggling operations at once: knocked-down pump-action rifle components and a cache of cannabis-infused consumer

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Jul 22, 2026

States Push Medical Cannabis Protections and Psychedelic Research for First Responders

A wave of state-level legislation in 2025 is quietly reshaping how licensed cannabis markets intersect with occupational health policy - and dispensary operators in affected states need to be paying

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Jul 09, 2026

Virginia Regulators Solicit Industry Input as Retail Cannabis Market Takes Shape

Virginia's Cannabis Control Authority opened a public comment survey on July 6, 2026, giving residents, licensed businesses, and stakeholder organizations until July 21 to weigh in as the

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Jul 06, 2026

Mendocino's Cannabis Economy Collapsed - Here's What Legalization Actually Built

Mendocino County, California, didn't just produce cannabis - it produced the political, economic, and cultural arguments that shaped how every regulated state eventually wrote its cannabis laws.

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Jul 02, 2026

Delaware Lawmakers Override Veto to Stop Zoning From Killing Licensed Dispensaries

Delaware's General Assembly has voted to override Gov. Matt Meyer's veto of Senate Bill 75, a measure that bars local governments from using zoning rules to effectively prohibit state-licensed

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Jul 01, 2026

German Court Rules Planted Cannabis Cuttings Fall Under Regulation, Closing a Retail Loophole

A German cannabis retailer's bid to keep selling rooted cuttings commercially has failed in court. The Administrative Court of Cologne ruled that a cannabis cutting becomes a regulated cannabis plant

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