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While it may seem shocking to more recently initiated cannabis enthusiasts, there was a time not so long ago when nobody talked about terpenes much at all, and definitely didn’t use the word “terps.” For years, the perceived quality of cannabis was largely informed by its THC content, with flavor taking somewhat of a backseat. That isn’t to say there weren’t many among us who cherished certain strains for their flavor profile, we just didn’t talk about it like that. We’d just say “that stuff tastes like pine and citrus.” We had no idea how right we were: Terpenes – the primary chemical . . .

The Marijuana Herald – Marijuana news and information Below is The Marijuana Herald’s Daily Cannabis News Brief for September 7, 2026. The Marijuana Herald publishes a new edition every weekday at around 3 p.m. Pacific Time. Previous editions are available here. Florida Medical Marijuana Sales Top 15 Billion Milligrams of THC and 5.17 Million Ounces of Flower in 2026, Patient Count Continues to Rise Florida medical marijuana patients have purchased more than 15 billion milligrams of THC and 5.17 million ounces of smokable marijuana so far in 2026. The state reported 941,509 qualified patients . . .

The Marijuana Herald – Marijuana news and information California will implement new marijuana pesticide testing standards October 1, after state regulators substantially revised an earlier proposal that an economic analysis found could have resulted in the loss of half of the state’s licensed cannabis testing laboratories. The Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) finalized the regulations in July, with the changes taking effect in two phases. The first begins October 1, while a second set of requirements will not take effect until April 1, 2028. Under the first phase, California will . . .

The Marijuana Herald – Marijuana news and information South Dakota officials will hold a public hearing later this month on a broad package of proposed changes to the state’s medical marijuana regulations, as enrollment in the program approaches 20,000 patients. The Department of Health has scheduled the hearing for September 23 at 10 a.m. Central Time at the Floyd Matthew Training Center in Pierre. Written comments will be accepted through October 3. The proposal would amend 37 sections of Article 44:90, which governs South Dakota’s medical marijuana program. The affected provisions span . . .

Josh Turek, the Democratic nominee in a U.S. Senate race in Iowa this year, says it’s time to federally legalize, regulate and tax marijuana. The candidate, currently a state representative, told voters at an Iowa State University football tailgate that he thinks cannabis’s longtime restrictive Schedule I status is “ridiculous.” Turek told one man that he liked a cannabis leaf hat he was wearing. That prompted a woman to tell the Senate candidate that he should “fix” federal marijuana laws, adding that she has “so much pain” and “would like to be able to take gummies at night.” Turek, who was . . .

The Marijuana Herald – Marijuana news and information Regulated access to marijuana through pharmacies appears to encourage existing consumers to shift toward potentially lower-risk methods of consumption without increasing how often they use marijuana, according to new interim results from a randomized controlled trial led by the University of Bern. The Safer Cannabis Research in Pharmacies randomized controlled Trial (SCRIPT) involves 1,177 adults in the Swiss cities of Bern, Biel and Lucerne who were already regular marijuana consumers. Researchers randomly assigned 588 participants to . . .

The Marijuana Herald – Marijuana news and information The nation’s highest military appeals court has agreed to consider whether a positive marijuana drug test alone can be used as evidence that a service member knowingly used marijuana. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces has granted review in United States v. Collyn L. Lawrence, a case involving an Air Force member convicted of wrongful THC use. The court will consider both whether the so-called “permissive inference” is unconstitutional in marijuana cases and whether Lawrence’s conviction was legally supported by the evidence. . . .

Advocates for convenience stores are celebrating a recently enacted delay in the effective date of a federal ban on hemp THC products, saying the move provides an opportunity to create regulations as an alternative to prohibition. Convenience stores, they say, are an ideal place to continue to sell hemp products under any new rules that are enacted “The convenience retail channel, with its well-established age verification procedures, is suited to selling hemp products to adults legally and responsibly,” Jon Taets, director of government relations for NACS, formerly the National Association . . .

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A new report from congressional researchers says that a split among circuit courts about whether state marijuana business licensing systems can discriminate against out-of-state residents “likely increases the odds” that the Supreme Court will take up and resolve the issue. The Congressional Research Service (CRS) report, published on Thursday, examines the Dormant Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which has been interpreted by the Supreme Court to bar protectionist state laws that unduly restrict interstate commerce even in areas where Congress has not directly weighed in. As more . . .

Arrest rates for misdemeanor cannabis possession have spiked nearly 1,200% under Mayor John Whitmire (D), according to a Houston Public Media report. Data from a public records request revealed that under Mayor Whitmire, Houston police have arrested on average 440 people per year for low-level cannabis possession. Meanwhile, there were only about 35 misdemeanor cannabis arrests per year from 2021-2023. The revelation comes as Houston voters are set to consider an initiative that would make cannabis possession the lowest possible enforcement priority for local police. Submitted by the advocacy . . .

The Nebraska Supreme Court last week ruled 7-0 to uphold the state’s voter-approved medical cannabis laws, the Nebraska Examiner reports. Friday’s ruling ends the appeal process for a 2024 legal challenge by longtime medical cannabis opponent and former Republican state Sen. John Kuehn. Kuehn’s lawsuit was also supported by Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen and Attorney General Mike Hilgers. Kuehn named Evnen in his original lawsuit, but the officials ultimately joined the effort to overturn the voter-approved ballot measure, alleging fraud and “notorial malfeasance” in the . . .

