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On Wednesday, June 11, 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Team (PJFCET) responded to a location in Bobcaygeon, following a… The post OPP seizes thousands of cannabis plants, hundreds of pounds of flower following Health Canada referral appeared first on StratCann.

In the modern cannabis lifestyle, discretion isn’t just nice to have: It can be essential. Whether you’re sharing a space with roommates, sneaking a session in your hotel room, or just trying to keep the peace with your non-smoking partner, smelling like a hotboxed closet doesn’t always fly. That’s where Smokebuddy steps in: a compact personal air filter that keeps your sesh clean, your space odor-free and your smoke signals silent. What Is Smokebuddy? The idea is genius in its simplicity. After taking your hit, you exhale into the Smokebuddy device, which uses a high-efficiency carbon . . .

The governor of Maryland has issued another mass pardon for people with past marijuana possession convictions, granting clemency to about 7,000 more people on the holiday Juneteenth that commemorates the end of slavery. Gov. Wes Moore (D) has been one of the most proactive governors when it comes to cannabis pardons since his state enacted legalization, stressing the need to right the wrongs of prohibition through executive action. This latest round follows a historic mass clemency action Moore took last year, when he pardoned more than 175,000 convictions for low-level cannabis and . . .

“This move by Texas officials to expand psychedelics research while maintaining broad cannabis prohibition and considering banning hemp products as well isn’t just hypocritical. It’s illogical.” By Adam Stettner, FundCanna Texas just announced it will invest $50 million into studying ibogaine, a powerful psychedelic drug that remains illegal at the federal level. The goal? To develop it into a potential Food and Drug Administration-approved treatment for conditions like opioid use disorder, PTSD and depression; especially among veterans. On the surface, this might sound like a bold and . . .

Longtime cannabis advocate Chris Almada won the Democratic nomination to be the Dover 3rd Ward Town Councilman in a primary upset last week. Dover is in Morris County in North Jersey. He beat incumbent Councilman Michael Scarneo 204 to 126, according to the official results. Almada is a leading Sativa Cross advocate currently serving as [ . . . ] Source: Sativa Cross Medical Cannabis Advocate Chris Almada Wins Dover Council Nomination from Heady NJ

“We all got burned by the fall of High Times,” says RAW Rolling Papers owner Josh Kesselman, who on June 17 announced he’d purchased the iconic magazine for $3.45 million. We spoke to Kesselman shortly after the deal made news.

Despite efforts in the Ohio legislature to pass a bill to significantly change the state’s voter-approved marijuana law, last-minute disagreements between the House and Senate Republicans seemed to have derailed that plan for now-with House lawmakers signaling that a deal won’t be struck before the summer recess. After taking public testimony and adopting certain changes to the Senate-passed legislation, SB 56, in recent weeks, the House Judiciary Committee ultimately declined to advance the proposal as scheduled at a Wednesday hearing, making it so the measure couldn’t advance to a . . .

State Attorney General Mike Hilgers sent cease-and-desist letters to 82 Lincoln stores selling THC-containing products.

California officials are inviting research proposals for a second round of grants under a program meant to better educate the public on the state’s marijuana law and help policymakers make informed decisions on the issue. For the new $30 million round of the grant program, which is funded by marijuana tax revenue, the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) said it is prioritizing proposals in research areas including educational methods of improving public health and safety, crop yields, state and local marijuana policies, consumer preferences, environmental sustainability and other topics. . . .

The state’s Department of Cannabis Control is soliciting research proposals from public universities to better inform future laws impacting the industry.

As lawmakers in New Hampshire work to reconcile different versions of bills passed by the House and Senate this session, one conference committee on Wednesday agreed to move forward with a plan to reduce penalties for psilocybin possession while a separate panel rejected a proposal to allow medical marijuana patients to grow cannabis at home. Both proposals had support from House lawmakers, but-with the exception of the newly advancing psilocybin provision-the Senate has broadly stood in the way of drug reform measures. Regarding psilocybin, members of a bicameral conference committee . . .

