If you’ve been following Alabama’s medical cannabis saga, you know the state has mastered a very particular genre of drama: license gets awarded, license gets sued, license gets stayed, repeat. Well, the next chapter starts Monday, July 27, 2026, at 9 a.m., when the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission’s designated hearing officer, the Hon. Bernard
At some point over the course of each year, we like to take stock of where psychedelics stand — our own version of a trip around the sun. The story of the last 12 months is a bit more exciting. While the federal government has finally begun to stir, the most concrete, fastest-moving developments
If you were hoping the South Carolina governor’s race might crack open the door for a state medical marijuana program — or settle the state’s running fight over intoxicating hemp — last week’s primary results are worth a close read. On June 9, Republican voters narrowed a crowded field to two: Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette
It’s déjà vu all over again. In a move that surprised many — and disappointed more — Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger has vetoed legislation that would have finally established a regulated adult-use marijuana retail market in the Commonwealth. The veto is notable not just for what it means for Virginia consumers and operators, but for
One of the questions I have been asked most often since the Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed a final order moving FDA-approved marijuana products and state-licensed medical marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act is whether the federal government’s decision to move state-licensed medical marijuana to Schedule III will
If you’re familiar with operators in the marijuana industry in the United States, you understand that they can be a paranoid bunch — and often with very good reasons. After all, they operated in the grayest areas of the law for years. I can’t help but think of one of the great anthems of the
Here at Budding Trends, we like to roll up our “Top 10 Weed Roundup” between the sacred and renowned 420 holidays. Each year, we pack a recap post with 10 highly read blog posts since the previous 420 to see what’s shakin’ on shakedown street over the last year — and we have seen
Wouldn’t you know it, just as Alabama’s medical cannabis program is set to launch, the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) wants to change the rules. Mercifully, the proposed changes would not delay the launch of the program. They would, however, effect the program in a number of ways – some significant, others more modest.
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Last Friday, we saw an important development in the tortuous quest to issue integrated medical cannabis licenses in Alabama. Bottom line: The show will go on.
In our opinion, the decision from the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals delivers a resounding statement to everyone involved in the Alabama medical marijuana licensing process: Alabama courts will
As the frozen precipitation is continuing to thaw across the upper part of Mississippi, the Mississippi legislature continues to forge ahead in this year’s legislative session. If you tuned into the webinar we hosted on January 14, you heard our Mississippi government affairs colleague, Spencer Ritchie, discuss the cannabis-related legislation he expected to see this