BUSINESS
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Indoor cannabis processing business in Alexandria approved
by Al Edenloff on March 24, 2026
It's located in a general business zone at 503 North Nokomis.
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City Council approves 2 local cannabis registrations
by Sarah Stultz on March 24, 2026
The Albert Lea City Council voted 5-1 Monday to approve retail cannabis registrations for two local companies, bringing the number of approved dispensaries in the city up to four.
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Albert Lea City Council approves two cannabis registrations
by Jacob Kappenman on March 24, 2026
The Albert Lea City Council voted to approve two cannabis registrations at its meeting on Monday night.
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Bipartisan Bill Eyes Boosting Cannabis Business Investment
by @law360 on March 23, 2026
Members of Congress have reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would create a safe harbor for state-regulated marijuana businesses to access traditional business services without threat of federal enforcement and potentially be listed on securities exchanges.
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Marijuana market continues to expand in SD border town
by Fiona Sullivan on March 23, 2026
Over the past months, the city of Luverne, MN, has seen more cannabis dispensaries pop up after the sale of recreational marijuana at non-tribal dispensaries was solidified last September.
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Massachusetts Lawmakers Grill Anti-Marijuana Campaign Spokesperson About Ballot Measure To Roll Back Legalization
by Kyle Jaeger on March 24, 2026
Massachusetts lawmakers weighing a ballot proposal to roll back the state’s voter-approved marijuana legalization law had some pointed questions for a spokesperson representing the anti-cannabis campaign, with several signaling skepticism about the motivations behind the repeal measure and its implications for consumers and businesses. At a hearing before the Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions on
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Bipartisan Bill Eyes Boosting Cannabis Business Investment
by @law360 on March 23, 2026
Members of Congress have reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would create a safe harbor for state-regulated marijuana businesses to access traditional business services without threat of federal enforcement and potentially be listed on securities exchanges.
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Marijuana market continues to expand in SD border town
by Fiona Sullivan on March 23, 2026
Over the past months, the city of Luverne, MN, has seen more cannabis dispensaries pop up after the sale of recreational marijuana at non-tribal dispensaries was solidified last September.
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Anti-marijuana ballot campaign faces Mass. lawmakers' questions
by Bryan Hecht on March 23, 2026
The hearing was a rare face-to-face meeting of advocates from either side of the cannabis legalization issue.
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Texas moves to ban THC-A products, shaking up hemp industry
by Daryl Matthews on March 23, 2026
The change, set to take effect March 31, could force retailers across the state to pull popular products from shelves and quickly adjust their business models.
CBD
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New Research Shows Cannabis Compounds May Boost Liver and Heart Health
by Scott 'Future' Felstead on March 24, 2026
New research reveals how CBD and CBG may help reduce fatty liver (MASLD), improve insulin sensitivity, and support heart health. Discover the science, benefits, and what it means for men’s fitness.
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Feds announce hemp CBD and THC Medicare coverage details (Newsletter: March 24, 2026)
by Tom Angell on March 24, 2026
UT gov signs psychedelics bill; Canadian Conservative leader’s marijuana stance; CO cannabis biz compliance checks; GA medical marijuana expansion Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… Free to read
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CBD Skin Care Market
by Market.us on March 24, 2026
CBD Skin Care Market size is expected to reach USD 14.8 Billion by 2035 from USD 2.4 Billion in 2025, at a CAGR of 20.2%
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Ohio intoxicating hemp ban takes effect
by By MEGAN HENRY Ohio Capital Journal on March 23, 2026
Includes THC, CBD beverages
CRIME
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Gardai arrest employee after €110,000 cannabis seizure at Dublin HQ of Bauer Media
by Michael O'Toole on March 24, 2026
The man was targeted in an intelligence led operation involving gardai and customs that saw the drugs seized at Bauer's Marconi House in Dublin, home to TodayFM and Newstalk
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Drug mule left luggage containing €600k of cannabis at Dublin Airport after ‘crisis of conscience’
by Crime World on March 24, 2026
Lee Somers (31) had just come off a flight from Canada and was due to travel onto Scotland.