You may have seen this article or some other article yesterday or today, covering the Ontario Supreme Court’s recent certification of a national class action lawsuit against Aurora Cannabis. The defendant entities are all part of the same conglomerate, with Aurora Cannabis Inc. being the parent. You can view their vast array of cannabis products here. Aside from securities litigation, class action lawsuits seldom drop in the cannabis space. So this one got me thinking. Below are some thoughts in Q&A format. What does the Canadian lawsuit claim? Here is the Statement of Claim. In short, the . . .

On June 17, MediPharm Labs announced the results from its 2025 annual and special meeting of shareholders. The post MediPharm Labs announces results of annual and special meeting, contradicting Apollo’s claims appeared first on StratCann.

A federal spending bill that’s advancing in the House would “effectively” prohibit hemp-derived cannabinoid products, including CBD, congressional researchers say. In a report published by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) last week, legislative analysts looked at the potential impact of hemp-related provisions that advocates and stakeholders say would devastate a core sector of the industry. While report language attached to the 2026 appropriations bill was recently amended to clarify lawmakers’ intent not to disrupt the non-intoxicating cannabinoid market-signaling that . . .

The governor has until June 22 to sign, veto or file the legislation to ban intoxicating hemp products without his signature.

The Canadian cannabis company advised stakeholders of news reports on Investing.com that was generated ‘with the support’ of artificial intelligence.

New York officials have announced the first round of grants under a $5 million program to help retail marijuana businesses owned by justice-involved people cover startup costs. About three months after opening up applications for the Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) Grant Program, the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) and Empire State Development (ESD) announced on Wednesday that they have awarded 52 licensed dispensaries up to $30,000 each in funds meant for startup and operational costs such as rent, renovations, inventory tracking and security systems. To qualify for the . . .

Former Canadian Senator Dan Christmas is working with his home of Membertou First Nation to help the community’s efforts to regulate the sale of cannabis… The post Former Canadian senator assisting First Nation with cannabis regulations appeared first on StratCann.

A top Pennsylvania Republican says marijuana legalization will not be included in the 2026 budget as lawmakers approach a deadline he expects they will miss. But Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) is still holding out hope that negotiators can “get it done.” With the budget due by a constitutionally mandated deadline of June 30, legislators appear to be at an impasse on certain key issues, including the governor’s request to legalize adult-use cannabis via the legislation. Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R) said he doesn’t see a path forward for the reform on that schedule, however. Shapiro, on . . .

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Hemp business owners in Missouri are organizing an initiative petition to deregulate cannabis in the state to allow for sales at stores that sell alcohol and tobacco, the Missouri Independent reports. In a call on Monday led by the hemp company American Shaman, advocates stated the goal of the effort is to repeal the state’s constitutional amendment that legalized cannabis in the state and replace it with language that directs state lawmakers to create regulations for cannabis that are “no more burdensome than what we already have for alcohol and tobacco,” industry lobbyist Eapen Thampy . . .

A Maryland hemp industry association and hemp businesses are suing the state over cannabis licensing and seized products, the Baltimore Sun reports. The Maryland Hemp Coalition, 10 businesses owners, and consumers of the products at the heart of the lawsuit argue that state laws illegally regulate hemp-derived products that are federally legal and that state agents are now selectively enforcing “erroneous testing standards” to seize items from shelves. The lawsuit also attacks state laws that cap cannabis licenses and how they are issued, including the state’s lottery for new . . .

A Delaware lawmaker has pulled a bill that sought to restrict the sale of intoxicating hemp products to state-licensed cannabis stores and only allow sales of cannabis-infused beverages at liquor stores, WHYY News reports. State Rep. Debra Heffernan (D) indicated she pulled the proposal after pushback from CBD store owners, customers, and cannabis advocates, but that she plans to create a new bill “in the coming months” for consideration next session. “While I still believe in the importance of increasing safety testing and ensuring age verification for cannabinoid intoxicating . . .

Aurora Cannabis Inc. sent out a notice on June 18, 2025, refuting an article posted on the same day that claimed the company had agreed… The post Aurora Cannabis denies news of acquisition of New Zealand’s Medleaf Therapeutics appeared first on StratCann.