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BUSINESS
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Michigan’s weed industry is getting smaller despite...
by crainsdetroit.com on June 11, 2026
Michigan’s marijuana industry has stabilized over the past three months, but fractures are creeping into CRA’s monthly report as the industry is being crushed by pricing pressure.
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Cannabis Operator Cresco Down 28.5% YTD: How to Play the...
by TradingView on June 11, 2026
Cresco Labs CRLBF remains one of the leading vertically integrated multistate cannabis operators in the United States, though it continues to face a challenging operating environment.While the company’s cost discipline has helped improve efficiency, pricing pressure across key cannabis markets and…
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Cannabis Group Series | DEA Final Order: Marijuana...
by ClarkHillLaw on June 11, 2026
On April 23rd, the DEA issued a final order moving certain marijuana classifications from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). This installment of the Cannabis Video Series, “DEA Final Order: Marijuana Rescheduled Schedule I to Schedule III”, examined this order and the vast impacts that it can and will have on the cannabis […]
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Drug Testing Industry And Pharmaceutical Company Ask Court...
by Tom Angell on June 11, 2026
A industry association that represents drug testing companies and a cannabis-focused biopharmaceutical corporation are asking a federal appeals court to block the Trump administration from moving forward with federal marijuana rescheduling while ongoing litigation challenging the reform is considered—claiming that cannabis is a “dangerous drug that […]
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Record cannabis sales at Aurora, but 2027 revenue and...
by Stock Titan on June 11, 2026
Record $288.6M medical cannabis revenue and $53.8M adjusted EBITDA cap the year, as Aurora exits low-margin lines and guides to lower 2027 EBITDA.
CBD
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Can marijuana be sold in Georgia? How about TCH, Hemp?
by Vanessa Johns on June 11, 2026
Think marijuana is legal in Georgia? The rules are more complicated than many residents realize.
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New Zealand Raises THC Limit for Hemp to 1%
by Aurélien BERNARD on June 11, 2026
New Zealand has raised the legal THC limit for hemp from 0.35% to 11%. These changes repeal the 2006 Industrial Hemp Regulations
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The Greatest Trick- How a Hemp “Safety” Limit...
by Whitt Steineker on June 11, 2026
In The Usual Suspects, Verbal Kint explains the final reveal of the film, and I stress the world “film”: “The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” I thought about that line while reading the latest from Washington on hemp because the looming federal change to hemp THC products is being sold as a mode
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Marijuana Rescheduling’s Next Stage Is Crucial for...
by Daniel Deacon,Andrea Chavez,Emily Toler Scott on June 11, 2026
The rescheduling of medical marijuana could be the start of a broader rescheduling initiative that would affect employers’ drug-testing policies and procedures, say Conn Maciel Carey’s Daniel Deacon, Andrea Chavez, and Emily Toler Scott.
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The Medicare Hemp, Marijuana, CBD, "Uncontrolled...
by MMJ International Holdings on June 10, 2026
"Why Validated Pharmaceutical Standards Are the Only Defense Against Public Health Failure" stated Duane Boise CEO MMJ International Holdings. WASHINGTON, D.C. ...
CRIME
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Delhi man arrested after allegedly killing friend over slap...
by TOI City Desk on June 11, 2026
NEW DELHI: A 27-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing his friend near Khajuri Khas Metro Station in northeast Delhi following a dispute that broke out while the two were consuming cannabis, police said on Thursday.
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Home detention for Nelson driver who crashed while 20 times...
by Tracy Neal on June 11, 2026
Ross Peter Guy’s blood showed cannabis 20 times over the high-risk limit.
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Garberville Drug Bust Nets 258 Pounds of Marijuana, Three...
by Staff on June 10, 2026
Three people face drug charges after a search warrant sweep in Garberville.
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MDMA, cannabis sale and use remain widespread across state;...
by Kerala Kaumudi on June 10, 2026
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Police have intensified their anti-drug crackdown under Operation Toofan, a statewide special drive that has been underway for the past several days.
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What a Drug Bust Involving a MrBeast Winner Says About...
by Abby Pender on June 10, 2026
A private jet co-piloted by the winner of a MrBeast YouTube challenge was seized by Paraguayan authorities after more than 250 kilos of premium marijuana were found on board, underscoring a little-noticed reversal in hemispheric trafficking patterns: Higher-value marijuana is now moving into South America from the North.
CULTURE
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Drakken Glass: Making Magic
by Cannabis Now on June 11, 2026
Drakken Glass turns heat, mythology and technical precision into a viral moment and a statement on the future of cannabis craftsmanship.
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Opinion: Open dialogue, education can change cannabis...
by @dailybruin on June 11, 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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Cannabis Hospitality Leading the Evolution of Cannabis...
by Philip Wolf on June 9, 2026
We are at a time where cannabis hospitality is on the rise and people’s consumption is being guided by professionals through experience.
