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Bipartisan Poll Signals Growing Momentum for Federal Legalization
LOS ANGELES – A fresh survey of registered voters reveals that a slim majority of Americans now favor legalizing Cannabis at the federal level, with notable crossover appeal among Republicans following President Donald Trump's recent ...
California Allocates $30M in Cannabis Research Grants
SACRAMENTO – California's Department of Cannabis Control has disbursed nearly $30 million to support 22 academic projects examining Cannabis's influence on public health, environmental practices, and the regulated market. The funding, drawn from taxes on ...
Cannabis Market’s Hidden Scale: New Estimates Point to $90B U.S. Potential
LOS ANGELES – Viridian Capital Advisors' latest Chart of the Week dives into recreational Cannabis sales across nine mature markets (Michigan, Montana, Alaska, New Mexico, Massachusetts, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, and Nevada) to gauge true consumer ...
Poll Finds Broad Voter Support for Legal Hemp with Stricter Safeguards
WASHINGTON – A national survey released this week reveals that a solid majority of American voters back the continued legality of consumable hemp products, provided federal authorities introduce tougher safety and licensing rules aimed at ...
Alternaleaf Rolls Out Targeted Cannabis Program for UK Women’s Health Issues
LONDON – Alternaleaf, the United Kingdom's online medical Cannabis clinic, launched a new service this week aimed at treating gynecological and hormonal disorders with therapies involving Cannabis. The initiative marks the first of its kind ...
The Geneva Opium Conference and The Century-Long Campaign Against Cannabis
LOS ANGELES – In the early 20th century, a pivotal moment in the global history of Cannabis regulation unfolded at the Geneva Opium Conference, held from November 1924 to February 1925. Organized by the League ...
Missouri Cannabis Sales Fall to $118.9M in September
ST. LOUIS – Retailers in Missouri reported $118.9 million in Cannabis sales for September, a drop from the previous month's total and the second-lowest figure of the year so far. The decline of about 9% ...
Bipartisan Poll Signals Growing Momentum for Federal Legalization
LOS ANGELES – A fresh survey of registered voters reveals that a slim majority of Americans now favor legalizing Cannabis at the federal level, with notable crossover appeal among Republicans following President Donald Trump's recent ...
California Allocates $30M in Cannabis Research Grants
SACRAMENTO – California's Department of Cannabis Control has disbursed nearly $30 million to support 22 academic projects examining Cannabis's influence on public health, environmental practices, and the regulated market. The funding, drawn from taxes on ...
Cannabis Market’s Hidden Scale: New Estimates Point to $90B U.S. Potential
LOS ANGELES – Viridian Capital Advisors' latest Chart of the Week dives into recreational Cannabis sales across nine mature markets (Michigan, Montana, Alaska, New Mexico, Massachusetts, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, and Nevada) to gauge true consumer ...
U.S. Legal Cannabis Market Forecasted to Surpass $31 Billion in Sales in 2024
LOS ANGELES- In a notable advancement for the cannabis industry, legal sales in the United States are forecasted to exceed $31 billion this year, according to an economic forecast from Whitney Economics, a consultancy specializing ...
PharmAla Biotech and Cortexa Supply GMP Psilocybin for Therapeutic Use in Australia
LOS ANGELES- PharmAla Biotech Holdings Inc., in collaboration with Cortexa Pty. Ltd., has achieved supplying Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Psilocybin for therapeutic use to a patient under the Australian authorized prescriber scheme, marking what the ...
Utah to Launch Psilocybin and MDMA Pilot Program for Behavioral Health Treatment
NEW YORK-Utah is set to introduce a pioneering pilot program that will allow select hospitals to administer psilocybin and MDMA to patients for behavioral health treatment starting in May, after Governor Spencer Cox opted to ...
Massachusetts Considers Legalizing Therapeutic Psychedelics
LOS ANGELES- Last week, the Massachusetts legislature's Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions convened a hearing to deliberate on a proposed initiative aiming to legalize the therapeutic use of natural psychedelics. The measure, which seeks ...
Week In Review: First Year of Legal Cannabis Sales Brings $1.1 Billion to Maryland; Nebraska Advocates Submit Over 114,000 Signatures for Medical Cannabis Campaign
LOS ANGELES–Welcome to the far too-exciting world of cannabis and psychedelics, where it’s a tale of two markets with some states doing amazingly well. And some, well...they're not doing so well (hello New York). Let's ...
