Pennsylvania Should Legalize Marijuana In A Way That Gives Smaller Businesses A Chance To Compete (Op-Ed)
“Legalization alone does not guarantee a competitive market, and simply allowing existing companies to serve more customers would fall short of what Pennsylvania needs.” By Gabe Perlow, Tri-Mountain Pure Under Governor Josh Shapiro’s (D) leadership, we have just achieved something that hasn’t happened since the early 1990s here in Pennsylvania. The Senate has flipped to […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Cannabis Industry Bet on False Prophets, And Election Night Exposed the Cost (Op-Ed)
“The industry’s pursuit of Republican gatekeepers has come at the expense of priorities such as patient protections, home cultivation and social equity, treating them as bargaining chips rather than principles worth defending.” By Ellen Mellody, KCSA Strategic Communications The cannabis industry just received a hard lesson in political arithmetic—one that underscores the difference between promises […]
Cannabis Can Be The Issue That Unites A Divided Federal Government (Op-Ed)
“At a time when the nation struggles to find common ground, the exceptional support for legalizing cannabis is where shared purpose can begin.” By Adam Rosenberg, National Cannabis Industry Association Americans just elected a new Congress after years of bitter partisan division that has left families, businesses and communities uncertain about their future. Few issues […]
The Cannabis Industry Came Together To Stop A Rollback In Massachusetts, But We Must Remain United For The Next Fight (Op-Ed)
“For too long, cannabis businesses, advocates, veterans, patients and policymakers have operated in separate corners of the same fight. We have allowed disagreements over business models, regulations, personalities and competing interests to divide us.” By Gretchen Gailey, Project Champion Massachusetts voters sent an unmistakable message on Election Day: they are not interested in going backward. […]
This Week’s Election Results Open The Door To Expanding Cannabis Legalization Across The US (Op-Ed)
“The 2026 election didn’t legalize cannabis in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Texas, North Carolina or Georgia. But it changed the political conditions under which those decisions will be made.” By Rodney Holcombe, LeafLink Cannabis legalization was on the ballot in far more states than voters might have realized on Election Day. While it was literally on the […]
Who Gets To Define the Future Of Cannabis Medicine? (Op-Ed)
“Becoming a credible healthcare category does not require whole-plant cannabinoid medicine to become indistinguishable from conventional pharmaceuticals.” By Matthew Myro Rothman, EM2P2 and CannaLnx For decades, the medical cannabis movement fought for something that should have been relatively simple: recognition that cannabis can be medicine. Patients fought for access. Physicians put their reputations on the […]
What Does The Federal Government’s Registration Of 900+ Medical Cannabis Dispensaries Mean For Patients? (Op-Ed)
“For the first time, the federal government is recognizing and registering the medical cannabis dispensaries that patients fought to establish. This is a tremendous victory for patient access and an opportunity to build on 30 years of progress.” By Steph Sherer, Americans for Safe Access On Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that the […]
Massachusetts Voters Should Keep Marijuana Sales Legal, Retired Cops Say (Op-Ed)
“Police already face considerable demands on their time and resources, and renewed cannabis enforcement would add to that burden.” by Diane Goldstein and Karen Hawkes, Law Enforcement Action Partnership via CommonWealth Beacon Ten years ago, Massachusetts voters made a clear choice about how the state should approach marijuana. After decades of policy defined by prohibition, […]