Massachusetts Democratic Voters Strongly Oppose Ballot Measure To Roll Back Marijuana Legalization, Poll Shows
Democratic voters in Massachusetts strongly oppose a measure on the November ballot to roll back the state’s marijuana legalization law. The new survey of Democratic primary voters from the Suffolk University Political Research Center and The Boston Globe asked, “In November, voters will be asked whether they support keeping or repealing the state law that […]
Marijuana Could Generate $111 Billion In Tax Revenue Over A Decade If Legalized Federally And In All 50 States, Yale Report Shows
Federally legalizing marijuana would generate $57.9 billion in new tax revenue over a decade, according to a new Yale University analysis—and additional states also moving to legalize cannabis would nearly double that haul. The report, from the university’s Budget Lab, notes that the “cannabis market has grown into a substantial economic sector” but caveats that there […]
Medical Marijuana Can Be Delivered In The Mail By USPS Under Trump’s Rescheduling Move, Georgia Officials Say
Georgia regulators are proposing new rules that will allow medical marijuana to be delivered directly to patients—including via the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and private carriers like FedEx and UPS. The change, officials with the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission (GMCC) say, is being made possible by the Trump administration’s move to reclassify medical […]
Lev Parnas Interview: Trulieve, Trump and the Cannabis Deal He Says Got Away
In 2018, Lev Parnas says he was offered ten percent of what became America’s biggest weed company. Trulieve says that never happened. Then Rudy Giuliani pulled him into Ukraine, and the case that later put him in federal prison included a scheme prosecutors said was aimed at buying political influence tied to marijuana licenses with […]
Marijuana rescheduling fight faces key Monday deadline
Monday marks the next deadline in the federal government’s long-running effort to decide whether marijuana should be reclassified under U.S. drug law. The briefs, due Aug. 17, are the latest step in a high-stakes proceeding over whether marijuana should be moved from Schedule I, the most restrictive category under the Controlled Substances Act, to Schedule […]
Cannabis reform is emerging as midterms elections issue
A woman holds a “legalize cannabis now” sign outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Marijuana has had a history of highs and lows in the U.S. over the past century — legally, politically and culturally — teetering between vilification and acceptance. Since 1996, […]
Marijuana Legalization Boosts Agriculture Jobs In States That Enact It, New Study Shows
States that enact marijuana legalization see jobs in the agriculture sector increase more than they would have without the policy change, according to a new economic analysis from researchers at Texas Tech University. The results, which were presented at the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association’s 2026 meeting last month, found a 9 percent uptick in […]
Talarico Suggests Paxton Cracked Down On Cannabis To ‘Enrich’ Donors In Alcohol And Tobacco Industries
Texas Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico is suggesting that his Republican opponent for the seat supports banning cannabis in order to aid his political donors in the alcohol and tobacco industries. “People are outraged across the state, and it’s not any one political party,” Talarico said of recently enacted state restrictions on hemp products […]
Top Marijuana Advocacy Group Raises Alarm About Initiative To Roll Back Legalization In Massachusetts
One of the nation’s leading marijuana reform organizations says it would be “disastrous” for the cannabis industry is an initiative to roll back Massachusetts’s legalization law that is on that state’s November ballot is approved by voters. “If you haven’t been paying attention to what’s going on in the Bay State, it’s time to start,” […]
With federal marijuana declassification, some Wyoming lawmakers push for legalization | News
JACKSON — Wyoming state Sen. Cale Case, R-Lander, considers himself a conservative on many issues including, but not limited to, fiscal policy and the scope of government. But when it comes to marijuana, he wants red Wyoming to pull back. “Medically, I think there should be no question,” Case said. “Why do we deny doctors […]
Sweet Life Canna Co. reaches 135 Mississippi dispensaries from Long Beach facility
Sweet Life Canna Company, a medical marijuana cultivation facility based in Long Beach, Mississippi, now supplies 135 dispensaries across the state, the company announced in August 2026. The tier one facility, which opened in 2025, grows, processes and packages medical cannabis for […]
With weed’s legal status still in limbo, Pittsburgh Cannabis Fest preps for sixth annual celebration – Pittsburgh City Paper
The Pittsburgh Cannabis Fest is set to return to its Allegheny Commons site this Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The free-to-attend event invites fans of all things cannabis to spend a lazy afternoon with local dispensaries and musical acts under the shade of the Commons’ canopy. Co-organizer Jack Weber said the festival was […]