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Possessing Delta-8 in Texas Is Now a Felony. Whether THCA Flower Is Legal Depends on Who You Ask.

Monday, October 19 · Since July 31, possessing delta-8 in Texas has been a state jail felony, punishable by 180 days to two years in jail and a fine of up to $10,000. Read the story →

Toad Venom Is the Strain of 2026. Nobody Can Agree Where It Came From.

Tuesday, October 20 · First things first: Toad Venom is weed. Read the story →

Congress Gave Hemp THC 29 More Days. All Six Bills to Change the Ban Are Still in Committee.

Tuesday, October 20 · Congress pushed the federal hemp THC ban back 29 days, from November 12 to December 11, and none of the six bills filed to delay, repeal or replace it has reached a committee vote. Read the story →

Cannabis Finally Got Rescheduled. Nine Public Operators Went Under Waiting.

Tuesday, October 20 · Nine publicly traded US cannabis operators have collapsed since 2024, through receivership, creditor protection, forced asset sales or delisting, while the industry waited on federal rescheduling. Read the story →

Cannabis' Biggest Landlord Is Down More Than 80%. Here's Every Tenant That Fell Behind on Rent.

Wednesday, October 21 · On October 15, 2026 it closed at $53.20, down 81% from its record close of $286.21 in November 2021. Read the story →

US Legal Cannabis Sales Fell 3% in 2025, the First Annual Drop on Record, as Prices Sank

Thursday, October 22 · US legal cannabis sales fell about 3% in 2025, to an estimated $29.1 billion, the first yearly decline Whitney Economics has recorded since it began tracking the market. Read the story →

Correction: Three Cannabis Businesses Sold Far More Than Our Data Showed

Thursday, October 22 · Flynnstoned, EV Family Farms and Noble Valley Harvest sent us their own sales records. Each sold far more than the Lit Alerts estimates we used — and we're now accepting self-reported data from any NY or NJ business. Read the story →

Massachusetts Votes Nov. 3 on Ending Legal Cannabis Sales. The Latest Poll Has Repeal at 21%.

Friday, October 23 · Only 21% of likely Massachusetts voters back Question 8, the Nov. 3 measure that would end legal adult-use cannabis sales, in a Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll taken Oct. 14 to 18. Read the story →

Nine Public Companies Sell 72% of Florida's Medical Cannabis. Two Will Say What Florida Earns Them.

Friday, October 23 · The state publishes every operator's Florida volume every week. Their quarterly filings mostly don't. Here is what each listed company discloses about Florida, set against five weeks of the state's own data. Read the story →

Grabba's Big Moment and the Toxic Brands Killing the Vibes

Friday, October 23 · Walk into almost any bodega in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Harlem or even TriBeCa and ask for grabba, and nobody behind the counter will blink. Read the story →

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