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“When Oklahomans voted to legalize medical marijuana in 2018, we were sold a bill of goods,” Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) said in his state of the state address this week. “Send the marijuana issue back to the vote of the people and shut it down.” “Out of state liberal activists preyed on the compassionate nature of Oklahomans. Then, it opened up Pandora’s box.” Stitt’s intention is clear, even if his demand . . . Log in or become a WeedWeek Member to read this article. The post Analysis: Okla. gov’s call for MED “shut down” signals trouble for industry appeared first on WeedWeek.

For Alex Wight, Skully Vibes isn’t just an Instagram handle or a character’s name; it’s a front-row seat to a world he’s been creating since college. Back then, a young Alex was on a career path toward becoming a biologist, but a love for Cannabis and art veered him into a lane he never dreamed existed. Alex describes his style as “Saturday morning cartoons meets scientific textbook illustrations.” There’s always a lot of color or nature in the scenes he creates, along with his signature Skully Vibes character. Even though Alex spent a lot of time in school taking art classes, smoking bongs . . .

Oregrown is a Bend-based dispensary chain with a farm in Tumalo and five retail outlets (four located throughout Oregon and one in Chico, California). Originally launched post-recreational legalization in 2016, the company has roots stretching back to the medical days in 2013. With a commitment to craft Cannabis, the brand has managed to blossom over time, planting itself in the minds of consumers as a PNW staple. Opened in 2018, the Portland store is situated a convenient mile and a half from the Moda Center, a sports arena. Given the unique location, the dispensary tends to serve a wide . . .

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William Wallace Green III, known colloquially as William Braveheart Green, is a second-generation Cannabis grower based out of Kaiser. Born and raised in California, William’s long history of cultivation and consumption started in 1991. His first time smoking took the form of a sinsemilla strain with bright red hairs in an unassuming metal pipe given to him by his sister’s boyfriend. Just a couple short tokes later, he felt the sweet, stoney effect, instantly falling in love with the sensation and relief it provided. One year later, at the age of 15, William was consuming on his own and . . .

Virginia senators have approved a pair of bills to legalize recreational marijuana sales and provide sentencing relief for people with prior cannabis convictions. The Senate Courts of Justice Committee on Wednesday voted to advance the marijuana sales legislation from Sen. Lashrecse Aird (D) in a 9-6 vote. Members also voted 12-TK3to approve the cannabis resentencing measure from Senate President Pro Tem Louise Lucas (D). Both measures next head to the Senate Finance & Appropriations Committee before potentially reaching the floor. Aird told colleagues at Wednesday’s hearing that her bill . . .

Washington State lawmakers have approved a bill to legalize and regulate therapeutic use of the psychedelic psilocybin. During a hearing on Tuesday, members of the Senate Health & Long-Term Care Committee advanced SB 5921 from Sen. Jesse Salomon (D) in a voice vote. It next heads to the Ways & Means Committee. The legislation would provide for regulated access to psilocybin in a medically supervised environment for patients with qualifying conditions. The state Department of Health (DOH) would be responsible for developing the psychedelics therapy program and establishing rules for the . . .

“Putting hemp THC-derived beverages on premise at a restaurant or bar is actually the safest way to consume these products.” By Christopher Shea, Rhode Island Current Rhode Island hospitality and liquor industry representatives voiced their opposition to a proposed ban on restaurants and bars serving intoxicating THC beverages during a virtual public hearing with state cannabis regulators Monday afternoon. Approximately 120 licensed retailers, including restaurants and liquor stores, have been serving hemp-derived THC beverages since August 2024, when the state’s Office of Cannabis Regulation . . .

The shuttle ride to the Brinkerhoff Family Farm in Parachute, CO, transports us through tree-lined canyons where foliage graduated from vibrant greens to burnished amber, alongside shallow rivers revealing streambeds painted in blue and purple hues-a living testament to Colorful Colorado. The scenery feels important when thinking about how Edun is different from most of the state’s other cannabis grows. What you see in their cultivation-grass, pepper plants, decomposing leaves, roly poly husks and even ducks-is built from the very land I happen to be riding through. And the wildness and . . .

New Brunswick sold $25.2 million worth of cannabis in the third quarter ended December 28, 2025, with $12.8 million in gross profits and $5.8 million… The post Q3 2025 sales down slightly in New Brunswick as concentrates sales increase appeared first on StratCann.

A Maine campaign seeking to significantly roll back the state’s marijuana law failed to submit signatures by a deadline this week to make the November 2026 ballot, meaning the anti-cannabis activists will need to shift their focus to 2027 if they hope to put the issue before voters. Amid criticism from reform advocates, industry stakeholders and certain lawmakers over allegedly misleading signature gathering tactics, Mainers for a Safe and Healthy Future was evidently unable to make the cut by the February 2 turn-in deadline. “The cannabis petitions were not returned yesterday,” Deputy . . .

Virginia lawmakers have approved a bill to allow qualifying patients to access medical marijuana in hospitals-but only if the federal government moves forward with a pending plan to reschedule cannabis. The Senate Education and Health Subcommittee on Health voted 4-0 on Tuesday to advance the legislation from Sen. Barbara Favola (D). The proposal would build upon existing state statute protecting health professionals at hospices and nursing facilities that assist terminally ill patients in utilizing medical cannabis treatment. Those protections would be expanded to hospital workers under the . . .

