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A Major New Review Found No RCT Evidence Cannabis Works for PTSD. Thirty-Eight States Still List It as a Qualifying Condition.
Ethan Vale
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Apr 1
The VA Prescribes Opioids. It Won’t Recommend Cannabis. A Bipartisan Bill Is Trying to Change That.
Ethan Vale
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Mar 30
Industry
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Cannabis’s Vape Hardware Is Mostly China-Sourced. A Year Into Trump’s Tariffs, Operators Can’t Do What Everyone Else Did to Survive.
Caleb Quinn
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Apr 3
Tilray’s International Cannabis Revenue Grew 73% in Q3. Its Beverage Segment Shrank 24%. Then It Bought a British Beer Brand.
Caleb Quinn
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Apr 1
Culture
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\”Cannabis Is an Act of Rebellion\”: Farruko on Weed, Healing, and Fighting the Machine
Skye Laurent
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Mar 31
Your Next Trip Is Going Green: Inside the Cannabis Travel Scene Sweeping Europe
Skye Laurent
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Mar 28
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By The Numbers
Key national cannabis statistics, 2025–2026$40B+
Annual Market Size
Total U.S. cannabis sales, combined adult-use and medical, estimated 2025.
43
States With Legal Access
States plus D.C. with some form of legal adult-use or medical cannabis access.
~50K
Active Cannabis Licenses
Retail, cultivation, manufacturing, and testing licenses across all legal states.
$15B+
Cumulative Tax Revenue
State cannabis excise taxes collected since first adult-use sales in 2014.
440K
Industry Jobs
Full- and part-time cannabis industry employees across the United States.
8,000+
Social Equity Licenses
Licenses issued to social equity applicants in states with equity programs.
Latest National Stories
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An FDA-Approved CBD Drug Was Tested on Anorexia Patients. They Gained Weight. Getting It Will Still Be Hard.
Maya Torres
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Apr 3, 2026
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Maine Just Closed the Loophole That Let Criminal Organizations Buy Cannabis Licenses. It Took a Year After Regulators Admitted the Problem Existed.
Dana Reeves
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Apr 2, 2026
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Colorado Just Signed a Law Letting Medical Patients Use Cannabis in Health Facilities. It Took 13 Years.
River Nash
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Apr 2, 2026
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Oregon Just Repealed the Cannabis Labor Law Its Own Voters Passed
Jo Tanaka
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Apr 1, 2026
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New Jersey Just Gave Hemp Beverage Sellers Until November. That’s Also When the Federal Ban Hits.
Dana Reeves
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Apr 1, 2026
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They Built the Cannabis Industry. Now They’re Being Deported for It.
Maya Torres
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Apr 1, 2026