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 Maryland's hemp firms is taking legal action against the state, challenging what they call unconstitutional cannabis laws and selective enforcement that threatens their businesses. The lawsuit, filed by the Maryland Hemp Coalition, ten hemp firms owners, and consumers, accuses the state of overstepping its authority by regulating hemp-derived...

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Governor Wes Moore today announced additional action to close the racial wealth gap and expand access to work, wages, and wealth for Black Marylanders. Before a congregation of 200 at Bethel AME Church in Cambridge, the governor made official new Just Community designations to prioritize up to $400 million in competitive state inves...

Last week, Gov. Phil Scott signed legislation that affects Vermont's retail cannabis industry.  But the Vermont Cannabis Equity Coalition urged the governor to veto the bill because it says it failed to include any of its top priorities. The coalition fears that the failure to address these issues will result in a sizable number of small growe...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Gretchen Cirwithian can continue visiting Botana Organics, her favorite CBD store, to buy gummies, creams and other items she uses to help relieve anxiety, body aches and insomnia.  Cirwithian, who doesn't drink alcohol, also can ...

ALBANY, N.Y. [WBNG] -- The New York State Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) has announced a statewide recalls of several cannabis products produced by IndoGrow LLC. The recalls come after additional testing revealed the presence of unauthorized pesticides, raising concerns about potential public health risks.  These products were distributed...

Minnesota's journey toward a fully operational adult-use cannabis market reached a historic milestone this week. On Wednesday, the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) issued the state's first-ever recreational cannabis business license. The recipient? Herb Quest LLC, a microbusiness based in Brook Park—a small community in Pine County, ro...

BLUE EARTH– The Faribault County Board of Commissioners met for their regular meeting on Tuesday and one of their items of business was to hold a public hearing concerning a proposed cannabis business. "Betty Berg and Sonny Berg are requesting a CUP (Conditional Use Permit) for a cannabis micro-business with a retail operations endorsement," Planni...

LEXINGTON, Ky. — It's been six months since Kentucky legalized medical cannabis licenses in the commonwealth. Since then, two companies have been selected to start businesses in Lexington.  A former Frisch's Big Boy in Lexington near the Hamburg shopping pavilion could become Fayette County's first medical cannabis dispensary called the "Speak...

PORTLAND, Maine — "Now they're saying, OK, we'll go back to no banks, just put your money in shoeboxes," said caregiver storefront owner Andrew Pettingill, who runs Evergreen Cannabis Company in Portland. Last week, Pettingill got an email from his bank, cPort Credit Union, saying they would close his account on July 31. According to that email, ob...

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The City Council Tuesday voted, 6-1, to increase the city's number of marijuana retail establishments licenses to four.  On a night when the council's main business was approving the fiscal year 2026 budget for the city, the panel also considered revisions to the zoning ordinance that covers cannabis retail establishments....

A group of Missouri hemp business leaders are organizing an initiative petition to allow marijuana and intoxicating hemp THC products to be sold in the same stores as alcohol and tobacco.  The goal of the effort, led by Kansas-City-based hemp business American Shaman and announced on an industry call Monday, is to repeal the 41-page constituti...

Canada's wholesale cannabis industry is experiencing a noticeable slowdown in activity, signaling a shift from the explosive growth seen in the early years following legalization. According to the latest data from Statistics Canada, wholesale sales, prices, and volumes for cannabis merchant wholesalers dropped significantly in April 2025, continuin...

[June 16, 2025] A House bill that could bring broad reforms to the Massachusetts cannabis industry has cleared its first hurdle on Beacon Hill, with potential implications for pot companies and customers across the state.  The legislation would reshape the state's top cannabis regulator, drastically reduce the burdens of opening a medical mari...

The signature skunky cannabis smell— once a telltale sign of a potent strain — may be fading into history. As legal cannabis markets mature and consumer preferences evolve, growers are increasingly breeding plants with more diverse, and sometimes more pleasant, aromas. From citrus to lavender and even freshly baked cookies, today's cannabis smell f...

Canopy Growth (CGC -2.61%) emerged as a leader in the cannabis industry when Canada legalized recreational, adult use of the substance in 2018. Investors had high hopes for the company and the rest of the market but, unfortunately, these hopes have now evaporated. Over the past five years, Canopy Growth has lost 99% of its value, and the company's ...

In a quiet but significant shift, Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) appears to have lifted its long-standing restrictions on cannabis-related search terms across its social media giants, Facebook and Instagram. This development, first reported by Marijuana Moment, suggests that users can now search for terms like "marijuana" and "cannabis" without enco...

A study by researchers associated with the University of Kentucky has found most CBD gummies analysed have inaccurate product labeling.  Labeling issues have plagued the USA's CBD industry for years, and time doesn't seem to be improving the situation.  In this new study, the cannabinoid content of 56 selected CBD gummies available online...

In a significant blow to drug trafficking networks in Kenya, the National Police Service (NPS) announced the recovery of 75 bales believed to be dried cannabis sativa during a targeted operation in Ambalo, located in the Sololo Sub-County of Marsabit County. The successful bust took place on Saturday, June 14, 2025, and resulted in the arrest of tw...