California’s Cannabis Regulations Are Creating A Soil Health Crisis (Op-Ed)
“Farmers are effectively paying the state for the privilege of not growing cannabis, even when taking a season off may be necessary to maintain the long-term health of their land.” By Micah Anderson, LEEF Brands Thousands of years ago, farmers began recognizing that repeatedly growing the same crops on the same land could exhaust the […]
Texas Officials Say Cannabis Reform Is A Priority For 2027 Session And Tout Hemp As ‘Saving Grace’ For Farmers
Texas’s incoming Democratic lieutenant governor said a bill to legally regulate THC products will be one of her top priorities in the 2027 session—as the state’s agriculture commissioner-elect says hemp has the potential to be the “saving grace” for farmers. Lt. Gov.-elect Vikki Goodwin (D) said in an interview with KSAT-TV on Wednesday that while […]
Brazil’s Medical Cannabis Market Reaches $90 Million A Year as Prescriptions Surge
Brazil’s medical cannabis market grew 15% year over year and has more than quadrupled its revenue since August 2022. As prescriptions rise and pharmaceutical competition intensifies, the country is moving toward a new model of domestic production. Medical cannabis continues to gain ground in Brazil. According to a new report by consulting firm Close-Up International, […]
1.2 Million People in Great Britain Use Cannabis Daily, Study Estimates
An estimated 1.2 million adults in Great Britain use cannabis daily or almost daily, according to new research, with middle-aged consumers reporting much more frequent use than younger adults. The findings also reveal a strong association between frequent cannabis use and tobacco smoking, while highlighting methodological differences that may explain why the figure is substantially […]
A Bank Collapses, a President Falls: Could Cannabis Help Paraguay Out of Its Crisis?
Crash! At this precise moment, Paraguay is going through a powerful jolt: the solvency problems at Ueno Bank, allegations of irregularities, the political scandal, and the recent ouster of President Santiago Peña have ushered in a new period of institutional uncertainty and left the country facing an uncomfortable question: what’s the way out of this? […]
Herb Light Review: A 1 mg THC Beer Meets the Federal Hemp Ban
Mike Adams took a 12-pack of 1 mg THC lager to a cabin in Kentucky’s Red River Gorge to find out whether weed finally has its light beer. Then he checked what the federal hemp ban does to it. The last time I was high in Kentucky, I was surrounded by more than a hundred […]
We Say We Support Veterans, But Why Is Accessing Medical Cannabis Still So Difficult? (Op-Ed)
“This Veterans Day, let’s measure our support in more than ceremonies and dispensary discounts.” By Narith Panh, Dragonfly Wellness Every Veterans Day, communities across the country thank the men and women who served. We hold ceremonies, organize meals, offer retail discounts (including for cannabis) and promise the veterans they won’t be forgotten. Those gestures are […]
DEA Is Rejecting Medical Marijuana Businesses That Want Federal Rescheduling Protections In Multiple States
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has rejected applications for federal registration and protections to medical marijuana businesses in at least six states and Washington, D.C., Marijuana Moment has learned. While it became publicly known late last month that the agency had approved more than 900 applicants across seven states under the Trump administration’s cannabis rescheduling […]
Texas Democrats And Republicans Preview Bipartisan Cooperation On Cannabis For 2027 Session
Democratic and Republican elected officials in Texas are discussing the possibility of teaming up across partisan lines to advance cannabis reform in the 2027 legislative session following last week’s election results that upended the GOP’s long-held dominance of the state. Lt. Gov.-elect Vikki Goodwin (D) was asked at a press conference on Tuesday about how […]
Florida Senate Stalls Veterans’ Cannabis Fee Relief
On March 4, the Florida House lit its vote board green. HB 887, a bill to cut the medical marijuana ID card fee for honorably discharged veterans from $75 to $15, passed 113 to 0. Its sponsor, Rep. Susan Valdés, described that green board as a way to show veterans how grateful the state is. […]