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Mechanic jailed after accepting cannabis from garda dressed as a delivery man
by Crime World on March 24, 2026
The garda had been dressed as a delivery man and the package was intercepted by An Post.
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Man arrested after gardaí seize €110,000 of cannabis at Dublin office of Bauer Media radio group
by Robin Schiller on March 24, 2026
Gardaí have seized over €100,000 worth of drugs following an operation at the Dublin office of Ireland’s largest independent radio group.
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Mississippi Bills To Expand Medical Marijuana Access Head To Governor's Desk
by Tom Angell on March 24, 2026
Mississippi lawmakers have sent a pair of bills to expand medical marijuana access to the governor’s desk. One of the proposals, known as the “Right to Try Medical Cannabis Act,” would create a pathway for patients who don’t have one of the state’s specific delineated qualifying conditions to become eligible for legal marijuana access. Under
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Feds announce hemp CBD and THC Medicare coverage details (Newsletter: March 24, 2026)
by Tom Angell on March 24, 2026
UT gov signs psychedelics bill; Canadian Conservative leader’s marijuana stance; CO cannabis biz compliance checks; GA medical marijuana expansion Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… Free to read
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CBD Skin Care Market
by Market.us on March 24, 2026
CBD Skin Care Market size is expected to reach USD 14.8 Billion by 2035 from USD 2.4 Billion in 2025, at a CAGR of 20.2%
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Feds Detail Plan To Cover Up To $500 In Hemp CBD And THC Products For Medicare Patients Under Program Launching Next Week
by Kyle Jaeger on March 23, 2026
Patients enrolled in select federal health insurance programs could have up to $500 of hemp-derived products covered each year beginning as early as April 1, according to new details about the cannabis initiative that’s being implemented by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The CBD-focused plan will also allow a certain amount of
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CBD and CBG may ease fatty liver disease
by Lauren Koong on March 23, 2026
New research suggests cannabis compounds CBG and CBD may ease fatty liver disease, a condition affecting millions of people.
CULTURE
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Cannabis Strains For Your Modern Personality Type
by Sarah Johns on March 23, 2026
The Fresh Toast - Find the best cannabis strains for your modern personality type, whether introverts, extroverts, or otroverts.
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Opinion: Open dialogue, education can change cannabis culture in the UCLA community
by @dailybruin on March 23, 2026
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.
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420 with CNW - Federal Agencies Retain Employee Marijuana Testing Guidelines
by Investing News Network on March 20, 2026
2026-03-20 16:25:00 ET The U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS) announced that federal workplace drug testing programs will continue screening for cannabis metabolites, maintaining the current approach. As things stand, firms like Innovative Industrial Properties Inc. (NYSE: IIPR...
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Steve DeAngelo Talks Smuggling Weed And Why Legalization Still Isn’t Working In Jerry Chu’s New Podcast Video
by https://www.facebook.com/javierhasse/ on March 20, 2026
The first episode of Jerry Chu’s new long-form video podcast, produced with En Volá and distributed through High Times’ YouTube channel, opens with Steve DeAngelo on legacy cannabis, corporate drift, hemp wars and the legalization fight he says the industry still hasn’t finished.
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Hemp Retailers Say New Virginia Cannabis Law Would Shut Them Down
by RVA Staff on March 19, 2026
Virginia hemp businesses are urging Governor Spanberger to amend a new cannabis bill that imposes a 2mg THC cap, warning it could eliminate most products and force closures. More than 1,500 small businesses and farmers say the legislation threatens Virginia’s $562 million hemp industry.
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Cannabis Strains For Your Modern Personality Type
by Sarah Johns on March 23, 2026
The Fresh Toast - Find the best cannabis strains for your modern personality type, whether introverts, extroverts, or otroverts.
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Opinion: Open dialogue, education can change cannabis culture in the UCLA community
by @dailybruin on March 23, 2026
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.
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OBN seizes 5,136 plants, 1525 pounds of processed marijuana in Locust Grove
by FOX23.com News Staff on March 21, 2026
The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics seized 5,136 plants and 1,525 pounds of processed marijuana while serving a search warrant at an illegal grow in Locust Grove.
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420 with CNW - Federal Agencies Retain Employee Marijuana Testing Guidelines
by Investing News Network on March 20, 2026
2026-03-20 16:25:00 ET The U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS) announced that federal workplace drug testing programs will continue screening for cannabis metabolites, maintaining the current approach. As things stand, firms like Innovative Industrial Properties Inc. (NYSE: IIPR...
EDIBLES
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Up in smoke: Ohio rolls back some weed and hemp laws and adds new restrictions
by Frank W. Lewis on March 24, 2026
Ohio's new marijuana laws are now in effect, rolling back rules for recreational use voters approved in 2023 and adding new ones.
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Canadian cannabis sales, licensed space up as extracts and edibles gain market share
by Sarah Clark on March 24, 2026
The latest sales and inventory figures from Health Canada indicate that total cannabis sales in the medical and recreational markets were up 21% in Q3...
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Willits Man Arrested for Selling THC-Laced Popcorn to Kids
by Staff on March 21, 2026
A hot-buttered high turns rancid…
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Healthier options coming to hospital cafeterias | Hartford Hospital
by hartfordhospital.org on March 20, 2026
Learn more about News Detail at hartfordhospital.org
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Up in smoke: Ohio rolls back some weed and hemp laws and adds new restrictions
by Frank W. Lewis on March 24, 2026
Ohio's new marijuana laws are now in effect, rolling back rules for recreational use voters approved in 2023 and adding new ones.
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Canadian cannabis sales, licensed space up as extracts and edibles gain market share
by Sarah Clark on March 24, 2026
The latest sales and inventory figures from Health Canada indicate that total cannabis sales in the medical and recreational markets were up 21% in Q3...
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Howland woman arrested with pot-infused crispy rice, other marijuana edibles
by Mike Gauntner on March 23, 2026
Police say the woman was also hiding a bottle of Xanax between her thighs.
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Healthier options coming to hospital cafeterias | Hartford Hospital
by hartfordhospital.org on March 20, 2026
Learn more about News Detail at hartfordhospital.org
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Last call for hemp THC beverages in Ohio bars, restaurants ahead of state ban
by Margaret Jackson on March 18, 2026
It's last call for hemp THC beverages sold outside of cannabis retailers in Ohio, where hemp products are an estimated $2 billion industry.
JOBS
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Medical marijuana patients could lose employment if new law passes
by Dylan Brown / KFOR on March 19, 2026
A new effort at the Oklahoma State Capitol could put thousands of medical marijuana patients’ employment on the line if it passes in the coming weeks.
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This Ontario woman failed RCMP background check because one of her Facebook friends is a gangster
by Adrian Humphreys on March 17, 2026
Federal Court intervenes after a worker failed her mandatory background security check for her legal cannabis job over a social media link.
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Trulieve Cannabis slashes 58 jobs at Florida call center
by Chris Roberts on March 3, 2026
It's the first mass layoff in Florida for the publicly traded marijuana multistate operator since 2023.
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Cannabis Company Trulieve Reportedly Cutting 58 Jobs at Florida Call Center
by Ben Munson, Editor, Cannabis Equipment News on March 3, 2026
The layoffs are impacting a call center in Clearwater.
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Medical marijuana patients could lose employment if new law passes
by Dylan Brown / KFOR on March 19, 2026
A new effort at the Oklahoma State Capitol could put thousands of medical marijuana patients’ employment on the line if it passes in the coming weeks.
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Oklahoma House cans employment bill seeking to expand marijuana usage ban
by Barbara Hoberock on March 12, 2026
House lawmakers on Thursday defeated a measure that would give employers more leeway to fire individuals for using medical marijuana.
