A provincial legislature in Nepal has unanimously approved a bill allowing the regulated cultivation of marijuana for medical and industrial purposes, marking a milestone in the country’s ongoing efforts to revive a legal cannabis industry. The measure, passed by the Gandaki Provincial Assembly, establishes a framework for licensing, regulating and overseeing marijuana cultivation within the …
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DEA Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing Pauses for Day After Moving Ahead of Schedule
The Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) administrative hearing on the proposed federal rescheduling of marijuana is taking a one-day pause today, with proceedings scheduled to resume tomorrow morning, according to an order issued by the chief administrative law judge. The order, signed July 8 by Chief Administrative Law Judge Derek C. Julius, places the hearing in …
Washington Cannabis Stores Continue to Have Far Higher Youth Compliance Rate Than Alcohol and Tobacco Retailers
Washington marijuana retailers had a substantially higher youth access compliance rate in 2025 than stores selling alcohol or tobacco, according to data from the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board’s Youth Access Compliance Checks Dashboard. The dashboard tracks youth access controlled purchase attempts conducted by LCB officers at licensed retail locations selling liquor, cannabis, tobacco …
Missouri Marijuana Sales Reach $129.64 Million in June, First-Half 2026 Total Tops $771 Million
Missouri marijuana retailers sold $129.64 million worth of legal marijuana in June, bringing the state’s total for the first half of 2026 to $771.08 million. The June total includes both medical and adult-use marijuana sales, according to data from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services’ Division of Cannabis Regulation. The agency notes that …
AdvisorShares Discloses 6.26% Ownership Stake in Trulieve Following NYSE Uplisting
AdvisorShares Trust has disclosed a 6.26% ownership stake in Trulieve Cannabis Corp., according to a Schedule 13G filing submitted today with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing shows that AdvisorShares beneficially owns 10,641,152 subordinate voting shares of Trulieve. The disclosure is tied to a June 30 event date and lists AdvisorShares as having …
Montana Legal Marijuana Sales Top $27.8 Million in June, Reach $162 Million in First Half of 2026
Legal marijuana sales in Montana reached $27,860,848 in June, bringing the state’s total for the first half of 2026 to $161,993,766, according to data from the Montana Department of Revenue. June’s total includes $25,251,188 in adult-use sales and $2,609,660 in medical marijuana sales. The monthly total was up slightly from May, when dispensaries reported $27,706,021 …
Michigan Supreme Court: Legal Marijuana Use Can’t Be Banned on Probation Solely Because of Federal Law
The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that courts cannot prohibit people on probation from using marijuana that is legal under state law solely because cannabis remains illegal federally. The unanimous ruling came in the case of Danielle Heaven-Leah Hess, who was sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to third-degree retail fraud. As part of her …
SAM Witness Acknowledges Marijuana Fits Schedule III Definition During DEA Rescheduling Hearing
A key witness for Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), one of the nation’s leading anti-legalization organizations, acknowledged during the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) ongoing marijuana rescheduling hearing that cannabis fits the legal definition of a Schedule III controlled substance. During a cross-examination by the DEA, Dr. Bertha K. Madras, a Harvard Medical School psychiatry professor …
Florida Medical Cannabis Sales Top 11.2 Billion mg of THC, 3.8 Million Ounces of Smokable Marijuana in 2026, Patient Count Nears 935,000
Florida’s medical marijuana market has now surpassed 11.2 billion milligrams of THC and 3.8 million ounces of smokable marijuana sold so far in 2026, according to the newest weekly updates from the state’s Office of Medical Marijuana Use (OMMU). The July 3 report shows that medical marijuana treatment centers dispensed 453,621,704 milligrams of THC and …
Virginia Medical Marijuana Sales Top $90 Million in First Half of 2026
Virginia’s medical marijuana market brought in $90.8 million in sales during the first half of 2026, according to data from the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. The total includes $15.56 million in medical marijuana sales in June, bringing the year-to-date total to $90,823,099 through the first six months of the year. The state also reported 763,694 …
