Apr 6, 2026 | National
President Donald Trump is requesting that Congress continue to protect state medical marijuana programs from federal interference while also maintaining a policy that has blocked local officials in Washington, D.C. from legalizing recreational cannabis sales. In his...
Mar 20, 2026 | National
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is acknowledging that, even as more states have legalized marijuana, youth cannabis use has “declined” over the past several decades. As part of an online quiz on DEA’s “Just Think Twice” platform, the agency asked about a...
Mar 20, 2026 | National
Licensed cannabis retailers are in strict compliance with their state’s minimum age requirements and nearly always deny access to underage patrons. That’s according to compliance check data provided by regulators in California, Colorado, Washington, and several other...
Mar 20, 2026 | National
Cannabis companies owe the IRS $1.6 billion and counting in past-due 280E-related bills, and marijuana rescheduling is unlikely to change that, the agency said in recent filings. Major marijuana multistate operators owe more than $1.6 billion in back taxes...
Mar 20, 2026 | National
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently filed its first written response to arguments used widely by cannabis taxpayers as justification for not paying Section 280E taxes. The closely-watched U.S. Tax Court case, New Mexico Top Organics v. Commissioner, has been...
Feb 18, 2026 | National
Eight licensed New Mexico marijuana companies who sued U.S. Customs and Border Protection after agents seized more than $1 million worth of legal cannabis had their lawsuit dismissed by a federal judge on Monday. Because cannabis remains an illegal Schedule 1...
