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That chill in the air means that it’s time to get cozy and prepare for winter, and Zen Leaf is helping you stock up for all the sweater weather on the horizon. They’re offering up to 30% off storewide at their Ohio locations so you can bundle up with all your favorites for less. Zen [ . . . ] The post Stock up for sweater weather with up to 30% off from Zen Leaf appeared first on Leafly.

The New Jersey Assembly Health Committee passed an amended medical magic mushrooms or psilocybin pilot program legalization bill. Unfortunately, the medical psilocybin substitute bill establishes a limited framework that doesn’t legalize or decriminalize underground shrooms. Testimony for Legal Medical Psilocybin Progress Neal Usitan said he edited the show “How to Change Your Mind” and saw [ . . . ] Source: NJ Assembly Health Committee Passes Medical Psilocybin Pilot Bill from Heady NJ

This is the second in a three part series about Nicole Elliott’s tenure California’s top cannabis regulator. The first story is here. In September 2021, retailer Catalyst sued the California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) over what it alleged was the state market’s “worst kept secret.” The lawsuit landed only months after the DCC had been formed from the merger of three agencies. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) had appointed Nicole Elliott, who had worked in . . . Log in or become a WeedWeek Member to read this article. The post Calif. regulators’ tenure dogged by diversion questions appeared . . .

For the cannabis community, a Thanksgiving “cousin walk”-an annual outing where younger adults take a break and share a joint before the holiday feast-has been around for years. But if you get your news from some in the mainstream media, you might assume it’s a new trend. That the stoner tradition is finally reaching the pages of outlets like The Wall Street Journal this season is one of the latest examples of how marijuana culture is being normalized-albeit gradually in much of the mainstream press. Here’s a sampling of cannabis-related headlines from national outlets in the days leading up . . .

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Florida’s recreational marijuana legalization suffered a setback when a judge invalidated 200,000 signatures needed for the initiative to appear on the 2026 ballot. Florida adult-use marijuana legalization campaign suffers major setback is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

A Florida campaign says it’s collected more than one million signatures to put a marijuana legalization initiative on the state’s 2026 ballot-and so it’s voluntarily declining to appeal a legal case in which a judge recently allowed state officials to invalidate about 200,000 petitions over a largely procedural issue. In a notice sent to Florida’s Second Judicial Circuit on Tuesday, Smart & Safe Florida advised that it would not be pursuing an appeal of the judgement, which held that formatting changes made to the cannabis petition rendered approximately 200,000 signatures illegitimate. While . . .

The Massachusetts Cannabis Business Association is urging voters who suspect they’re victims of a fraudulent campaign to contact local elections authorities. Mass. voters tricked by campaign to end legal cannabis sales urged to act is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

A new report shared in the House of Commons shows that the federal and provincial governments in Canada have brought in more than $5.4 billion… The post Canada has collected more than $5.4 billion in federal cannabis taxes, with $4.2 billion going to provinces appeared first on StratCann.

The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled a closed-door meeting to discuss a case challenging the constitutionality of federal marijuana prohibition. After receiving briefs in support for taking up the case involving Massachusetts-based cannabis businesses, justices set a date for a conference on December 12. The court is being asked to settle the question of whether imposing federal marijuana criminalization within states that have enacted their own legalization laws violates the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution. The powerhouse law firm Boies Schiller Flexner LLP last month submitted . . .

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) has signed a bill into law updating the state’s medical marijuana program, with revised rules that grant reciprocity to out-of-state residents, streamline the patient certification process, allow adults 18 and older to grow their own cannabis plants for therapeutic use and more. The legislation from Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes (D) and Sen. Jeremy Cooney (D), which advanced out of the legislature in June, was signed by the governor on Friday. Under the newly enacted law, patient certifications will also be valid for two years, rather than one. . . .

DubHigh Hits Dispensaries December 1, 2025 The Original Cannatela Blends Hazelnuts and Chocolate Infused with THC, The Spreadable Edible is Available at Over 175 Dispensaries in New York November 21, 2025- New York, NY- Cannatela is part gourmet treat and part elevated cannabis experience. The creamy chocolatey texture is unlike anything you’ve tried before. Every luscious jar of Cannatela is infused with 100mg THC and then balanced with equal parts CBD and CBG, creating a mindful indulgence you can enjoy your way. “We worked for over 5 months to find the magic formula. Our biggest delay . . .

