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25 Jul 2026

Seasonal Edible Menus Test Dispensary Inventory and Compliance Systems

Warm weather changes what moves off dispensary shelves, and edible brands are adjusting their menus accordingly. A handful of makers - Crème de Canna, Sweet Mary Jane and Siddhi Bhang Infusions

• cannabis edibles

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23 Jul 2026

Medical Marijuana Bans for Parolees Create Costly Legal Contradiction

Nearly four million adults in the United States currently live under probation or parole, a population almost double the combined count of people held in the nation's jails and prisons. Many of

• medical marijuana

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23 Jul 2026

Lawmakers Move to Replace Looming Hemp THC Ban With Federal Rules

Two bipartisan bills filed this week could reshape how hemp-derived THC products and marijuana-adjacent businesses operate under federal law. Reps. Andy Barr (R-KY) and Angie Craig (D-MN)

• Andy Barr

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22 Jul 2026

Hemp Businesses Sue Missouri to Block Intoxicating Products Ban Before November Deadline

A coalition of hemp businesses filed a federal lawsuit Thursday seeking to stop Missouri's new ban on intoxicating hemp products from taking effect November 12. The suit, filed in the U.S. District

• Missouri

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09 Jul 2026

Oregon Dispensary Robbery Ends in Guilty Plea, Life Prison Term Possible

A 43-year-old Oregon man pleaded guilty this week to robbing a licensed cannabis dispensary at gunpoint, facing a sentence that could reach life in prison when consecutive charges are combined.

• Russell Ian Boggess

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09 Jul 2026

A Grieving Mother Pushes Minnesota Lawmakers to Act on High-Potency THC Risks

Heather Bacchus lost her son Randy Michael to cannabis-induced psychosis and suicide at the age of 21. Since then, she has turned that grief into advocacy - appearing before legislators, speaking in

• Heather Bacchus

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06 Jul 2026

Dispensary Operators Build Scale by Standardizing End-of-Day Cash Reconciliation

Cash reconciliation at the close of each business day has moved from a basic bookkeeping task to one of the more consequential operational workflows in licensed cannabis retail. For dispensaries

• cannabis retail

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02 Jul 2026

Jim Belushi Brings His Cannabis Brand to Washington Dispensary Staff

At a private event northeast of Spokane last Thursday, Jim Belushi wasn't primarily working the room as a celebrity - he was working it as a brand owner with product to move. The gathering at Daniels

• Jim Belushi

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01 Jul 2026

Indiana's Cannabis Prohibition Faces Hard Questions as Neighboring Markets Expand

Indiana finds itself in an increasingly awkward position: one of the most restrictive cannabis regimes in the country, surrounded by states that have moved to adult-use legalization and a federal

• Indiana cannabis prohibition

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30 Jun 2026

Massachusetts Repeal Vote Threatens to Dismantle a $300 Million Cannabis Market

A ballot question set to appear before Massachusetts voters this November would repeal the state's recreational marijuana laws - and if it passes, it would mark the first time any U.S. state has

• Massachusetts