The Washington State Department of Health is warning World Cup visitors that marijuana products sold in the state may be stronger than what they are used to. The warning is included in the department’s “Information for FIFA Visitors” guide, which offers health and safety tips for people traveling to Washington during the 2026 FIFA World …
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Legal Cannabis Sales in Canada Reach CA$482.65 Million in April, 2026 Total Nears CA$1.9 Billion
Legal cannabis sales in Canada reached CA$482.65 million in April, according to new data released today by Statistics Canada. The April total represents an increase from CA$460 million in March and CA$439 million in February, while coming in just above the CA$478 million sold in January. Combined, legal cannabis sales in Canada have reached approximately …
Missouri Transfers Nearly $59 Million in Adult-Use Marijuana Funds for Veterans, Public Defense and Drug Treatment
Missouri officials have completed the state’s Fiscal Year 2026 marijuana fund transfers, sending tens of millions of dollars generated through the state’s medical and adult-use marijuana programs to agencies designated under the Missouri Constitution. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) announced Thursday that it has fulfilled its constitutionally required responsibility to transfer …
Connecticut Governor Signs State’s First Tribal Cannabis Agreement With Mashantucket Pequot Tribe
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont and leaders of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation signed the state’s first tribal-state cannabis agreement on Thursday, establishing a legal framework for the tribe to cultivate marijuana on tribal lands. According to the governor’s office, the agreement allows the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe to take part in Connecticut’s regulated cannabis market while …
DEA Selects Participants for June 29 Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has finalized the participants for its June 29 marijuana rescheduling hearing. The hearing, scheduled to begin June 29 at 9 a.m. ET at the DEA Hearing Facility in Arlington, Virginia, will examine whether marijuana should be moved more broadly from Schedule I to Schedule III under the federal Controlled Substances …
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Marijuana Use Alone Does Not Strip Gun Ownership Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously today that the federal government cannot automatically strip marijuana consumers of their Second Amendment rights simply because they use cannabis. In United States v. Hemani, the Court sided with Ali Danial Hemani, a Texas man prosecuted under a federal law that bars “unlawful users” of controlled substances from possessing …
Curaleaf Launches Spanish-Language Medical Marijuana Patient Experience in Florida
Curaleaf has launched a Spanish-language medical marijuana patient experience in Florida, a move the company says is designed to better serve Spanish-speaking patients across one of the nation’s largest medical cannabis markets. The initiative includes Spanish-language in-store kiosks, bilingual print materials, a translated e-commerce storefront through SWEEED, a Spanish-language Curaleaf website and targeted paid media. …
France Health Minister Says Medical Cannabis Regulations Will Be Published in July
France is expected to publish long-delayed regulations for its medical cannabis program in July, a key step toward establishing a broader national framework for patient access. France’s health minister confirmed to Agence France-Presse this week that the regulatory texts needed to move the country’s medical cannabis system forward will be released next month. The rules …
Massachusetts Regulators Approve Emergency Rules to Raise Marijuana License Caps and Purchase Limits
In an effort to meet deadlines prescribed in Chapter 65 of recently approved cannabis legislation, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission today used an emergency process to update regulations to increase license ownership caps and daily purchasing limits. Ch. 65 gave the Commission 60 days from when the governor signed the law on April 19 to …
Best Commercial Rosin Press for High-Volume Labs
By John Carmichael Running a licensed commercial hash lab is not the same as pressing rosin in a garage; you need a rosin press that’s designed for high volumes. Large-scale facilities operate on tight production schedules, strict quality standards, and thin margins that depend on efficiency. Equipment must be reliable, scalable, and manageable by as …
