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Six months into Schedule III: who actually benefited?
Marta Olsen, Smoke & ScrollForty-two cultivators, six labs, three patient groups. The audit.
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New York investigates "lab shopping" among potency-inflating brands
Devon Park, Smoke & ScrollOCM subpoenaed four brands after potency numbers jumped 6 points.
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Minnesota debates lifting its 5mg edibles cap
Hana Choi, Smoke & ScrollDFL-led legislature weighs a doubling. Patient groups are split.
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Pre-rolls are 71% shake by weight, on average
Devon Park, Smoke & ScrollThirty machine-packed joints, three states, a bench, a scale.
RisingFDA opens public comment on CBD framework
U.S. Food & Drug AdministrationSixty-day window closes Jun 30. The first formal CBD opening since 2019.
NewDEA cannabis research applications: backlog tops 18 months
NIDA Quarterly ReportSchedule III didn't unblock the registration queue.
RisingMassachusetts cultivators warn of structural overproduction
Boston GlobeWholesale pound prices have fallen below break-even in three counties.
RisingNew York's social equity dispensary count crosses 200
NY Office of Cannabis ManagementThe CAURD program reaches a milestone — three years late.
RisingGermany's cannabis-club model: one year of data
Bundestag Health Committee1,400 licensed clubs, 320,000 members. No public health spike.
NewCookies takes itself private at $1.2B
BloombergThe first major brand exit since the rescheduling-era valuations reset.
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The case against printing THC% on the jar at all
Jess Okonkwo, Smoke & ScrollAn editorial against the number that distorts the entire market.
RisingCalifornia's cultivation tax restructure clears Assembly
CalMattersAB-1280 replaces the per-ounce tax with a graduated wholesale levy.
RisingMSO debt covenants are coming due — and rates aren't cooperating
Green Market Report$2.1B in multi-state operator debt matures in the next four quarters.
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Older patients likely need lower THC doses, review finds
Dr. Anya Pereira, Smoke & ScrollCB1 receptor density declines sharply after 65.
HoldingIllinois expands craft cultivation tier
Illinois Cannabis Regulation Oversight OfficerCanopy cap doubles for craft growers under a revised rule.
HoldingCuraleaf cuts 12% of corporate workforce
Marijuana Business DailyRestructuring follows the Q1 earnings miss.
FallingMichigan considers a wholesale price floor
Detroit Free PressBill in committee would set a minimum wholesale price for flower.
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