Rescheduling Reshuffles Cannabis Rules, But Prohibition Stays Intact
The Drug Enforcement Administration's move to shift narrow categories of cannabis into Schedule III is being described in some circles as historic reform. It isn't. Recreational cannabis in every
States Expand First Responder PTSD Treatment Options to Include Cannabis and Psychedelics
A quiet but significant policy shift is moving through state legislatures in 2025, as lawmakers approve measures that go well beyond conventional therapy and prescription medication to address
Illicit Cannabis Ring Dismantled in Gujarat as Armed Trafficking Threat Grows
Enforcement officers in Valsad district, Gujarat, arrested two men and declared three others wanted after a raid on a residential room in Vapi's Chhiri neighborhood uncovered more than 12 kilograms
IM Cannabis Closes Convertible Note Financing as Capital Pressures Mount
IM Cannabis Corp. has closed a US$225,000 convertible note financing through a private placement with an institutional lender, the company announced July 1, 2026. The deal, structured as a note with
FDA Admits Cannabis Fails Old Medical-Value Test as DEA Hearing Sharpens Rescheduling Fight
The second day of the Drug Enforcement Administration's administrative hearing on cannabis rescheduling turned confrontational in the most substantive way possible: opponents of marijuana reform
TerrAscend Acquires Option on Fifth New Jersey Dispensary in $9 Million Deal
TerrAscend Corp. has signed an option agreement to purchase Aunt Mary's Dispensary LLC, a single-location operation in Flemington, New Jersey, for a total of $9 million - extending the multi-state
A Minnesota Dispensary Owner Survives a Brutal Year to Land Full Adult-Use Licensure
After more than a year of operating at the edge of insolvency, Steven Rosenfeldt finally received a state adult-use cannabis license in January for Rosebuds Cannabis Co., his dispensary at 2223 U.S.
Congressional Bid to Block Cannabis Rescheduling Finds Little Support on Capitol Hill
A formal administrative hearing on the Trump administration's marijuana rescheduling proposal opened this week, and the most direct congressional threat to the process - a funding rider that would
Madrid's Live Music Surge Raises Real Questions for Cannabis Retail Event Strategy
Madrid is running one of the densest live entertainment schedules in recent European memory, with major touring acts, multi-day festivals, and residency-style stadium runs stacking up from July
DEA Shuts Pro-Rescheduling Voices Out of Its Own Cannabis Hearing
The Drug Enforcement Administration has structured its upcoming administrative law judge hearing on cannabis rescheduling in a way that is, to put it plainly, unprecedented: seven anti-rescheduling