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Jun 22, 2026	Is the US Hemp Ban Punishing the Wrong People? Uncertainty isn’t what hemp needs right now. Just as the market for legal hemp-derived cannabinoids is maturing, peer-reviewed research is flourishing, and serious brands are raising the bar, the upcoming federal ban threatens to kill the industry’s momentum. After the midnight passage of a policy rewrite that would eliminate 95% of the current market, we’re facing down the barrel of an entirely new landscape within six months. Worse, the vast majority of operators, farmers, and consumers are doing the right thing but finding themselves in the crosshairs of prohibition. This change punishes the wrong people and threatens to undo almost a decade of hemp progress.
Jun 22, 2026	Congressional Amendment Would Expand Marijuana Waivers For Military Recruits Who Test Positive For THC A Republican member of Congress has filed an amendment that would expand waivers for military recruits who’ve tested positive for marijuana. The amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) filed by Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) acknowledges that the Army and Navy have already “taken positive steps in their work to design and implement a waiver system that permits potential enlistees into the Armed Forces to reapply for enlistment following a positive toxicology test for tetrahydrocannabinol.”
Jun 22, 2026	DaySavers Launches Perfect Pack 2 Portable Joint-Filling Machine to Create Perfect Pre-Rolls On the Go RENTON, Wash., June 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DaySavers, the most innovative and transparent smoking accessories brand on the market from Custom Cones USA, today launched the latest model of their signature joint-filling machine, the Perfect Pack 2, a personal, made-for cannabis cone- and tube-filling machine that can perfectly pack a pre-roll in seconds from anywhere, thanks to a new battery mode and USB-C cable that works with power banks and even smartphones.
Jun 21, 2026	Cannabis Council of Canada Ends Active Operations The Cannabis Council of Canada (C3) is suspending its active operations as of June 22, 2026. In a press release, the organization says the board will now take time to consider the Council’s future and the role it can continue to play in advancing the sector’s policy priorities. The decision, says President Paul McCarthy, reflects the headwinds facing Canada’s licensed cannabis sector. “The Council is proud of the role it has played in advocating for a responsible, competitive, and sustainable legal cannabis industry in Canada,” read the organization’s farewell press release. “While it will not be operating in the same active capacity during this period, its work, records, and institutional knowledge will be preserved so that the progress made is not lost.
Jun 21, 2026	Cannabis Doesn’t Distort Reality. It Shows You the Director’s Cut. David Lenson, in On Drugs, isolates with rare philosophical precision a feature of cannabis consciousness that transcends the usual cliches about intoxication. He writes: “The cannabis user wants to take control of his or her consciousness, and what it contains at any given moment. The 1965 phrase of dismissal ‘Get out of my movie!’ expresses this heightened stewardship of internal life. What offends must be avoided, and what pleases can be enjoyed instant by instant with contemplative exactitude.”
Jun 21, 2026	Cannabis in Oncology Nursing: Reducing Polypharmacy and Managing Symptoms At the OneOncology APP Symposium, Morvarid Rezaie, DO, HMDC, FACOI, a palliative care physician at The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, addressed a key challenge for oncology nurses: managing the complex symptom burden of cancer patients while minimizing polypharmacy. In an interview with Oncology Nursing News, Rezaie explained how medical cannabis serves as a multimodal tool that can simplify care plans and improve patient outcomes.
Jun 21, 2026	How to Buy Weed in Las Vegas: Dispensaries, Strip Rules, and What Every Tourist Needs to Know Getting Las Vegas cannabis rules wrong can mean fines, buying from fake “hemp shops,” or missing the city’s legal cannabis scene entirely. Nevada runs a substantial regulated market, and tourists can buy with nothing more than a valid ID. The smart move is not avoiding cannabis altogether. It is understanding exactly where, when, and how to buy and consume legally as a visitor.
Jun 20, 2026	The Cannabis Debate Is Not Just About Legalization Anymore, It’s About Who Benefits Generations of activists have protested against cannabis prohibition, taking to the streets in cities around the world to lobby for legalization. But a major global review published this week, suggests this once-controversial conversation is no longer a question of whether cannabis should be regulated, but how— and what comes next.
Jun 20, 2026	Vermont Governor Signs Bill To Double Legal Marijuana Possession Limit And Allow Interstate Commerce Vermont’s governor has signed legislation that will allow adults over the age of 21 to legally possess twice as much marijuana as they could previously, enable interstate cannabis commerce and make other changes to rules for licensed businesses. Gov. Phil Scott (R) on Friday announced that he approved the large-scale cannabis regulatory reform bill, S. 278, which passed both chambers of the legislature last month.