The attorney general of Oklahoma says he would “love” to see the state’s medical marijuana program wiped out, as the governor recently suggested. But he cautioned that doing so would mean reimbursing the hundreds of licensees participating in the market because the state would be “taking” a revenue source away from them. During a press briefing on Tuesday, Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond (R) was asked about Gov. Kevin Stitt’s (R) call to have voters revisit the state’s medical marijuana program and ultimately “shut it down.” Drummond said it’s a “complicated issue.” “Now, clearly, . . .

It is anticipated that the group behind Maine’s repeal effort will now aim to qualify the measure for the 2027 ballot. The post Maine: Campaign to Repeal Voter-Initiated Marijuana Legalization Law Fails to Meet 2026 Deadline appeared first on NORML.

“For many adults, a hemp-derived THC beverage is their first cannabis product.” By Joe Gerrity, Crescent Canna Three years ago, hemp-derived THC beverages were a regulatory curiosity-a byproduct of the 2018 Farm Bill that few outside the cannabis world noticed. Today, they represent a multibillion-dollar national market, sold in mainstream retail alongside beer and hard seltzer, and widely viewed as the fastest-growing segment of the broader cannabis industry. That growth is now on the verge of being erased. Congress recently voted to prohibit hemp-derived THC products nationwide-not through . . .

Aurora Cannabis announced $99.2 million in revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2025 (Q3 2026), along with $46.6 million in gross profits, and… The post Q3 2026: Aurora to exit select Canadian consumer markets, doubles down on global medical business appeared first on StratCann.

Florida officials said that the cannabis legalization campaign seeking to put an adult-use constitutional amendment before voters this year has failed to collect enough signatures to qualify for the ballot, the Associated Press reports. Sunday was the deadline for submitting 880,062 valid voter signatures. According to an announcement by the Florida Department of State, the Smart & Safe Florida campaign was about 100,000 signatures short of its goal. In fact, none of the 22 proposed citizen initiatives this year were able to qualify for the November ballot. Campaign representatives said in a . . .

Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission Chair Dr. Monica Oldenburg announced her resignation on Monday after just about nine months on the job, the Nebraska Examiner reports. Dr. Oldenburg, an anesthesiologist, was appointed to the commission by Gov. Jim Pillen (R) last April, and she was elected to lead the body in June. “I am grateful for the opportunity to serve the people of the State of Nebraska on the Medical Cannabis Commission. Unfortunately, due to commitments with my family and my job as a physician, I am unable to adequately commit the time needed for this volunteer position.” – . . .

As advocates and stakeholders await action on a federal marijuana rescheduling proposal, President Donald Trump has signed large-scale spending legislation that continues a longstanding policy blocking Washington, D.C. from legalizing recreational cannabis sales. Despite District voters approving adult-use legalization for personal possession and cultivation at the ballot more than a decade ago, local officials have been consistently prevented from allowing commercial sales due to an appropriations rider included in a funding bill covering Financial Services and General Government (FSGG). . . .

Florida’s attorney general has withdrawn a request to have the state Supreme Court review a marijuana legalization initiative after election officials determined that the campaign behind the proposal failed to collect enough signatures to qualify for placement on the November ballot. But the campaign, Smart & Safe Florida, is sharply criticizing the move and is urging the court to reject the notice of dismissal on constitutional grounds. Advocates have already disputed the secretary of state’s signature count, claiming the campaign submitted over 1.4 million petitions-hundreds of thousands . . .

French national Tom Felix has been released from a Malaysian jail after being acquitted by the High Court following more than two years in detention over drug charges. Felix was arrested in 2023 after police raided a shared apartment he lived in on Langkawi Island and found a large quantity of cannabis constituting trafficking under national law. Authorities discovered approximately 1.85 kilograms of marijuana in the common area of the residence. The 34-year-old former Veolia Environnement SA (OTCMKTS: VEOEY) (FRA: VVD) executive shared the apartment with his business partner, who was also . . .

Landing in San Francisco for the Super Bowl and looking for an only-in-the-Bay-Area experience to brag about back home? The easy play is to run to Moe Greens dispensary and lounge on the city’s famed Market Street, just around the corner from City Hall, for a swanky, memorable time. San Francisco is one of a handful of places on the planet that give out local licenses to smoke right in the dispensary/lounge. And Moe Greens is the most centrally located of the city’s lounges, and it has plenty of amenities. On Feb. 7- the night before the big game – the 6-year-old shop is hosting a rare event . . .

California has some of the most amazing budtenders, and this month, our budtender spotlight is on someone with the title to prove it: winner of The Capitola Award for Best Budtender in Northern California, Duane Davis (@dweezy480). Most days, you can find Duane behind the counter of Zen Garden’s north Sacramento location. A budtender since 2020, he said from the jump, “Once I got in, I knew this was it.” For Duane, Cannabis isn’t just a job; it’s something that he said saved his life. “I used to be a full-time events bartender, and drinking was a big part of my life,” he said. “Weed not . . .