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Issue #005 brings together the week’s major industry developments, compliance guidance, cultivation education, operational best practices, careers, technology and Jointalism™ Fun & Games.
Start with the previous week’s three consequential cannabis-industry developments, then continue into the complete Issue #005 publication.
BUSINESS
Curaleaf commenced the offer Aug. 18, moving past Aurora’s leadership to put the proposal in front of investors.
Marijuana MSO Curaleaf Holdings last week won a major labor case against New Jersey cannabis regulators, who are appealing.
Connecticut first sued the shop's owner in 2024.
"By combining Aurora with Curaleaf, we can create the preeminent, scaled industry leader."
“Opposing a workable regulatory structure because it is not comprehensive cannabis reform risks repeating the very piecemeal approach the cannabis sector has spent years criticizing.” By Dawson Hobbs, Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America The cannabis industry has spent years asking Congress for something more durable than prohibition, enforcement […]
CBD
Canada’s brief hemp flower boom evaporated in 2025 as fields devoted to CBD and other cannabinoids plunged nearly 90%.
Every CBD-for-athletes pitch has sold recovery. A report on 47,522 patients who train and use medical cannabis points somewhere else entirely.
Seven Virginia hemp companies lost their bid to block a new state law on August 14, when U.S. District Judge Robert S. Ballou denied a temporary restraining order that would have prevented…
Thailand's Cannabidiol Oil CBD Consumer Health market operates at the intersection of a mature wellness and dietary supplement culture, a rapidly expanding medical cannabis regulatory framework, and a tourism economy that exposes millions of visitors annually to CBD products in international markets. Following the 2018 legalization of medical cannabis and […]
CRIME
What began as an investigation into a shooting in Baltimore has grown into a superseding indictment for drug trafficking, conspiracy, and money laundering that now includes at least two Chinese nationals with ties to cannabis cartels operating in Maine. Zebin Liu, a Chinese national who held a Maine medical-cannabis caregiver license and operated a Gardiner
Police say the suspect put his pregnant girlfriend in a headlock then fired three times at her as she ran away.
York police seized 4 pounds of marijuana marketed as legal THC-A products from a convenience store after complaints.
A 55-year-old man has been jailed for ten years after police uncovered more than £100,000 worth of cocaine, cannabis, cash and weapons in a West Sussex drugs investigation.
An Aldwick man, who ‘provided cocaine and cannabis to drug dealers’, has been jailed for a decade.
CULTURE
This post was updated Feb. 5 at 7:07 p.m. We pride ourselves on curiosity, questioning mindsets, breaking stereotypes and expanding knowledge at UCLA. Yet one topic is often left in a cloud of haze: cannabis use and its role in higher education.
New York cannabis is developing its own identity through local brands, hash culture, independent dispensaries, equity and uniquely New York products.
Explore how immigration, cultural change, and immigrant entrepreneurship are shaping cannabis culture and business growth across America.
Silly Nice founders head to NYCCE in Bellerose, Queens on August 21 for a 21+ meet-and-greet featuring hash, infused flower and more.
Silly Nice is returning to Culture House NYC in Herald Square with Bubble Hash, Frosted Hash Ball, Diamond Powder and infused Frosted Flower.
EDIBLES
Arizona marijuana information and news. Find AZ marijuana dispensaries, doctors, laws, events, news, and more.
A Brazos County Juvenile Detention Center employee faces felony charges after investigators said he smuggled a THC edible into the facility
While cannabis use more popular than ever, it's not without risks. The American Heart Association's study on cannabis and your risk of heart and vascular issues sheds some light on this concern.
Middlesex County OPP seized a large quantity of cannabis products during a traffic stop on July 27, 2026.
JOBS
States that enact marijuana legalization see jobs in the agriculture sector increase more than they would have without the policy change, according to a new economic analysis from researchers at Texas Tech University. The results, which were presented at the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association’s 2026 meeting last month, found a 9 percent […]
The cannabis industry is continuing to grow in New York State and so are the job opportunities. On Tuesday, the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) in collaboration with the state’s departmen…
Explore August 2026 cannabis job openings across Canada, including roles in retail, cultivation, production, sales, delivery, and more
Parallel says in a letter to state officials that the layoffs are a result of closing two facilities.
Syracuse University, with Green Flower, is teaching aspects of the cannabis industry. Certificate programs in cultivation, product development & medical marijuana prepare students.
POLITICS
"Why would the Attorney General write an order relying upon state diversion controls when DEA and HIDTA intelligence appear to document repeated failures in those same markets?" Duane Boise CEO
Participants in a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) hearing on the Trump administration’s marijuana rescheduling proposal have filed their final briefs in the proceedings—setting up the judge overseeing the matter to issue his recommendation on the reform. DEA, which is charged with defending the proposed move of cannabis from Schedule I of the […]
In April, the federal government moved medical marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under federal drug law.
The ask comes as CCC advances long-discussed plans to let adults to buy and use marijuana at the same establishment.
Democratic voters in Massachusetts strongly oppose a measure on the November ballot to roll back the state’s marijuana legalization law. The new survey of Democratic primary voters from the Suffolk University Political Research Center and The Boston Globe asked, “In November, voters will be asked whether they support keeping or repealing the state law […]
SCIENCE
A drug made up of THC, the main psychoactive component of cannabis, reduced the severity and incidence of nightmares in people with PTSD
Although several synthetically derived cannabis products will be banned on July 31, delta-9 THC products will still remain legal.
THC levels in braziers show mourners along the ancient Silk Road inhaled
A coroner has repeated recommendations made in an earlier inquiry into synthetic cannabis deaths to develop a harm reduction strategy.
Research suggests cannabis suppresses REM sleep, raising questions about memory, emotion and the purpose of dreams.
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