In the month of January 2026 alone, the state of Minnesota recorded $10.3 million in retail recreational sales, per the government Office of Cannabis Management (OCM). Recreational sales in Minnesota only began in 2025, and since the first register ding, Minnesota has recorded $41.5 million in recreational retail sales. And Minnesota collects a 15% cannabis tax, proving to be a…
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How to Grow Weed: Your Complete Home Grower’s Guide. So you want to know how to grow weed? It’s a more common pursuit than many realize. A 2022 New Frontier Data study found that three million cannabis consumers — about 6% of all users in the U.S. — grow their own flower at home, a number forecast to reach nearly…
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Although Kevin Stitt, governor of Oklahoma since 2019, has expressed his concerns regarding the state’s medical marijuana program in the past, he recently officially called for the issue to be sent back to the voters to “shut it down”. Stitt delivered his final State of the State address Feb. 2, 2026, as his term limits will soon be up. In…
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Is weed legal in PA? Virtue, liberty, and independence may be the Pennsylvania state motto, but Pennsylvanians are not at liberty to legally consume cannabis recreationally. What’s more, the lack of Pennsylvania marijuana laws favoring legalization means profits are being driven out of state. Of the six states and one country that border Pennsylvania — Delaware to the southeast, Maryland…
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If you thought the U.S.-based cannabis industry was all out of unique business models, think again! Minnesota is now home to the only operating government-run cannabis dispensary in the United States. (Washington State had the first ever, which operated from 2015-2021.) The city of Anoka, Minn., holds the honor now, although multiple other Minnesota cities are aiming to manage their…
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Few topics in cannabis cultivation generate more heat than flushing. Walk into any grow room, scroll through any forum or sit in on a cultivation panel at a cannabis trade show, and you’ll encounter growers who swear by it and growers who swear it’s pure myth. The debate has been going on for decades… Here’s the honest answer: it’s complicated.…
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Nearly 10 years after legalization and the approval by voters for recreational weed consumption cafes, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) has approved new regulations for social cannabis use. These regulations include three types of licenses, outlined framework for cannabis consumption spaces, and permitted consumption in sites such as cafés, lounges and yoga studios in local jurisdictions that permit such…
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Repetition has reigned in the world of cannabis legalization. As new states permit sale, possession and consumption, verbiage is often borrowed from other legal states for drafting laws. One consistent “no-no” across the United States is low to zero tolerance for public cannabis use. Some Delaware lawmakers, however, are aiming to distance a bit from this norm. Delaware legislators have…
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Since the end of 2025, cannabis rescheduling news has made national headlines due to the President’s order to begin the rescheduling process to a schedule III. But what’s a schedule 3 drug? Schedule 3 drugs have a moderate to low potential for abuse, while Schedule 1 are high abuse risks. Is marijuana a schedule 3 drug now that an executive…
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