Earlier this month, President Trump tapped “physician-turned wellness influencer” Casey Means as his nominee for surgeon general. Means has close ties to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Trump has touted her “impeccable” Make America Health Again (MAHA) credentials. We’ve written previously on what impact Trump’s second presidency could have on American […]

Since January, California officials have seized more than $316 million worth of illegal cannabis and $474,000 in cash through coordinated enforcement actions with state agency partners and local governments. These efforts build upon the previous year’s record, when $534 million worth of illegal cannabis was seized in 2024. This aggressive enforcement underscores the state’s commitment […]

Worth checking out The Office is proud to announce the launch of the Buy Legal map, a new, consumer-friendly tool that helps New Yorkers locate licensed, open dispensaries across the state. Whether you’re looking for adult-use or medical cannabis, delivery services, or equity-owned businesses, the Buy Legal map makes it easier than ever to shop safer, legal, […]

I was about to write .. “interesting development” but actually it isn’t as Rob Mcpherson an industry commentator highlights below and as Evan Mills an expert on cannabis grows and energy use patiently explained to me very recently on the Karma Koala podcast the cost of retrofitting cannabis grow facilities to other crops  is  prohibitively […]

Best thing i’ve read about cannabis /. hemp in the US this year. Allows for the possibility of gamechanging and full “industry” disruption   On a quiet roadside in Wisconsin, long-forgotten stalks sway in the breeze, disguised as weeds. They’re survivors—ghosts of an agricultural past few Americans remember, and fewer still ever talk about. But […]

From California to New York, small farms are attempting to diversify by offering craft marijuana along with produce at farmers markets and via community-supported agriculture programs. Farmers markets want to sell marijuana; here’s why they can’t is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs