Legal cannabis won’t be on FL ballot, officials say (Newsletter: February 3, 2026)
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Legal Weed, Illegal Life: Dana Beal and the War That Never Ended
Cannabis is legal across much of America. So why is one of legalization’s longest-standing activists still facing jail time in Idaho? Cannabis legalization has transformed the United States. Dispensaries operate openly, billion-dollar companies trade publicly, and politicians routinely celebrate the end of prohibition. Yet for Dana Beal, one of the longest-standing figures in the American […]
Cannabis Was Built by Breeders. The Legal Market Is Being Forced to Acknowledge That
For decades, cannabis breeders grew the plant that everyone profits from. They selected, stabilized and preserved genetics under prohibition, often at real personal risk. Then legalization arrived, and much of that work was absorbed into the commercial market with little credit, less consent and almost no compensation. Strains were renamed. Lineage was blurred. Provenance became […]
Home Grow Is Now Legal in the Czech Republic! What Changes in 2026
The Czech Republic has taken another step in its long process of cannabis policy reform. As of January 2026, the country has legalized the home growing of up to three cannabis plants for personal use, according to Cannareporter. This measure reinforces its profile as one of the most open regulatory frameworks in Europe, although it […]
Legal Weed Didn’t Fix South Africa’s Cannabis Problem
High Times reporter John Veit traces South Africa’s turbulent cannabis landscape with activists Myrtle Clarke and Trenton Birch, highlighting the human cost of contradictory laws, police chaos, and an export-first legalization model that sidelines legacy growers. Blending personal tragedy with policy analysis, it shows how private clubs, medicalization, and ingenuity persist in a legal gray […]
Legal Weed Finally Arrived in Kentucky. It Didn’t Last a Week
Kentucky’s first medical cannabis dispensary sold out its entire inventory in just seven days, then temporarily closed, a fast start that highlights both intense statewide demand and the tight supply constraints of a brand-new program. The Post Dispensary in Beaver Dam opened December 13 and exhausted its limited stock by December 20, owner Trip Hoffman […]