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Trulieve Cannabis slashes 58 jobs at Florida call center
by Chris Roberts on March 3, 2026
It's the first mass layoff in Florida for the publicly traded marijuana multistate operator since 2023.
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Cannabis retailer cutting 58 jobs in Clearwater
by Louis Llovio on March 2, 2026
Trulieve is laying of the employees at a call center in the city.
POLITICS
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Where does medical marijuana stand in the Mississippi Legislature?
by Bea Anhuci on March 24, 2026
Big dreams for medical marijuana this session were mostly dashed. Two bills survived a Senate committee and await the governor's signature.
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Lawmakers critique ballot initiative that would re-criminalize recreational marijuana sales
by Colin A. Young | State House News Service on March 24, 2026
Lawmakers cast a skeptical eye Monday towards a ballot initiative that would essentially undo 2016's vote to legalize marijuana.
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Texas will ban smokeable hemp cannabis on March 31. Here’s what you need to know.
by Texas Tribune,Stephen Simpson on March 24, 2026
New rules from state health officials ban smokeable intoxicating hemp products, including pre-rolled joints and hemp flower.
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Opinion | Too many people are engaging in risky behavior with marijuana
by Editorial Board on March 24, 2026
Public education is needed on how to consume responsibly.
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Anti-marijuana ballot campaign faces Mass. lawmakers' questions
by Bryan Hecht on March 23, 2026
The hearing was a rare face-to-face meeting of advocates from either side of the cannabis legalization issue.
SCIENCE
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New York approves cannabis for anxiety. Science says it may not help
by Grace Jiang on March 23, 2026
A Lancet Psychiatry study found no evidence cannabinoids treat anxiety, PTSD. In NY, any practitioner can certify a patient for medical cannabis for any condition they deem appropriate.
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Yale and McGill Collaborate to Expand Cannabis Research
by Yale School of Medicine on March 20, 2026
The Yale Center for the Science of Cannabis and Cannabinoids (YC-SCAN²) on March 11 announced a new collaboration with the McGill Research Centre for Cannabis (MRCC), marking an important step toward strengthening international partnerships in cannabis and cannabinoid research.
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Huge study finds no evidence cannabis helps anxiety, depression, or PTSD
by ScienceDaily on March 20, 2026
The largest review of medicinal cannabis to date found it doesn’t effectively treat anxiety, depression, or PTSD—despite millions using it for those reasons. Researchers warn it could even make mental health worse, raising risks like psychosis and addiction while delaying proven treatments. Some limited benefits were seen for conditions like insomnia and autism, but the evidence is weak. The findings are fueling calls for stricter oversight as cannabis use continues to rise.
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AI Promises to Accelerate Weed Science Advancements
by Brittany on March 19, 2026
WESTMINSTER, Colo. — The Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) and its member scientists are continually exploring ways to facilitate increased knowledge concerning weeds and...
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Cannabis Compounds May Reverse Fatty Liver Disease, Study Suggests
by Carly Cassella on March 19, 2026
Without causing a high.
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New U.S. law promises to light up marijuana research
by newsfromscience on March 23, 2026
Biden signs bill streamlining pot studies and production for research
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Cannabis research database shows how U.S. funding focuses on harms of the drug
by newsfromscience on March 23, 2026
Analysis of 50 funders finds cannabis treatment research is growing slowly
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Oldest evidence of marijuana use discovered in 2500-year-old cemetery in peaks of western China
by newsfromscience on March 23, 2026
THC levels in braziers show mourners along the ancient Silk Road inhaled
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United States set to allow more facilities to produce marijuana for research
by newsfromscience on March 23, 2026
Drug Enforcement Administration opens door to more cannabis growers to supply drug for research
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News at a glance: Antibioticmaking clams, marijuana for research, and China’s ‘Friedmann’
by newsfromscience on March 23, 2026
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