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
New York Mayor Mamdani Jumps Into Public Pool, Suit and All, to Open Summer Season
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani opened the city's public pool season Saturday morning by doing something most elected officials only talk about: he actually followed through. Dressed in a suit and
DEA Rescheduling Hearing Sets July Timeline With Only Cannabis Opponents at the Table
The Drug Enforcement Administration's administrative law judge has issued a formal scheduling order for the upcoming marijuana rescheduling hearing, setting proceedings to begin June 29 and run
Hemp Retailers Face Existential Compliance Cliff as State Laws Converge on Ban-Level THC Thresholds
A wave of state and local legislation is threatening to eliminate the majority of hemp-derived cannabinoid products from general retail shelves - not through outright prohibition language, but
Massachusetts Freezes Cultivation Licenses While Expanding Retail Cap for Operators
Massachusetts cannabis regulators have simultaneously pumped the brakes on supply and opened the throttle on retail expansion - two moves that signal a market under real strain. As of June 16, the
Virginia Strikes Adult-Use Cannabis Deal, Setting a July 2027 Sales Launch
Virginia has reached a budget compromise that clears the way for adult-use cannabis retail sales to begin July 1, 2027 - ending a years-long stalemate and positioning the Commonwealth as the first