Cannabis Business Times

08/29/2025

As we await Trump's rescheduling decision, 40 lawmakers introduced a federal legalization bill today in the U.S. House to fully deschedule cannabis.

“It’s time to modernize our laws to reflect the reality of cannabis use in the United States, recognize the legitimate industry that has emerged, and fully embrace the medical benefits of the plant."

The MORE Act would deschedule and decriminalize cannabis, initiate expungements and support those disproportionately impacted by prohibition.

08/29/2025

Fed up with Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s relentless crusade to ban h**p-based THC products, an advocacy organization for the veteran community has some strong words for the elected executive: "We’re saying it loud and clear: 'Eat a d*ck, Dan Patrick.'”

The Grunt Style Foundation, which advocates for veteran mental health, believes that Texas veterans are fed up with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.

08/29/2025

Under the advisement of a top prohibitionist, 9 Republican U.S. House lawmakers sent the Trump administration a letter urging the DOJ to kill a cannabis rescheduling proposal.

"Ma*****na rescheduling will enable criminal activity and harm our kids. We don’t want the smell of ma*****na flooding every public space, we don’t want our kids being enticed by deceptive ma*****na marketing, and we don’t want even more drugs flooding our streets. We respectfully urge you to follow the science and oppose downgrading ma*****na.”

The group of GOP House representatives sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and copied the president.

08/27/2025

32 of the nation's top law officials from both blue and red states are calling on congressional leaders to pass the SAFER Banking Act.

“An effective safe harbor would bring billions of dollars into the banking sector, enabling law enforcement, federal, state and local tax agencies, and cannabis regulators in the states and territories to more effectively monitor cannabis businesses and their transactions."

The legal officers from 28 states, Washington, D.C., and three U.S. territories wrote a letter to congressional leaders urging industry reform.

08/27/2025

🚨Entries are filling up for Cannabis Business Times’ “Best Cannabis Companies to Work For 2026.” The 7th annual awards program is open for all cannabis businesses (plant-touching and ancillary) to be recognized as the best employers in the industry!

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08/26/2025

Are adult-use states failing medical cannabis patients?

This exclusive report goes behind the scenes of 17 AU markets and the trends of coexisting medical programs.

"Medicinal products have become virtually extinct in today’s cannabis marketplace. Long-term patients cannot find any of the products that they were using effectively five years ago. No dispensary or delivery service has a full complement of medicinal products suitable for serving the needs of a variety of cannabis patients, especially cannabis-naive patients desperately seeking to begin alternatives to dangerous and addictive pharmaceuticals.”

Medical cannabis patients are increasingly exiting registries as their state programs continue to deteriorate following the launch of adult-use sales.

08/25/2025

Are you letting your profits evaporate at your trimming and packaging stations? Leveraging the right equipment to prevent moisture evaporation in your post-harvest process can earn you thousands of dollars!

"The owners were noticing significant product loss at their packaging station. At first, they suspected theft, but after taking a closer look at the environment, it became obvious the loss could be attributed to evaporation."

Leveraging the right equipment to establish proper conditions in your packaging and trimming rooms can earn you thousands of dollars.

08/21/2025

A new report provides Congress with 4 considerations for revising the 2018 Farm Bill's h**p definition.

“To the extent Congress would prefer to limit the states’ power to ban these substances, Congress could clarify the laws it seeks to preempt.”

A new CRS report outlines legal challenges to state laws leading to uncertainty and disagreement over the 2018 Farm Bill’s definition of h**p.

08/19/2025

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and the Texas Senate have played Gov. Greg Abbott for a fool yet again, passing legislation to ban h**p in a second special session despite the governor's repeated call for regulation.

“It’s the same bill we passed out in the first special session; nothing’s changed other than the fact that more and more information comes out every week regarding the impact and effects of THC on the brain, the body and long-term use,” Texas Sen. Charles Perry, the bill's sponsor, said.

The upper chamber once again ignored Gov. Greg Abbott’s call to regulate consumable h**p products, pushing prohibition legislation forward instead.

08/18/2025

Entries are open for Cannabis Business Times’ “Best Cannabis Companies to Work For 2026.” The 7th annual awards program is open for all cannabis businesses (plant-touching and ancillary) to be recognized as the best employers in the industry.

If your company faces challenges in attracting skilled employees at all levels in this competitive industry, ranking as a “Best Cannabis Company To Work For” can help give you an edge over your competition!

Plus, you can find out what your employees value and don’t value about working for your company and improve employee retention in the future.

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08/18/2025

12 New York-licensed cannabis businesses are suing state regulators over a school proximity screw-up, potentially causing millions of dollars in irreparable harm, and without a formal rulemaking process.

“Petitioners would experience harm unlike anything they have faced before and would be relegated to levels of crippling debt, the likes of which they could never escape,” the complaint states. “The purpose of the [Ma*****na Taxation and Regulation Act] was to undo these past injustices, not to exacerbate them.”

The businesses, including Conbud and Housing Works, argue that the Office of Cannabis Management changed policy without a formal rulemaking process.

08/15/2025

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called the Legislature into a 2nd special session, starting immediately, as House Democrats continue to break quorum, pitting Obama and Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom against Trump over redistricting -- H**p REMAINS in THE CROSSHAIRS.

“Trump’s election rigging comes to an end now,” Newsom said. “California won’t stand by and watch Trump burn it all down—we are calling a special election to redraw our congressional maps and defend fair representation.”

Gov. Greg Abbott called the Texas Legislature back into a second special session, pushing congressional redistricting and h**p regulation.