Jun 20, 2026	Regulated, Untamed, and Built to Last: Inside Montana Cannabis How Montana built a legal cannabis market from a thin medical marijuana law, federal raids, ballot fights, and two decades of stubborn local pressure.
Jun 19, 2026	DEA Judge Issues Order Laying Out Process For Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing Starting This Month A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) judge has issued an initial order laying out basic rules for a hearing about the Trump administration’s cannabis rescheduling process that is set to start later this month. Chief Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Derek Julius signed the 12-page order on Thursday, setting initial timelines for designated parties that will be participating—which under a separate announcement from DEA this week only includes opponents of cannabis reform.
Jun 19, 2026	DEA Judge Issues Order Laying Out Process For Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing Starting This Month A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) judge has issued an initial order laying out basic rules for a hearing about the Trump administration’s cannabis rescheduling process that is set to start later this month.
Jun 19, 2026	Health officials warn visitors that cannabis in Washington can be stronger than in other parts of US WASHINGTON — The Washington Department of Health is warning FIFA visitors about the strength of cannabis in Washington. The state health agency says potency varies by product and recommends that users start with a low dose and go slow. The Washington DoH posted the recommendation on its Facebook page on Friday, along with a claim that it has seen an uptick in cannabis-related emergency room visits.
Jun 19, 2026	April 2026 Cannabis Sales Data: Regional Trends and National Growth Cannabis sales in Canada in April 2026 were $482.6 million, according to the latest figures from Statistics Canada. While cannabis sales have been showing signs of slowing, compared to exponential growth in the first few years of legalization, sales were still up 3% from April 2025 and up 5% from the previous month’s $466.8 million. Statistics Canada also updated its March 2026 sales figures, which were previously reported as $471.4 million. The country’s national statistical agency routinely adjusts these sales figures as new data comes in. Year-over-year and month-over-month increases were seen in every province except Newfoundland and Labrador, which showed a 2% decline compared to March, and Manitoba, which showed a decline of less than 1% MOM. Sales figures for the Northwest Territories and Nunavut were not available.
Jun 19, 2026	Cannabis Tax Revenue Hits $28 Billion Since First Legalization States that have legalized recreational cannabis have collected more than $28 billion in tax revenue over the past roughly 12 years, according to a new report from the cannabis policy reform group Marijuana Policy Project.
Jun 19, 2026	Health Canada Orders Ontario Cannabis Store to Remove Colourful Mural Health Canada has told a cannabis retailer about two hours north of Toronto that it must remove a large, colourful mural from the outside of its building. Treetz Cannabis, an independently run store in the community of Collingwood, had an artist paint a mural on the outside. The mural includes various characters painted in bright colours.
Jun 19, 2026	Fewer Colorado Teens Are Using Marijuana Now Than Before Legalization, State Study Shows, Refuting Opponents’ Core Argument Rates of marijuana use among Colorado teens continued to decline in 2025—and youth are also reporting significantly lower levels of access to cannabis—according to a biennial survey from state health officials.
Jun 19, 2026	The Power of Patient Stories: How Lived Experience is Shifting Medical Cannabis Stigma Despite medical cannabis being legal in the UK for almost eight years, many patients remain hesitant or unsure about whether it is right for them. While awareness of the legality and legitimacy of the medicinal use of cannabis has improved since 2018, misconceptions and stigma continue to shape public perceptions. Even though cannabis-based products for medicinal use are prescribed under a tightly regulated framework in the UK, many people still associate it primarily with recreational use.
Jun 19, 2026	How Cannabis Went Mainstream In Modern Culture Cannabis used to live on the edges of the culture. Now it sits near the center, in the music, the lifestyle content, and the everyday routines of millions of adults. The shift was gradual, then sudden. A generation that grew up online watched the old stigma quietly fall away. Part of that change is simply access. The rise of services that let someone find a Kush Delivery Near Me Now and order from the couch made cannabis feel ordinary, not illicit. Vancouver operators shipping across Canada helped set that pace. This piece looks at how cannabis went mainstream, and what that means for the people buying it.
Jun 19, 2026	DEA Names 7 Anti-Rescheduling Parties for Cannabis Hearing, Zero Pro Parties Those who thought the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) stacked the cannabis rescheduling deck in favor of prohibitionists under the Joe Biden administration may be in for more disappointment. Under a new administrative law judge hearing process that’s scheduled to begin June 29 – for the DEA to determine the merits of a proposed rule to reclassify cannabis as a Schedule III drug under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) – President Donald Trump’s administration will only entertain testimony from those who oppose the proposed rule.

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