Using marijuana appears to have a “positive outcome” on people struggling with some eating disorders, according to a new study. “Cannabis is widely used by people with eating disorders and is widely perceived as beneficial in restrictive and food-averse, but not binge, eating disorder subtypes,” the paper, published in the Journal of Eating Disorders, found. Researchers at the University of Sydney in Australia surveyed more than 7,500 people with a diagnosed or self-reported eating disorder (ED), with more than 3,o00 of whom that used cannabis within the past year. Respondents represented 76 . . .

The Marijuana Herald – Marijuana news and information Florida medical marijuana patients have purchased more than 15 billion milligrams of THC and 5.17 million ounces of smokable marijuana so far in 2026, according to the latest weekly report from the Florida Department of Health’s Office of Medical Marijuana Use (OMMU). OMMU reported that licensed medical marijuana treatment centers dispensed 435,756,323 milligrams of THC and 152,876.954 ounces of marijuana in a form for smoking between August 28 and September 3. Adding the latest figures to previously reported totals brings Florida’s 2026 . . .

The Marijuana Herald – Marijuana news and information Federal researchers have developed a rapid screening method capable of detecting 108 of 113 pesticides tested on marijuana plant material, potentially providing a faster way to identify contaminated samples before more extensive laboratory analysis. The study, published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, was conducted by Megan I. Chambers and Walter B. Wilson of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). It was published online in late August and appeared in the journal’s September issue. Researchers . . .

The Marijuana Herald – Marijuana news and information Marijuana plants subjected to moderate water restrictions during flowering used less water without suffering reductions in flower production or CBD yield, according to a new study published this week in the journal Frontiers in Plant Science For the study, researchers from the University of Hohenheim and the University of Applied Science examined two CBD-dominant medicinal marijuana genotypes grown indoors under well-watered, moderately water-stressed and severely water-stressed conditions. During moderate drought treatments, researchers . . .

The Marijuana Herald – Marijuana news and information A growing split among federal appeals courts over whether states can favor residents when issuing marijuana business licenses could eventually draw review from the U.S. Supreme Court, according to a new Congressional Research Service (CSR) analysis. The Congressional Research Service, Congress’s nonpartisan public policy research arm, examined the issue in a Legal Sidebar published September 3. The report, authored by legislative attorney David H. Carpenter, focuses on how the Dormant Commerce Clause applies to state and local marijuana . . .

The Marijuana Herald – Marijuana news and information Maryland has finalized a broad package of marijuana regulations that will create a new category of THC-containing sublingual pouches while changing licensing, packaging, cultivation and dispensary requirements across the state’s legal cannabis market. The Maryland Cannabis Administration adopted the regulations August 13, with the final action published in the September 4 edition of the Maryland Register. The changes take effect September 14. The package was adopted with only nonsubstantive changes from the version proposed in June. Among . . .

The Marijuana Herald – Marijuana news and information A Texas judge has denied hemp businesses’ request for a temporary restraining order seeking to halt enforcement of a new THC standard targeting hemp products, while scheduling an October 30 hearing on their request for a temporary injunction. The temporary injunction hearing will be held at 9 a.m. before Judge Maria Cantu Hexsel of the 53rd District Court at the Travis County Civil and Family Courts Facility in Austin. The denial of the temporary restraining order leaves the state’s current enforcement approach in place for now, but it . . .

The Marijuana Herald – Marijuana news and information A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction barring Ohio officials from enforcing portions of the state’s new hemp restrictions against a group of major hemp companies and anyone possessing, selling, distributing or consuming their federally lawful products. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey J. Helmick issued the order September 4 in Delta Beverages Inc. et al. v. Canepa et al., pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. The plaintiffs include Delta Beverages, Crescent Canna, Cheech & Chong’s Beverages, Torch . . .

The Marijuana Herald – Marijuana news and information A new scientific review concludes that cannabidiol (CBD) can help athletes recover from strenuous exercise by reducing muscle soreness and certain markers of muscle damage, although researchers found no evidence that it directly improves athletic performance. The review, published in the September 2026 issue of the International Medical Journal, examined research published between 2021 and 2026 on CBD supplementation, exercise performance and recovery. Researchers searched PubMed and Scopus, focusing on randomized controlled trials, pilot . . .

The Marijuana Herald – Marijuana news and information Germany has now approved 474 cannabis cultivation associations, commonly known as cannabis clubs, an increase of nearly 62% from the 293 approved clubs reported in July 2025. According to the latest nationwide figures compiled by the Federal Association of Cannabis Cultivation Associations (BCAv), authorities across Germany have received 908 applications and approved 474. Another 90 applications have been rejected, 131 have been withdrawn and nine approvals have been revoked. North Rhine-Westphalia continues to have by far the largest . . .

“Rhode Island has already chosen to regulate hemp rather than prohibit it. Our next attorney general should explain whether they intend to defend that decision.” By Mike Simpson, Lovewell Farms via Rhode Island Current Last October, Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha (D) joined 38 other state attorneys general in signing a letter urging Congress to change the federal definition of hemp. On August 4, Neronha signed another multistate letter, this time urging Congress to reject any effort to “delay, repeal, suspend, or weaken” hemp restrictions enacted in November 2025. I have . . .

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Northwind Cannabis is a special kind of shop. Owned and operated by the Samish Indian Nation, this dispensary serves locals with the best Cannabis in the state and also caters to thousands of bud enthusiasts who visit this beautiful area. Set on the hillside overlooking Lake Campbell – and just a few minutes from Deception Pass – the Leaf found a team that is really dedicated to making your shopping experience complete. Decades in the industry are represented here. There are no greenhorns, just well-versed and educated budtenders, with the support of a management team that knows what they . . .