Cannabis Science & Technology

10/31/2025

🏆 Best of the Week: October 24 – October 30, 2025

Our top content this week features:

- Ohio cannabis regulation updates
- New York recalls and grants
- Indoor cultivation insights
- High Tide expansions

➡️ Catch up on the stories shaping conversations this week:

Our top five cannabis and h**p news this week: Ohio cannabis regulation updates, New York recalls and grants, indoor cultivation insights, and High Tide expansions.

10/31/2025

Check out the September/October issue of Cannabis Science and Technology!
Articles include:

🌱 Cannabis Testing Labs' Fraud Lawsuit Against Revvity Health Sciences Highlights Need for Better Lab Regulations by Brian C. Smith
🌱 The Essence of Cannabis and the Compounds Behind It by Lo Friesen
🌱 Beyond Cannabinoids: The Analytical Value of Terpene Chirality in Cannabis by Zacariah L. Hildenbrand, Hannia Mendoza-Dickey, and Robert Manes
🌱 The Art of The Pre-Roll by Madeline Colli

➡️ Explore the interactive issue here: https://hubs.li/Q03R9ppv0

10/31/2025

UPDATE! 🚨 Ohio Senate just rejected the House's changes to cannabis bill SB 56, especially the new h**p regulations. 🤯 The bill now heads to a conference committee.

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Ohio SB 56 faces conference committee after Senate rejects House's changes made to h**p rules.

10/30/2025

BREAKING OHIO H**P NEWS! 🚨 Judge extends the Temporary Restraining Order on Governor DeWine's ban on intoxicating h**p products. 🚫🌿 **p

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A Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge has extended their restraining order against Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s intoxicating h**p sales ban executive order.

10/29/2025

Ohio Law Alert! 🚨 Ohio House lawmakers are pushing major changes to the voter-approved cannabis law (SB 56).

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Recently, Ohio House lawmakers disclosed that they are in favor of a substitute version of Senate Bill 56 that has made significant changes to current legislation.

10/29/2025

🍂 As Croptober comes to a close, growers across the industry have faced the season’s toughest challenges — from weather shifts and soil health, to indoor energy efficiency and hidden threats like HLVd.

This harvest season reminds us that cannabis cultivation demands innovation, vigilance, and resilience.

Catch up on Cannabis Science and Technology’s latest news and explore tools to help growers strengthen their crops and future harvests: https://hubs.li/Q03Lwjwl0

10/26/2025

ICYMI: Cannabis Pricing Crisis: Market Forces Shaping 2025 Trends

The volatility of wholesale cannabis prices marked by large fluctuations and regional disparities highlight the inherent instability still present in the cannabis marketplace. Here's how operators can adapt, compete, and thrive in the evolving industry.

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The volatility of wholesale cannabis prices marked by large fluctuations and regional disparities highlight the inherent instability still present in the cannabis marketplace. Adapting to shrinking margins and increased competitions is putting pressure on operators, causing them to adopt cost-cuttin...

10/25/2025

Check out the Cannabis Science and Technology supplement issue!

🌱 Cannabis Cultivation: From lighting and efficiency to pricing challenges. How to adapt and compete in a volatile industry.

Explore a call for more representative horticultural lighting metrics for cannabis cultivation, how to optimize energy systems in indoor cannabis cultivation facilities, and the market forces shaping 2025 cannabis pricing trends.

➡️ Read the interactive supplement here: https://hubs.li/Q03Q6wV60

10/24/2025

🏆 Best of the Week: October 17 – October 23, 2025

Our top five cannabis and h**p news this week: the New York OCM; SCOTUS, cannabis, and Second Amendment rights; research on THC and driving performance; and pupil measurement after cannabis inhalation.

➡️ Catch up on the stories shaping conversations this week:

Our top five cannabis and h**p news this week: the New York OCM; SCOTUS, cannabis, and Second Amendment rights; research on THC and driving performance; and pupil measurement after cannabis inhalation.

10/24/2025

A recent study published in Clinical Toxicology reveals that measuring pupil size shows potential as an indicator of recent inhaled cannabis use. Researchers found that changes in pupillary dynamics—how the pupils respond to light—were more predictive of cannabis use than just size alone.

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A recent study suggests that some measurements of pupil response could predict recent, acute cannabis inhalation.

10/23/2025

New York just awarded $5 Million in the first Cannabis Community Reinvestment Grants! 💰 The money goes to 50 youth-focused non-profits that have been affected by past drug policies. 🌿

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New York OCM officially begins community reinvestment with $5 million in grants going to 50 organizations that have been affected by past drug policies.

10/23/2025

The New York State Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) has filed charges against Omnium Health and issued a statewide recall of related products. The OCM alleges that Omnium enabled unlicensed businesses to produce and distribute cannabis.

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The Office of Cannabis Management initiated an investigation in February into alleged misuse of a cannabis distribution and processing license.