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Arcana Collective, LLC, a collaboration of eight cannabis breeders and industry leaders, just announced a new distribution partnership with Neptune Seed Bank that will make Arcana’s seed lines and nursery-produced slips available through Neptune’s e-commerce platform and international customer network.

Cannabis consumer products provider Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. just opened its newest dispensary in Findlay, Ohio, located at 2205 Tiffin Avenue, Findlay, OH 45840. The store expands Curaleaf's footprint in the Buckeye State to five stores, bringing the company's nationwide retail footprint to 162 locations.

GŪD Essence, a Black woman-owned cannabis and wellness brand, is hosting a weekly wellness event series at the new Clearwater location to educate the local community and spotlight small businesses. Each week, guests can explore cannabis products, ask questions and connect with local vendors at these events. 

Multi-state cannabis operator Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc. just opened its newest dispensary located in Englewood, Ohio at 7701 Hoke Road, Englewood, Ohio 45315. The dispensary will begin welcoming medical patients and non-medical customers today, followed by a grand opening on January 16.

Florida Sen. Carlos Smith (D) introduced a new bill for the 2026 session that would legalize home cultivation of marijuana for registered medical cannabis patients in the state.

A coalition of state-licensed cannabis companies, represented by Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit the 2005 decision in Gonzales v. Raich — a ruling that upheld the federal government’s power to prohibit marijuana even in states where it’s legal.

Multi-state cannabis company Verano Holdings Corp. just announced the Grand Opening of Zen Leaf Antwerp, located at 503 W. River Street, on October 17. This raises the company’s Ohio dispensary footprint to six statewide locations.

Hemp-derived THC beverage brand RYTHM Beverages is now available nationwide through licensed retailers, dispensaries and direct-to-consumer delivery at rythmdrinks.com.

As President Donald Trump considers a proposal to federally reclassify cannabis via an administrative process, a GOP congressman has introduced a bill that would achieve the reform legislatively, codifying the policy change under federal statute.

Hawaii Governor Josh Green signed into law House Bill 302 on June 27, which is a medical marijuana expansion bill introducing significant changes to the state's medical cannabis program.