Apr 14 2025
The U.S. Cannabis Roundtable, one of the nation’s leading marijuana industry groups, says it remains in communication with the White House, saying they’re “optimistic about the president acting on cannabis perform”. David Culver, senior vice president of public affairs for the U.S. Cannabis Roundtable, says the group has been told marijuana remains on President Donald …
Apr 14 2025
The Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) has revoked 25 microbusiness cannabis facility licenses during the second round of licensing for the Missouri voter-approved regulatory program for microbusinesses, according to a press release. Per Article XIV, microbusiness licenses are cannabis businesses that operate on a smaller scale than medical or comprehensive licenses. One of the …
Apr 14 2025
The Rhode Island Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) voted today to approve its final regulations governing adult-use and medical cannabis, marking a major step in the full implementation of the Rhode Island Cannabis Act. Immediately following the vote, the CCC will submit the regulations to the Secretary of State’s Office. Per state law, they will become …
Apr 14 2025
The University of Mississippi has launched the Resource Center for Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (R3CR), a new initiative designed to support scientists across the country in navigating the regulatory and scientific hurdles surrounding marijuana research. R3CR will operate within the university’s National Center for Natural Products Research (NCNPR), one of the nation’s leading marijuana research …
Apr 14 2025
As of April 2025, 21 U.S. states have operational adult-use cannabis markets, with Delaware and Minnesota having markets that are launching later this year or early 2026. Each state has a unique framework for taxing and allocating marijuana revenue. Below is a comprehensive overview detailing how each state utilizes recreational marijuana tax revenue, based on …
Apr 14 2025
Hawaii Governor Josh Green has signed into law a measure to expand the state’s pilot program for automatic expungement of certain arrest records, following unanimous approval in both the Senate and House of Representatives. House Bill 132 enhances the Department of the Attorney General’s expungement pilot project—first established under Act 62 of 2024—by broadening the …
Apr 13 2025
In March, legal marijuana sales across 21 recreational states and two significant medical-only states—Florida and Oklahoma—totaled more than $2.1 billion. According to data from state regulatory agencies and commission and the research firm Headset, legal marijuana states in the U.S. sold $2.15 billion worth of marijuana and marijuana products in March, a slight increase over …
Apr 13 2025
Legal marijuana sales in Michigan reached $276,946,009.79 in March, according to a new report released by the Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA), with average prices dropping to an all-time low of $65.14 per ounce. The total includes $276.4 million in adult-use sales and just over $502,000 in medical marijuana. The combined total represents a decline of …
Apr 13 2025
A new clinical trial from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine finds that delta-8 THC (Δ8-THC), a growingly popular hemp-derived cannabinoid, produces psychoactive effects similar to those of delta-9 THC (Δ9-THC), but only when consumed in higher doses. The peer-reviewed study, published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence, involved 19 healthy adult participants with …
Apr 13 2025
Researchers in South Korea have found that an extract made from in vitro-grown cannabis callus tissue may be a valuable new addition to skincare products, thanks to its strong anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. The study, conducted by a team at Dongguk University and published in the journal Plants, focused on Cannabis sativa L. callus extract …
