Medicinal Genomics

MARCH 12, 2025

HLVd Disappearing in Hemp Crops Originally identified in hops, HLVd quickly spread to cannabis, where it has a more severe impact, including stunted plant growth, reduced biomass, and lower cannabinoid levels. Reports estimate its financial toll on the cannabis industry at around $4 billion annually. Ready to Start HLVd Testing?

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Connor & Connor PLLC

JULY 15, 2025

Over the course of the 2025 Nevada Legislative Session, the legislature passed 7 bills impacting cannabis establishments in the State. A multitude of modifications have occurred, some regarding the Cannabis Compliance Board’s oversight, as well as the establishment of many definitions which could impact cannabis companies’ operations.

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Canna Care Docs

JUNE 5, 2025

The Changing Landscape of Me dical Marijuana in Massachusetts: What Patients Should Know The Massachusetts medical marijuana program has been a cornerstone of cannabis access since its inception in 2012. MPAA) the states leading voice for patient rights and cannabis policy reform. decrease from peak enrollment.

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Connor & Connor PLLC

MAY 12, 2025

Starting a cannabis business can be both exciting and challenging. With the rapid expansion of the cannabis industry, entrepreneurs face a range of legal and regulatory hurdles that can make the process daunting. However, having an experienced cannabis lawyer by your side can significantly streamline the process and minimize risks.

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Veriheal

MAY 16, 2025

Since COVID-19 rocked the economy, cannabis businesses and supply chains claim to have been playing catch-up to get back to business as usual. However, the question remainsjust how bad has inflation been affecting cannabis prices, cannabis business closures, and jobs in the cannabis sector?

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Veriheal

MARCH 27, 2025

In January, a bill was introduced regarding Iowas medical cannabis program, allowing vaporized cannabis to be added to the state-approved Tetrahydrocannabinol ( THC) products list. If passed, vaporizable dried raw cannabis would be included with the products available to Iowas medical patients.

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Medicinal Genomics

APRIL 9, 2025

Every grower is looking for ways to increase cannabis yield while maintaining a top-shelf final product in order to stay competitive. A strategy that includes irrigation, pest management , and regulating the environment is the key to repeatedly achieving high yields in commercial cannabis cultivation from harvest to harvest.

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Otherside Farms

MAY 6, 2025

The explosion of interest in hemp cultivation across the country isn’t surprising given the plant’s versatility. Today, growers who master the cultivation process can tap into a thriving market by producing premium hemp suitable for gummies and other CBD-rich edibles.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

In the US, the laws determining the status of cannabis use vary from state to state and continue to change over time. Texas has one such cannabis program in flux, with a new bill being introduced that may change the legality of recreational marijuana within the state. The Texas medical cannabis program allows for no more than 0.5%

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Cannabiz MD

MARCH 24, 2025

In the rapidly evolving cannabis industry, workforce training has emerged as a crucial factor separating successful operations from struggling ones.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 30, 2025

Earlier today, the Illinois House Executive Committee approved Senate Bill 2090 , a former public funds bill that has been amended as a shell bill for a new cannabis omnibus. Another popular amendment allows for drive-through pickup for medical patients.

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Canna Care Docs

MARCH 27, 2025

The Decline of Medical Marijuana in Massachusetts: What It Means for Patients In recent years, Massachusetts, once a pioneer in cannabis reform, has seen its medical marijuana program gradually overshadowed by the booming recreational market. The program aimed to provide safe, legal access to cannabis for patients with chronic conditions.

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LifeCannMD

JUNE 23, 2025

As a miami cannabis doctor practicing here in South Florida, I get asked about Florida’s medical marijuana laws almost daily. Let me clear up the confusion and give you the straight facts about our state’s medical cannabis program. Right now in 2025, if you’re a registered patient, you can buy up to 2.5 The good news?

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PrestoDoctor

MAY 16, 2025

Hemp vs Marijuana Hemp and marijuana are often confused due to their shared origin in the Cannabis sativa species. However, understanding the difference between hemp and marijuana is essential to distinguish their legal status, chemical profiles, cultivation methods, and product applications.

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Project CBD

JUNE 10, 2025

Beloved within the cannabis community as the modest, softspoken horticulturist with a big heart and a great last name, Wade is one of the unsung heroes of botanical CBD that took root in northern California in the early 2010s. What would happen when a lot of people consumed CBD-rich cannabis?

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Today I’ll stay in my lane, though, and focus on the cannabis state ballot measures. I’m aware of one other jurisdiction is doing work around the edges– namely, Oregon’s Measure 119 on unionization for certain types of cannabis licensees (more on that one here ). See Florida Cannabis Legalization Vote Q&A.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 24, 2025

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) and the Division of Cannabis Regulation announced today an official Metrc implementation timeline for licensed cannabis businesses transitioning from BioTrack to Metrc as Illinois’ track-and-trace data system. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 12, 2025

multi-state cannabis operator, announced in May 2022 it had closed the definitive agreement to acquire two Herbal Remedies Dispensaries. Herbal Remedies Quincy was among the first cannabis dispensaries licensed in the State of Illinois when the State approved the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program in 2013.

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Veriheal

MARCH 19, 2025

However, South Dakota’s journey toward cannabis legalization has been anything but straightforward. From early failed attempts at approving medical marijuana to the historic 2020 vote that saw both medical and recreational cannabis on the ballot simultaneously, it has been a challenging battle for cannabis advocates in South Dakota.

