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Marijuana MSO Cresco scoops up PharmaCann Pennsylvania assets

The deal makes Cresco Pennsylvania's No. 1 MMJ retailer and wholesaler, deepening its grip on the second-largest US medical market. Marijuana MSO Cresco scoops up PharmaCann Pennsylvania assets is a p...

3 September 2026 · 1 min read · MJBizDaily

California law enforcement investigating worker death at licensed cannabis cultivator

California law enforcement officials are investigating a state-licensed cannabis cultivator in Lake County after the unexplained death of a worker the...

3 September 2026 · 1 min · MJBizDaily

Three States, Three Ban Rates, One Lesson About Reading Them

State-level cannabis opt-out rates can be misleading. A closer look at Michigan, New York, and Massachusetts shows how municipal decisions, population...

3 September 2026 · 1 min · MJBizDaily

Can Weed Feel Like Magic Mushrooms? Johns Hopkins Researchers Put THC to the Test

A four-person Johns Hopkins pilot study found that 25 mg of oral THC could produce altered-state profiles that qualitatively resembled those seen with...

3 September 2026 · 1 min · High Times

Trump Just Delayed the Hemp Ban. The New Deadline Is the Day Government Funding Runs Out.

Trump signed H.R. 6500 on Wednesday, giving the hemp industry twenty-nine extra days. December 11 is also the day the stopgap funding bill expires, so...

3 September 2026 · 1 min · High Times

Why word of mouth still drives cannabis deals

Cannabis Cash Consultants founder Jennifer Makris says building credibility and a strong personal brand can turn into lasting revenue. Why word of mou...

3 September 2026 · 1 min · MJBizDaily

LEVIA’s Founders Sold Their Company. Then They Bought It Back.

LEVIA founders Eric and Kristin built a cannabis beverage brand, watched it change inside an MSO, and returned to build the next version on their own ...

3 September 2026 · 1 min · High Times

CBGB Festival Returns to Brooklyn With a Cannabis Tie-In

CBGB Festival returns to Brooklyn September 26 with Morrissey, Patti Smith, Interpol, Sex Pistols, Woodstock Cannabis, and High Times in the mix. <...

3 September 2026 · 1 min · High Times

California cannabis sales recover from earlier slump

California's cannabis market may have found its footing. Second-quarter retail sales hit $1.013 billion, holding steady year over year. California can...

2 September 2026 · 1 min · MJBizDaily

Hemp and cannabis lobbies intensify feud after Congress delays federal ban

The new deadline for when a federal hemp ban takes effect is December, after a one-month reprieve passed Congress. Hemp and cannabis lobbies intensify...

2 September 2026 · 1 min · MJBizDaily

High Times Strains of the Month: September 2026

Terp Sherpa David Downs rounds up ten strains blazing up the charts in legal states for the start of fall, from the Zalympix-sweeping Giraffe P to a $...

2 September 2026 · 1 min · High Times

Are You an Intense, Slow or Double Puffer? Scientists Found Three Ways People Smoke Joints.

Intense, slow and double puff. Researchers took a flowmeter to smoke sessions in five states, kept 51 usable readings and found the gentle pull moves ...

2 September 2026 · 1 min · High Times

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs cannabis packaging crackdown into law

California's new law targets cannabis packaging with cartoon and fruit imagery, tasking the DCC with enforcing child-safe labeling rules. California G...

2 September 2026 · 1 min · MJBizDaily

Oklahoma cannabis lab in deadly explosion had lost state permit

A man believed to be the operator of an Oklahoma cannabis extraction lab that exploded last week, killing two, has been charged with murder. Oklahoma ...

1 September 2026 · 1 min · MJBizDaily

Are You Overpaying for Weed? High Times Brought Back Its 1974 Price Tracker to Tell You.

High Times started printing weed prices in 1974 so buyers would stop getting fleeced by people who knew the going rate. Trans-High Market Quotations i...

1 September 2026 · 1 min · High Times

$10 Million Meant for Florida’s Children’s Health Care Was Misappropriated to Help Kill Legal Weed, Grand Jury Finds

A Leon County grand jury concluded the DeSantis administration misappropriated $10 million owed to Florida's Healthy Kids program and moved it "as par...

1 September 2026 · 1 min · High Times

Massive Weed Lab Explosion Leaves Two Dead and a Trail of Questions

A deadly explosion at a cannabis extraction facility in Sand Springs left two workers dead, damaged at least 25 businesses and raised serious question...

1 September 2026 · 1 min · High Times

Submersion Knows a Festival Lives or Dies in the Details

Submersion’s founders built a boutique festival around careful curation, harm reduction, sunrise sets, and a cannabis lounge with a purpose. The post ...

1 September 2026 · 1 min · High Times

When will pro sports embrace legal cannabis advertising?

Despite federal medical cannabis rescheduling and state-level legalization, cannabis is still absent from advertising and marketing partnerships in pr...

1 September 2026 · 1 min · MJBizDaily

In 40 Years, MAPS Partnered With Universities, Clinicians and the Pentagon. It Just Signed Its First Deal With a Weed Shop.

The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies has worked with universities, clinicians and the Department of Defense. Its first partnershi...

1 September 2026 · 1 min · High Times

FBI: 60 Percent of All Marijuana Arrests Nationwide Occurred in These Ten States

"Today, the threat of arrest for cannabis possession largely comes down to geography." The post FBI: 60 Percent of All Marijuana Arrests Nationwide Oc...

31 August 2026 · 1 min · NORML

Rhode Island’s 24 planned adult-use cannabis stores stuck in limbo

Four years after Rhode Island legalized recreational marijuana, licensing delays and regulatory bottlenecks have kept new retail stores closed. Rhode ...

31 August 2026 · 1 min · MJBizDaily

The US Open Reeks of Weed, Again: Tennis Pros Have Thoughts

At the US Open, the smell of weed is back in force — like someone just cracked open Snoop Dogg’s laundry bag. From Court 17 to the park courts, player...

31 August 2026 · 1 min · High Times

Has convenience become the deciding factor in cannabis sales?

Convenience is reshaping cannabis. Disposable vapes, infused pre-rolls and Cresco's Zyn-style pouch signal what's next for consumer demand. Has conven...

31 August 2026 · 1 min · MJBizDaily

The New Rules of Shopping for Cannabinoids

How cannabinoid combinations are formulated, what THC changes, and how to read the label and the lab report before you buy. The post The New Rules of ...

30 August 2026 · 1 min · High Times

Who Gets to Name a Weed Strain? Nobody. Everybody.

There is no registry for strain names, no copyright and no authority to appeal to. James Loud, Jorge Cervantes, Kyle Kushman, Denise Yacar, Ramiro Gop...

30 August 2026 · 1 min · High Times

The Industry Bet Against Bud. Flower Smokers Never Left.

Grown Rogue CEO Obie Strickler argues cannabis leaders misread the market by predicting flower would lose its grip on regular consumers. The post The ...

29 August 2026 · 1 min · High Times

Supply shortages, licensing delays slow Kentucky’s MMJ market

Kentucky legalized medical marijuana in 2023, but 20 months later, only 39 businesses are open and MMJ cardholders still struggle to find product. Sup...

28 August 2026 · 1 min · MJBizDaily

The Record That Decides Whether Weed Leaves Schedule I Just Needed 294 Corrections. A Few Reversed What Witnesses Said.

A Tennessee investigator testified that cannabis shipments arrive with paperwork claiming legal levels of delta-9 THC, and the lab finds much higher. ...

28 August 2026 · 1 min · High Times

Weed Can’t Get Past 34%. The Labels Go to 42%. The System Rewards the Lie.

Someone bought fifteen cannabis products off Denver shelves and sent them to a lab. Two came back legal. On average the labels claimed 34.2% more THC ...

28 August 2026 · 1 min · High Times