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| Jul 27, 2026 |
Teen Marijuana Use Continues To Decline As More States Legalize It For Adults, Federal Study Shows
Opponents of marijuana legalization often argue that allowing adults to consume cannabis without punishment will cause more underage teens to use it—but that isn’t what is happening, according to the latest results of a new federal drug survey. The 2025 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), released on Monday, shows that 8.7 percent of people between the ages of 12 and 17 use marijuana within the past year. That’s down from 14.2 percent in 2011, the year before the first U.S. states legalized recreational cannabis. |
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| Jul 27, 2026 |
Texas Court Denies Emergency Request by Hemp Businesses to Delay THC Ban
A Texas judge has denied hemp businesses' request to keep selling consumable hemp products under current rules while their lawsuit against the state's Department of State Health Services proceeds, clearing the way for DSHS to begin enforcing its new regulations. |
| Jul 27, 2026 |
Surge in cannabis imports from the US and Canada
Ireland is experiencing a significant rise in cannabis importation, with more than 3.5 tonnes of the drug confiscated to date this year. An Irish Examiner analysis of Garda and Revenue seizure data shows there have been four months this year where, each month, over 500kg of cannabis has been seized. |
| Jul 27, 2026 |
How Washington Killed the Colombian Cannabis Boom And Created the Cocaine Cartels by Accident
In the 1970s, Colombia’s Sierra Nevada became the source of the world’s most famous cannabis. Then Washington’s War on Drugs destroyed the trade and helped create the cocaine cartels that replaced it. |
| Jul 26, 2026 |
Iowa Democratic Lieutenant Governor Candidate Defends Marijuana Legalization Plan From Criticism
Dave Muhlbauer, Democratic candidate for Iowa lieutenant governor, defended gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand campaign’s cannabis legalization plan and discussed the importance of accessible behavioral health treatment for children Thursday during a campaign visit to the Ember Recovery facility in Cambridge. |
| Jul 26, 2026 |
Double the limit: Vermont bets bigger cannabis buys will beat the black market
Under the new law, which ups the maximum one-day amount of cannabis purchased from 1 ounce to 2, customers at licensed dispensaries can make fewer visits and have more flexibility while they shop in the state, said state officials and some cannabis business operators. The change was intended in part to encourage Vermonters to purchase products through licensed retailers rather than the illicit market, said James Pepper, chair of the Vermont Cannabis Control Board. |
| Jul 25, 2026 |
One of N.J.’s largest weed companies is bankrupt, laying off 86 workers
One of the state’s largest cannabis companies has announced a round of layoffs as it struggles through bankruptcy. Columbia Care, also known as The Cannabist Company, notified state officials that it plans to lay off 86 employees at its Vineland facility by October, according to a notice filed with the state. The company, which operates in multiple states, filed for bankruptcy in March. |
| Jul 25, 2026 |
New Bill: Senator Cory A. Booker introduces S. 5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
We have received text from S. 5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act. This bill was received on 2026-07-16, and currently has 16 cosponsors. Here is a short summary of the bill: This bill would substantially change federal law around cannabis by removing many of the current criminal and regulatory restrictions and replacing them with a new federal framework for legal cannabis businesses, products, taxes, research, and public health oversight. |
| Jul 25, 2026 |
Big cannabis has cozied up to the GOP
Major cannabis companies have donated millions to PACs aligned with President Donald Trump, according to the most recent Federal Election Commission filings. But the donations are not just a symptom of an increasingly pro-marijuana administration; they’re also indicative of an ongoing lobbying war between the marijuana, hemp and alcohol industries. |
| Jul 24, 2026 |
New congressional bill would regulate hemp instead of banning it
A bipartisan pair of lawmakers is offering the hemp industry a new path forward just months before sweeping federal restrictions on intoxicating hemp products are set to take effect. Representatives Andy Barr (R-Ky.) and Angie Craig (D-Minn.) this week introduced the Lawful Hemp Protection Act, legislation that would establish a federal regulatory framework for hemp-derived cannabinoid products while replacing the federal hemp restrictions scheduled to take effect on November 12. |
| Jul 24, 2026 |
Mass layoffs at two California cannabis manufacturers
Two major California cannabis manufacturers are laying off more than 100 workers amid a continued downturn in the country’s largest adult-use marijuana market. CraftForce Services, the manufacturing arm of Santa Rosa, Calif.-headquartered CannaCraft, will lay off nearly 60 employees at its Santa Rosa operations on Sept. 20, according to a federally mandated Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice. And NorCal Cannabis Co., operating as GB2 LLC and also based in Santa Rosa, will lay off about 49 employees on Sept. 13, according to a WARN notice first reported by The Santa Rosa Press Democrat. |
| Jul 24, 2026 |
Key Questions Employers Need to Ask as Marijuana Laws Evolve
As cannabis laws continue to change across the U.S., employers are facing new challenges when it comes to workplace drug policies. Growing acceptance of cannabis use, combined with increasing rates of positive drug tests, is prompting many organizations to reconsider long-standing hiring and safety practices. |
| Jul 24, 2026 |
How Cannabis Legalization Is Changing Small-Town Retail in the Northeast
Adult-use cannabis has become a staple of small-town commerce in the Northeast. In 2025, New Jersey’s legal market generated $1.38 billion in retail sales across 238 licensed dispensaries. Much of this growth is occurring in boroughs and townships along the state’s commuter corridors, rather than in major cities. For towns with long-vacant storefronts, licensed cannabis retail is now a prominent indicator of Main Street revitalization. |
| Jul 24, 2026 |
State fairs are the ideal place for an honest conversation about cannabis
For the first time in its nearly 200-year history, The Great New York State Fair will have a place dedicated to cannabis consumers and the rapidly growing industry that serves them. Almost one million people attended the fair last year, making it one of the largest public gatherings in the state. There is simply no better place to engage New Yorkers from every region in a necessary and ongoing conversation about cannabis consumer safety, responsible use and the importance of supporting New York’s regulated cannabis marketplace. |
| Jul 24, 2026 |
‘We Don’t See a Lot of Criminality’: York Police Sergeant Defends Legal Cannabis Stores
A Sergeant with York Regional Police in Ontario says the community likely has more problems with fast food restaurants than it does with cannabis stores when it comes to issues of impaired driving. York Regional Police Detective Sergeant Bill Newton commented as a representative for a Cannabis Retail Task Force in Aurora, Ontario, as part of a review of the town’s retail cannabis bylaws on June 18, 2026 (h/t St. Catharine Standard). |
| Jul 24, 2026 |
Health Canada alert: Product recall for edible cannabis products over undeclared allergens and labelling issues
Health Canada is alerting consumers about a product recall for the Social Sessions edible cannabis products due to undeclared allergens, labelling issues, and suspected quality concerns. The affected products are being recalled because they contain milk and hazelnut which are not declared on the label and the labels for the affected products have incorrect cannabinoid values, the regulator said in the product recall issued July 22. |
| Jul 24, 2026 |
Separating Policy and Panic: No Evidence Legal Canadian Cannabis is Turning Europe into a “Narco State”
A publication in the UK is blaming former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for the increase in illicit cannabis exports into Europe. The Telegraph UK claims that cannabis that is legally grown in Canada is flooding into Europe “enriching criminal gangs” and even helping turn Belgium into a “narco state”. The article is heavy on correlating a recent increase in seizures of illicit cannabis in Europe to Canada’s legalization and regulation of cannabis in 2018. Still, it offers no evidence for its claim that the source of this cannabis is from legal, licensed cannabis producers. |
| Jul 24, 2026 |
Cannabis Use Among Teens Flat After German Partial Legalisation, But Medical Market Continues Rapid Expansion
Germany’s Cannabis Act (CanG) has not led to an increase in use among young people, according to new peer-reviewed research adding to the growing body of evidence contradicting the harms predicted by the reform’s critics. A new study published on July 01, 2026 in the Journal of Health Monitoring by researchers at the Federal Institute of Public Health (BIÖG) and the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), found no statistically significant change in cannabis use among young people since CanG came into force in April 2024. |
| Jul 24, 2026 |
Prohibition Couldn’t Kill Craft Cannabis. Legalization Nearly Did.
Legalization did not create one single Michigan market. It created a state framework filtered through local control. Municipalities could decide whether to allow cannabis businesses and under what conditions. On paper, that sounds democratic. In reality, for small operators, it can feel like building a business on top of a trapdoor. Until a municipality decides to allow cannabis businesses, certainty is impossible. Only then do the real costs emerge: fees, conditions, delays, infrastructure demands, zoning friction, and the simple cost of waiting. |
| Jul 24, 2026 |
Teen Cannabis Use Dropped by More than 60% in Minnesota After Legalization
Cannabis use among Minnesota high school students fell by more than half between 2013 and 2025 despite the state adopting increasingly permissive cannabis policies during that period, according to a study published in Social Science & Medicine. |
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