Marijuana Drug Testing Is Dying — Because Workers Keep Failing It
The numbers on marijuana drug testing tell you everything about where American drug policy actually is — not in Congress, but in HR departments. Quest Diagnostics’ 2025 workforce data, drawn from roughly 8 million tests and reported by the Wall Street Journal: urine marijuana positivity hit 4.4 percent, up from 3.9 in 2021. Hair testing […]
Ohio THC Drinks Are Back — For Exactly 10 Companies
Ohio THC drinks are legal again — if they come from the right ten companies. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey J. Helmick issued a preliminary injunction on Monday, July 13, blocking enforcement of Ohio’s intoxicating-hemp restrictions against ten companies that make and distribute hemp-derived THC beverages, extending relief he first granted by temporary restraining order on […]
The IRS Wants Its 280E Refunds Back — TerrAscend Sued for $8.3 Million
The 280E refund gold rush just met the collections department. The Department of Justice is suing multistate operator TerrAscend for $8.3 million plus interest, arguing the refund it collected on amended returns was “erroneous” because the deductions were barred by Section 280E (the docket is here; MJBiz coverage here). TerrAscend received the money in June […]
A Deadly Dispensary Robbery Is Really a Safe-Banking Story
Dispensary Robbery Turns Deadly in Beaverton A dispensary robbery in Oregon ended with a man dead and three officers on leave — and the root cause traces straight back to a banking policy Congress has refused to fix for a decade. On the night of July 5, a man robbed the Nectar dispensary in Beaverton, […]
Seniors Are the Fastest-Growing Medical Marijuana Patients
Seniors Medical Marijuana: The Fastest-Growing Group Forget the stoner stereotype: the fastest-growing seniors medical marijuana patient is probably your grandmother, and she’s using it to get off the pills. A physician’s first-person piece in STAT News (July 9) makes the case that older adults are now the fastest-growing group of medical-cannabis users in the country. […]
The Feds Published a Manual on How to Weigh Your Weed
NIST Cannabis Scales Report: What It Means It’s the wonkiest cannabis story of the week, and it matters precisely because it’s boring: the federal government just published a handbook on cannabis scales. On June 29, the National Institute of Standards and Technology released NIST SP 2200-08, “Suitability of Cannabis Scales” (2026 edition) — technical guidance […]
Marijuana Tax Revenue Is Falling in Mature States — Here’s Why
Marijuana Tax Revenue Is Falling in Older States Here is the number every statehouse quietly fears: marijuana tax revenue is now declining in six of the earliest-legalizing states. A widely syndicated analysis (via Arizona Capitol Times; also Dakota Free Press) found collections falling in Alaska, California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. The quick why: supply […]
The KIDS Act Passed the House — and It Quietly Hits Cannabis Ads
KIDS Act: A Hidden Cannabis Advertising Ban If you run cannabis advertising anywhere online, a “kids’ safety” bill you probably didn’t read just became your problem. On June 29 the U.S. House voted 267–117 to pass the Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act, and buried in the text is a provision that could seriously […]
Virginia Finally Legalizes Marijuana Sales — Stores Open 2027
Virginia Recreational Marijuana: Sales Start 2027 After five years of legal possession and zero legal stores, Virginia recreational marijuana is finally getting a retail market. Budget legislation enacted this month directs the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority to license up to 350 retail cannabis shops, with the state accepting applications on February 1, 2027 and legal […]
Hawaii’s Hemp Crackdown Hits July 1 — and the Lawsuits Are Already Flying
While Congress dithers over the federal hemp ban, the states aren’t waiting. Hawaii begins enforcing strict hemp retailer and distributor rules on July 1 — banning hemp flower, pre-rolls, and vapes, requiring registration for every seller, and threatening $10,000 fines. A lawsuit challenging the rules has already landed. Hawaii’s grace period for hemp retailer and […]