Ben Stevens

The US House Agriculture Committee has voted to advance the 2026 farm bill without adopting any provisions to delay or repeal the incoming ban on intoxicating hemp. On March 05, 2026, after spending more than 20 hours marking up the extensive Farm, Food, ... See more

Canadian adult-use cannabis sales reached C$5.5 billion in the fiscal year ending 31 March 2025, a 6.1% increase on the prior year, according to new data from Statistics Canada, though the pace of growth continued to slow for the third consecutive year. T... See more

In our latest Beyond the Abstract, we dive into cannabis use and its impact on mental health, a controversial and understudied field, but one of vital importance for both patient safety and potential relief for millions. Three recent peer-reviewed studies... See more

When a crew trainer at a fast food restaurant told her manager she had recently been prescribed medical cannabis, she came prepared. She explained her condition, suggested that she’d prefer not to work near the grill immediately after medicating, and prov... See more

By Dr. Sebastian Marincolo, Director of Strategic Content & Editorial, Weed.de Canadian cannabis company Organigram Global has agreed to acquire Berlin’s Sanity Group for up to 227 million euros, financed in large part by a roughly 65 million Canadian... See more