It may be time to let our friends and family know why. Travel shouldn’t feel like a legal obstacle course for people using doctor-recommended medicine-but in the U.S., it still does. At Americans for Safe Access (ASA), we are fighting for the day when medical cannabis patients can travel freely, confidently, and without fear. Until that day comes, we’re making sure patients have the information they need right now. Watch ASA New Travel Outreach Video:

As the year comes to a close, it seems there’s little talk within Congress about moving a cannabis industry banking access bill-with multiple key House and Senate lawmakers telling Marijuana Moment they haven’t heard anything about a plan to advance the modest reform anytime soon. Of course, after a historically long government shutdown and other competing priorities, it doesn’t come as a big surprise that legislators wouldn’t have the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act at the top of their lists. But even so, the apparent lack of any meaningful progression in conversations about . . .

“The ‘Commission’ meetings are unlocking a united vision of an industry built on safety, fairness, accountability and consistency.” By Adam Rosenberg, National Cannabis Industry Association and Eric Berlin, Dentons The recent government funding deal, which narrowed the definition of hemp, sent shockwaves through parts of the hemp market and exposed how fragile the current patchwork of cannabis policy really is. As a result, industry leaders, analysts and advocates have called for unity between hemp and marijuana. An urgent message has been repeated that the industry needs to stop fighting . . .

An association of Massachusetts marijuana businesses is urging voters to tell local officials about any cases of misleading signature gathering tactics and “fraudulent messaging” by a campaign seeking to put an initiative on the ballot next year that would roll back the state’s adult-use legalization law. The prohibitionist campaign, called the Coalition for a Healthy Massachusetts, said last week that it’s “confident” they turned in enough signatures to qualify for ballot placement. Supporters need 74,574 valid signatures to make the cut. But the signature gathering hasn’t been without . . .

The cannabis industry’s digital transformation is creating a new challenge for dispensary owners: cybersecurity. How cannabis businesses can go digital while thwarting hackers is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

A St. Louis, Missouri jury last week awarded a cannabis consultant $3 million in damages stemming from a 2022 accident at a cannabis laboratory that ended his career in the industry, the Missouri Independent reports. Mark Avent was helping build out the Blue Arrow Missouri LLC in St. Louis when a lab technician accidentally mishandled a commercial vacuum used to clean equipment. The vacuum blew fine cannabis particles into the air, and Avent suffered a severe asthma attack that led to a heart attack. Following a four-day trial, the jury unanimously found that Blue Arrow was at fault for . . .

Brazilian agricultural research agency Embrapa has received permission from health agency Anvisa to research the cannabis plant, which will allow the agency to build its first-ever cannabis seed bank, Reuters reports. Embrapa also plans to research hemp for fiber production. Embrapa researcher Daniela Bittencourt told Reuters that the agency plans to conduct the research for 12 years, “but it may possibly go on forever, like what happens with soy and corn.” “Can you imagine if we had already carried out the genetic improvement of this plant like we’ve done with cotton in the last 50 years?” . . .

The Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research (CPCR) on Monday launched “Psychedelic Science and Medicine” on Coursera. The free online course is taught by David Yaden, Albert Garcia-Romeu, Frederick Barrett, and Sandeep Nayak, who are faculty members of the CPCR. “We want to make sure that we’re getting the research out to the public in a more direct way, and we thought that Coursera would be a good opportunity to do that. We get a lot of people who are interested in learning more about psychedelics, who want to go beyond the popular reporting, but maybe don’t have . . .

Cannabis workers appear to be at particular risk of developing asthma at work, new research found. Cannabis company pays out $3 million for worker asthma as research highlights risk is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Sirona Pharma Inc. in Alberta secures CCAA protection amid mounting debts, licence suspension, and CRA action. Learn about interim financing, employee claims, and the company’s… The post Sirona Pharma Inc. receives CCAA protection as it seeks to address growing debt, licence suspension appeared first on StratCann.

A man wearing a wolf mask recently robbed Nova Farms dispensary in Woodbury in Gloucester County in South Jersey, and was caught quickly afterward. He seemed to have broken their drive-thru window to get in and steal the cash drawer. Nova Farms dispensary was open at the time. The wolf man intimidated the budtenders working [ . . . ] Source: Man in Wolf Mask Robs Nova Farms Dispensary in Woodbury from Heady NJ

Meet the finalists for the 2025 MJBowl cannabis competition is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Minnesota’s first government-run cannabis store is expected to open in mid-2026 in the city of Osseo. Minnesota to launch first municipal cannabis dispensary in 2026 is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs