After Selling Harvest for Billions, Vedadi Bets on Fewer, Better Markets
Jason Vedadi already ran the playbook once. He built Harvest Health & Recreation into one of the largest multistate cannabis operators in the country, then sold it to Trulieve Cannabis Corp. in a
States Expand PTSD Treatment Options for First Responders Beyond Standard Care
A quiet but meaningful shift is underway in how states approach mental health support for first responders - and medical cannabis is part of that conversation. Several state legislatures this year
San Francisco Moves to Let Dispensaries Sell Food and Host Entertainment
San Francisco's Board of Supervisors voted 7-4 on Tuesday to advance an ordinance that would allow licensed cannabis dispensaries to serve food and nonalcoholic beverages and host entertainment - a
Florida Nonprofit Launches Statewide Push to Put 250 Veterans Into Medical Cannabis Program
A Florida-based nonprofit is using the nation's 250th anniversary as the organizing principle for a concrete access program - not a ceremony. Veterans Cannabis Care (VCC) announced the "250 Veterans.
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FDA Grants Breakthrough Therapy Status to Cannabis Extract That Outperformed Opioids in Pain Trial
The US Food and Drug Administration has awarded Breakthrough Therapy Designation to VER-01, a proprietary cannabis extract developed by VERTANICAL that combines 2.5 milligrams of THC with
Congress Moves to Lock In Trump's Psychedelic Medicine Order Through Federal Law
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduced the IBOGAINE Act this week, a bill designed to convert President Trump's executive order on psychedelic medicine research into durable federal
Osseo's Government-Run Dispensary Plan Stalls Over Bonding Concerns
A small Minnesota city's bid to open a municipally backed cannabis store has hit a wall - not from state regulators, but from its own residents. The Osseo City Council took no action at a June 22
SAFE Banking Act Returns to Congress, but the Senate Still Holds the Key
The SAFE Banking Act is back. Sen. Jeff Merkley filed the Senate version on June 24, and Rep. Dave Joyce led a bipartisan group of House members in filing the companion bill the following day -
Cannabis Potency and Brain Research Force Dispensary Operators to Rethink Consumer Safety Messaging
A growing body of research is raising serious questions about how the cannabis industry communicates product risk - particularly around potency, age-appropriate access, and the conditions under which