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Cannabis cultivation allowed/Chiefs of police stations in...
by CNA on June 9, 2026
After finding 7446 narcotic plants in the village of Reç i Ri in Velipojë, the General Director of the State Police has suspended from duty the chief of the Shkodra Police Station and the chief of the Velipojë Police Station, as well as the person responsible for the territory where the narcotic plants were cultivated
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140 products, 600 points of sale: medical cannabis in...
by Aurélien BERNARD on June 9, 2026
Five years after the adoption of law no. 13-21, Morocco continues to develop its legal cannabis sector. The country has announced that it has registered
EDIBLES
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Older adults are growing more interested in cannabis...
by mmjdaily.com on June 11, 2026
Adults over 60 years old are increasingly using cannabis and at faster rates than any other demographic. Edibles are among the most popular products among them, according to a study from the…
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Hidden driving danger when edible cannabis and alcohol mix
by ScienceDaily on June 10, 2026
Using cannabis edibles and alcohol together may make drivers far more impaired than either substance alone, according to new research from Johns Hopkins. Even more concerning, common field sobriety tests often failed to detect the cannabis-related impairment.
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Edible Marijuana Dangers: How Parents Can Prevent THC...
by HealthyChildren.org on June 9, 2026
It's important for parents understand how edible marijuana products are packaged, the amount of THC they contain, how the drug is absorbed in the body and what to do when a child accidentally eats them. Learn more here.
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sponsored article: Why Cannabis Dosage...
by The Ely Times on June 9, 2026
As legal cannabis continues to evolve across Nevada and beyond, consumers are discovering that modern marijuana is far more sophisticated than many people realize. Today’s dispensaries offer an eno…
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Co-use of Cannabis Edibles and Alcohol Increases Driving...
by Dr Riya Dave,Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli on June 7, 2026
According to new research, combining cannabis edibles with alcohol significantly worsened driving performance and increased feelings of intoxication compared with using either substance alone....
JOBS
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Ensuring the high road in Cannabis: Legalization offers a...
by Sebastian Hickey on June 10, 2026
What this report finds: There are many potential paths for cannabis workers under broader cannabis legalization likely to come. Under the low-road scenario outlined in this report, cannabis workers are subject to the same harmful practices inflicted on nonunionized workers in agriculture and other industries with parallels to cannabis: low wages, few […]
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Cannabis Jobs Update
by Staff on June 1, 2026
Explore the June 2026 Canadian cannabis jobs update, featuring positions in cultivation, production, retail, and more across provinces and territories. Find your next role in Canada’s cannabis industry.
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Fluent trims New York cannabis operations ahead of Vireo...
by Margaret Jackson on May 13, 2026
And a second cannabis MSO is closing a Michigan cultivation operation for combined job losses of more than 100 employees.
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Chestertown cannabis facility with 37 jobs facing closure
by Larry Rulison on May 11, 2026
Etain LLC, which had become part of Fluent Corp., reports that it plans to close its Chestertown facility in August.
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Cannabis Jobs Update
by Staff on May 1, 2026
Our May 2026 jobs roundup highlights new cannabis industry openings across Canada, spanning retail, production, brand representation, and more.
POLITICS
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Massachusetts Anti-Marijuana Campaign Fires Signature...
by Tom Angell on June 11, 2026
A Massachusetts campaign working to put a measure to roll back marijuana legalization on the November ballot has fired a signature gatherer it says was shown appearing to engage in “wholly unacceptable” conduct in a recent video. As Marijuana Moment reported this week, a man petitioning for the Massachusetts initiative as well as a similar
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Pennsylvania GOP Senator Blames Governor For Defeat Of His...
by Tom Angell on June 11, 2026
A Pennsylvania Republican senator is blaming the state’s Democratic governor for the defeat of his bill to create a new Cannabis Control Board (CCB) to oversee the state’s medical marijuana program and intoxicating hemp products and that could also one day oversee recreational cannabis if it is legalized. Most GOP senators in the Republican-controlled […]
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Marijuana advocates discuss the impact of Michigan’s...
by David Sackrider on June 11, 2026
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Pennsylvania lawmakers vote down marijuana oversight...
by Ian Thompson on June 10, 2026
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Cannabis Control Board Canned in Senate Vote
by Kara Jeffers on June 10, 2026
Politics afoot in Harrisburg vote on a new way to regulate existing cannabis products in the state.
SCIENCE
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Marijuana Rescheduling’s Next Stage Is Crucial for...
by Daniel Deacon,Andrea Chavez,Emily Toler Scott on June 11, 2026
The rescheduling of medical marijuana could be the start of a broader rescheduling initiative that would affect employers’ drug-testing policies and procedures, say Conn Maciel Carey’s Daniel Deacon, Andrea Chavez, and Emily Toler Scott.
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Cannabis research database shows how U.S. funding focuses...
by newsfromscience on June 11, 2026
Analysis of 50 funders finds cannabis treatment research is growing slowly
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New U.S. law promises to light up marijuana research
by newsfromscience on June 10, 2026
Biden signs bill streamlining pot studies and production for research
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Rain and Herbicide Programs
by Kevin on June 9, 2026
By Dusty Sonnenberg, CCA, Field Leader, a project of the Ohio Soybean Council and Soybean Checkoff Water and herbicides can have a love/hate relationship. We use water as a carrier to deliver herbicides to the target weed, or to soil during application. After that, depending on the type of herbicide, we may need water in
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How the Federal Government limits valid scientific research...
by @unm on June 9, 2026
The use of medical marijuana for millions of patients suffering from a wide range of health conditions and the subsequent therapeutic benefits has long been documented. Twenty-three states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam, have determined...