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Licensed Operators Pushing a Hemp THC Ban Are Making a Historic Mistake
The hemp-THC fight should be about regulatory parity, consumer protection and product-specific risk—not simply whether an intoxicating cannabinoid came from a plant legally classified as hemp or marijuana.
How Questionable Cannabis Regulations Actually Get Made
California’s cannabis-packaging debate shows why good regulation needs more than good intentions: real public-health signals, clear causal evidence, precise rules and measurement of whether the intervention actually works.
Massachusetts Question 8 Is a Real Cannabis Rollback. The Driving Debate Needs Better Evidence.
Massachusetts Question 8 would end commercial adult-use cannabis sales while preserving possession and medical marijuana. The impaired-driving debate deserves more precision than a THC-positive statistic.
Can Metrc Prove Its California Compliance Burden Is Worth It?
A Metrc-commissioned survey found strong consumer support for QR-linked lab, compliance and recall data. The harder California question is whether the trust benefit justifies a compliance system whose…
California Treasurer Fiona Ma Calls Prop 64 a Complete Disaster
California Treasurer Fiona Ma’s criticism of Proposition 64 pushes familiar operator complaints into statewide political language: taxes, local control, illicit competition and legalization design all shape whether a…
Why Are Cannabis MSOs Backing an Anti Cannabis Senate Candidate?
Campaign spending can reveal an industry’s priorities more clearly than its public statements. Cannabis companies backing politicians who oppose legalization raises a harder question about access, capital and…
Congress Wants the VA to Study the Cannabis Veterans Actually Use
Veterans already use cannabis while federal research and guidance remain incomplete. The better policy response is research built around real-world products and behavior without outrunning what the evidence…
Some Guys Talking Ep. 13: Milica Mandic — Global Psychedelic Week & the Future of Advocacy
Milica Radovic Mandic discusses Global Psychedelic Week and the communities it brings together. The publisher’s description covers accessibility, ethical engagement, advocacy, Indigenous voices, storytelling, and collaboration.
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