WeedWeek

Employment & Workplace

Newsbrief: Feds make workplace safety recommendations

The CDC’s workplace safety unit is recommending that cannabis factories reduce worker exposure to airborne particulates…

MSO

Curaleaf fights ‘class’ status in tip theft suit

Leading MSO Curaleaf asked a federal judge to reject class action status for a 2022 lawsuit…

Newsbrief: San Diego Co. supes advance equity plan

San Diego County supervisors voted 3-2 to move forward with a controversial equity plan that has…

Insurance

Newsbrief: Insurer sues Cresco over litigation coverage

An insurer sued Cresco Labs arguing the large MSO’s policy does not cover proposed class action…

Hemp

Newsbrief: Joe Rogan warns hemp ban could turn Texas blue

Influential podcast host Joe Rogan warned (around the 45th minute) that a THC ban could lead…

Calif. to require testing for far more pesticides

New pesticide regulations are set to take effect in October. They will require lab testing for…

State Markets

Newsbrief: Mich. Republican seeks wholesale tax recall

Michigan state representative James DeSana (R) introduced a bill to repeal the state’s 24% wholesale tax,…

California

Newsbrief: Is Calif.’s market recovering?

California is still generally considered the world’s largest legal market, but sales have fallen significantly since…

Public Health

Newsbrief: Reporting change leads to increase in hyperemesis cases

The introduction of a specific medical code in October 2025 has greatly increased reporting of cannabis…

Technology

Newsbrief: Square done with hemp payments, report says

With a federal ban set to take effect in November, point of sale payment system Square…