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MaxQ Cannabis

MAY 7, 2025

Cannabis businesses share the modern environment of extremely high data security risk. The cannabis industry occupies a unique spot when it comes to user data security.

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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

JANUARY 17, 2022

With a little more than two months before recreational-use cannabis sales are expected to start, the New Mexico Cannabis Control Division issued an emergency rule change that doubles plant limits for cultivators.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 12, 2025

After attending the International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) in Berlin at the end of April, I was reminded, yet again, of how draconian U.S. Optimism surrounding the European cannabis market was everywhere. I use the word marijuana to refer to cannabis exceeding 0.3% marijuana laws truly are. How the U.S. If the U.S.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 8, 2025

The Illinois Cannabis Regulation Oversight Officer (CROO) released a notice for cannabis business licensees concerning packaging and labeling products. 410 ILCS 705/55-21 [Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act Labeling Section] 8 Ill. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, subscribe to Illinois News Joint ’s newsletter here.

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Veriheal

APRIL 17, 2025

When it comes to any hot-button issue like cannabis legalization, there are always two sides, often without much middle ground. Nixons War on Drugs The Nixon administration took the racially-charged propaganda behind cannabis prohibition even further by unofficially beginning the War on Drugs in 1971.

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MaxQ Cannabis

APRIL 23, 2025

6 Reasons Why the Businesses in the Cannabis Industry Need an ERP System Cannabis businesses are growing, both in number and size.

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Medicinal Genomics

MAY 5, 2025

In a recent CannMed Coffee Talk Podcast interview, Dr. Zamir Punja shared groundbreaking insights into how meristem tissue culture affects the cannabis microbiome and how growers can keep plants safe. Flavor & Cannabinoid Profile : In cannabis, emerging research suggests the microbiome may even influence terpene and cannabinoid levels.

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CannaEffect

JULY 12, 2023

Cannabis plants can only thrive in certain conditions. Humidity is an important factor in cannabis cultivation. The humidity in cannabis grow areas plays a crucial role in the development and growth of the plants. The ideal humidity for cannabis plants in the vegetative phase should be between 40-60%.

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NORML

APRIL 22, 2025

"Despite the popularity of these issues among New Hampshire voters, the Senate continue to be an impediment to reform. Far too often, this body engages in partisan politics rather than working toward the interests of the majority of New Hampshire voters who want to see marijuana legal in the 'Live Free of Die' state."

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Americans for Safe Access

APRIL 28, 2025

People are always amazed when I tell them I have been in the medical cannabis issue for almost 50 years. In August 1975, my late husband, Robert Randall, and I were busted for marijuana cultivation and possession. Robert had glaucoma, and cannabis was saving his sight. Thankfully, it was only a misdemeanor charge.

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Veriheal

JULY 2, 2025

Jared Shaw, a former Oklahoma State University basketball player, has been arrested for cannabis possession in Indonesia. On May 7, 2025, police raided the 34-year-old’s apartment just outside of Jakarta, seizing 132 pieces of cannabis candy that Shaw said he had planned to share with his teammates. Shaw is from Dallas, Texas.

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LifeCannMD

APRIL 30, 2025

Miami’s Medical Marijuana Market Getting started with medical marijuana in Miami can be confusing with the amount of cannabis products, consumption rules, and unfamiliar budtender terminology. Dr. Fernando Fandio-Sende is regarded as one of the top cannabis doctors in Florida. No more waiting for the card to come in.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 4, 2025

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today released its March 2025 medical cannabis sales totals. Retail sales of medical cannabis for March reached $22,108,115.88 Retail sales of medical cannabis for March totaled $10,816,859.45 To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. September: $28,055,726.06

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Americans for Safe Access

JULY 14, 2025

Over the weekend, the death of Jamie Garcia—a worker at a state-licensed cannabis cultivation site in Los Angeles—during an ICE raid sent shockwaves through the medical cannabis community. states having legalized medical cannabis in some form, Garcia’s death is more than a tragedy.

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Veriheal

JULY 3, 2025

The domino effect of these tariffs is spreading across industries, and it looks like the cannabis market won’t be left out. Why Trump’s Tariffs Could Drive Up Cannabis Prices Photo Credit: iStock Growing and processing cannabis into smokable flowers or your favorite concentrates is a complex process with multiple moving parts.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 27, 2025

The latest cut to join this illustrious group has been LCG, Lemon Cherry Gelato, and cultivators have started bringing the hyped strain to Illinois. ILNJ photo For more Illinois cannabis industry news, subscribe to Illinois News Joints newsletter here. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

JUNE 4, 2025

When it comes to high-quality cannabis flower , Kind Meds carries some of the most respected and sought-after brands in Arizona. Asylum Carefully cultivated craft flower with standout flavor profiles. Cannabish Local, small-batch cannabis grown with quality and transparency. Connected Cannabis Co. Mohave Cannabis Co.

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 11, 2025

Sol Canna cultivates premium, sustainably grown cannabis that enhances the recreational experience for customers while promoting wellness, community, and environmental stewardship. The brand is dedicated to quality cultivation, innovation, and responsible growing practices, ensuring that every plant is nurtured with care.

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