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California Just Destroyed $104 Million in Illegal Cannabis — and Kern County Took the Biggest Hit
A three-month sweep across ten counties eradicated nearly 90,000 plants and netted 17 firearms, as the state's enforcement task force keeps widening its reach.
1w ago · 4 min read
nuEra and Batch dropped a limited firecracker vape for 710 week
Illinois dispensaries are running deep concentrate and vape discounts through July 12 behind a new frozen-cherry flavor built for the summer.
2w ago · 3 min read
Week two of the DEA hearing: the testimony that isn't happening
As the rescheduling hearing heads toward its July 15 deadline, the loudest complaint is about who wasn't invited to speak.
2w ago · 5 min read
Cannabis's biggest bankruptcy yet: how AYR's collapse is reshaping three states
AYR Wellness handed Florida, New Jersey, and Nevada to its creditors. TerrAscend just lost Michigan. Vireo Growth is picking up the pieces.
2w ago · 5 min read
The stigma is gone — and the fastest-growing customer isn't who you'd guess
A majority of U.S. adults now call marijuana use acceptable. The growth segment brands are chasing is older, not younger.
2w ago · 4 min read
Cannabis stocks are pricing in a rescheduling win — here's what happens if they're wrong
The MSOS ETF is up 103.7% over the past year with the DEA's July 15 deadline bearing down. That's a lot of hope baked into one ruling.
2w ago · 4 min read
The DEA hearing is underway — and it's taking July 4th off
Two weeks of testimony started Monday at DEA headquarters. The docket pauses for Independence Day, then resumes with the record that decides adult-use's tax fate.
2w ago · 6 min read
New lab data backs up the entourage effect — and complicates how you should read a THC label
A cell-based study finds certain terpenes amplify THC's effect at cannabinoid receptors, meaning two products with identical potency numbers may not hit the same.
2w ago · 5 min read
New York's biggest 4th of July drop isn't fireworks — it's diamond powder
Silly Nice restocked concentrates and infused flower at dozens of New York dispensaries for the holiday weekend, from Staten Island to White Plains.
2w ago · 3 min read
New data says medical cannabis is actually helping autistic adults sleep and stress less
An 18-month UK study of 130 autistic adults found consistent gains in anxiety, sleep, and quality of life — with real caveats about the data.
2w ago · 5 min read
Georgia's first legal medical flower sale went to an Army veteran named Desi Cleveland
Trulieve's Marietta store rang up the first flower and vape sale under Georgia's new law — here's exactly what he bought.
2w ago · 3 min read
An Illinois dispensary chain's co-founder just traded his cannabis license for a prison sentence
David Berger booked private jets with cocaine cash for a Mexican trafficker — now he's out at Ivy Hall and headed to federal prison.
2w ago · 4 min read