Week In Review: Minnesota’s Hemp-Derived THC Market Generates Over $10 Million in Taxes: Delaware Governor to Decide on Pathway for Medical Cannabis Companies to Enter Adult-Use Market:
LOS ANGELES–Welcome to the far too-exciting world of cannabis and psychedelics, where it’s a tale of two markets with some states doing amazingly well. And some, well...they're not doing so well (hello New York). Let's ...
Week In Review: Massachusetts Approves Historic Maritime Cannabis Transport; NCAA Removes Cannabis from Banned Substance List; Brazil Decriminalizes Cannabis; Maryland Launches Cannabis Workforce Development Program
LOS ANGELES–Welcome to the far too-exciting world of cannabis and psychedelics, where it’s a tale of two markets with some states doing amazingly well. And some, well...they're not doing so well (hello New York). Let's ...
Week In Review: California State Fair Introduces Cannabis Sales & Consumption Areas; Cannabis Legalization Yields >$20 Billion in Tax Revenue; New York Task Force Shuts Down Over 100 Illegal Cannabis Dispensaries in Three Weeks
LOS ANGELES–Welcome to the far too-exciting world of cannabis and psychedelics, where it’s a tale of two markets with some states doing amazingly well. And some, well...they're not doing so well (hello New York). Let's ...
Week In Review: Canopy Growth to Fully Acquire Acreage Holdings in Strategic Expansion: California Reinvests Cannabis Tax Revenue to Support Communities: Vermont Medical Cannabis Patient Appeals Denial of Unemployment Benefits to State Supreme Court:
LOS ANGELES–Welcome to the far too-exciting world of cannabis and psychedelics, where it’s a tale of two markets with some states doing amazingly well. And some, well...they're not doing so well (hello New York). Let's ...
Week In Review: Texas Poll Shows Majority Support for Cannabis Legalization; Federal Moves to Reclassify Cannabis: Missouri Allocates $19 Million in Cannabis Tax Revenue to Veterans, Treatment Programs, and Public Defense
LOS ANGELES–Welcome to the far too-exciting world of cannabis and psychedelics, where it’s a tale of two markets with some states doing amazingly well. And some, well...they're not doing so well (hello New York). Let's ...
Week In Review: U.S. Historic Policy Shift on Cannabis; Canopy Growth Raises $50 Million; Thailand Steps Back from Legalization; Canada Exports Boom
LOS ANGELES–Welcome to the far too-exciting world of cannabis and psychedelics, where it’s a tale of two markets with some states doing amazingly well. And some, well...they're not doing so well (hello New York). Let's ...
Week In Review: New York Faces Challenges with Illicit Cannabis Shops: New Hampshire Senate Committee Approves Cannabis Legalization Bill
LOS ANGELES–Welcome to the far too-exciting world of cannabis and psychedelics, where it’s a tale of two markets with some states doing amazingly well. And some, well...they're not doing so well (hello New York). Let's ...
Week In Review: DEA Reschedules Cannabis At Last; Schumer Reintroduces CAOA; Georgia Governor Enacts New Hemp Law; Minnesota Updates Cannabis Laws
LOS ANGELES–Welcome to the far too-exciting world of cannabis and psychedelics, where it’s a tale of two markets with some states doing amazingly well. And some, well...they're not doing so well (hello New York). Let's ...
Week In Review: MedMen Winds Up Wound Up; U.S. & State Legislators Address Diverse Cannabis-Related Issues; Study Finds THC Increases Survival Time in Palliative Patients; Dutchie Falls Over on 420…Again
LOS ANGELES–Welcome to the far too-exciting world of cannabis and psychedelics, where it’s a tale of two markets with some states doing amazingly well. And some, well...they're not doing so well (hello New York). Let's ...
Week In Review: Kentucky Advances Medical Cannabis Licensing Schedule; Massachusetts Dispenses Social Equity Grants; California Advances Psychedelics Bill
LOS ANGELES–Welcome to the far too-exciting world of cannabis and psychedelics, where it’s a tale of two markets with some states doing amazingly well. And some, not so well. Let's get to it! Cannabis Industry ...













































