Texas health agency adopts emergency rule banning consumable hemp sales to anyone under 21

By Paul Cobler and Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune Sept. 23, 2025 “Texas health agency adopts emergency rule banning consumable hemp sales to anyone under 21” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization...

Michigan's new 24% marijuana tax will destroy cannabis industry

According to Bridge Michigan, since 2019, our state has spent $1 billion on corporate subsidies to create 13,000 jobs. Meanwhile, the Michigan Legislature voted to impose a crushing new tax on a nascent industry that has created at least 40,000...

Baked in Baker? Clay County board to decide fate of proposed cannabis business in old grain elevator

BAKER, Minn. — To its owner, the towering structure rising from the prairie in Baker is more than an old grain elevator. Architect Scott Dahms envisions the building as a cannabis dispensary and growing facility, giving new life to the...

Police find huge cannabis factory near King Charles' Cotswolds home

Police were called to Tetbury, across the border from Oxfordshire in Gloucestershire, and uncovered a giant weed haul consisting of hundreds of plants growing in an industrial unit. Officers say the haul was so large that they were forced to use...

Netflix Takes On The Cannabis Underworld With New Crime Drama Amsterdam Empire

Netflix drops the official trailer for Amsterdam Empire, a crime drama set in Amsterdam’s cannabis world, starring Famke Janssen and Jacob Derwig. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images) Getty Images Netflix has dropped the official trailer for Amsterdam...

24% marijuana tax receives approval from Michigan Senate

The Michigan Senate vote board shows the close 19-17 margin early Friday that the 24% tax on marijuana sales passed and completed the budget deal hammered out by the Legislature. (Screenshot via Michigan Advance) After much hand wringing and...

CISF nabs 2 with cannabis at Imphal airport

Two men carrying cannabis worth about Rs 20 lakh were apprehended by CISF personnel at the Imphal airport in Manipur early this week, officials said on Saturday.The incident took place on September 29. The men, aged 20 and 21 years, had concealed...

Coventry cannabis farms smashed as 450 plants 'seized and destroyed'

Three Coventry cannabis farms have been dismantled. Officers swooped on properties in Foleshill. Teams from Coventry Police had gathered intelligence about a number of city addresses being used to grow drugs. More than 450 cannabis plants were...

Michigan legislature passes 24% marijuana tax

Michigan Senate vote board showing the close 19-17 margin early Friday that the 24% tax on marijuana sales passed and completed the budget deal hammered out by the Legislature. (Screenshot via Michigan Advance) After much hand wringing and...

Empower tackles youth cannabis usage prevention

ABOVE: From left: Empower Project Coordinator Desta Owens, Empower Student Michelle Esquivel, Empower Project Coordinator Shelly Larsen and Empower Project Bilingual Coordinator Leticia Cordova stand with materials on substance abuse and what...

‘Over-the-counter pain relief failed me – but I started to embrace life again when I turned to medical cannabis’

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New tax could impact marijuana industry

News Photo by Kayla Wikaryasz Merlin Pardike, left, Julia Dault, middle, and Nicholas Anderson, right, are seen holding cannabis products available for purchase at Neighborhood Provisions. Beginning on Jan. 1, 2026, cannabis retailers will be...

This 1 Cannabis Dividend Stock Yields 3%

Cannabis stocks are having an interesting week, thanks to President Donald Trump’s renewed interest in making cannabidiol (CBD) available to seniors via Medicare. The president posted a video Sunday on his Truth Social feed that promoted the...

CA lowers cannabis tax to help dispensaries compete with illegal market

California has rolled back its cannabis tax from 19% to 15%, aiming to help legal businesses compete with the illegal market. SAN DIEGO — California’s cannabis tax has been rolled back, dropping from 19% back to 15% as of October 1. The change...

Is Billy Ray Cyrus Using Liz Hurley for Cash? 'Achy Breaky Heart' Singer 'Needs Serious Dough' To Fund Joint Business Empire

The unlikely romance between British actress and model Elizabeth Hurley and 'Achy Breaky Heart' singer Billy Ray Cyrus is not just a high-profile love affair: it's becoming a provocative business venture. Sources indicate that the affectionate...

There's opportunity for c-stores in hemp-THC

On this special edition of the CSP podcast At Your Convenience, Melissa Vonder Haar introduces listeners to supplier members of the CSP C-Store Cannabis Board. Vonder Haar is managing director of TradeWorks for iSee Store Innovations and chair of...

Waldorf Man Arrested in Charles County with Loaded Gun, PCP, Cocaine, Fentanyl, and Cannabis During Arrest

Trevon Deshawn Chisley, 30, of Waldorf Trevon Deshawn Chisley, 30, of Waldorf, has been arrested and charged with more than 20 criminal counts related to drug trafficking and firearms possession after detectives with the Charles County Sheriff’s...

Caye Caulker prepares for marijuana referendum; Roman Catholic Church calls for ‘No’ vote

Views: 0 Views: 0 Posted: Friday, October 3, 2025. 8:09 pm CST. By Aaron Humes: As the island community of Caye Caulker gears up for a significant referendum on the potential legalization of marijuana, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Belize...

Tax Relief for McFarland's Cannabis Dispensary Under New State Law

Off The Charts marijuana dispensary in McFarland is one of the few legal shops in Kern County. Under a new bill that keeps the tax at 15%, the business could see more stability and more revenue flowing back into the community. In July 2025,...

Bellino votes against Michigan budget citing higher business taxes and local government cuts

Senator Joseph Bellino voted against Michigan's fiscal year 2026 budget plan, citing concerns over increased taxes on businesses and significant reductions in funding for local governments. Bellino, a Republican from Monroe, expressed his position...