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“At this point, I feel like all 50 states…just might as well,” WNBA star Brittney Griner said on Into The Mix, a podcast published by the ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s.

“It’s a booming business. It’s bringing jobs into communities, bringing revenue into states. States legalize it, and you see the revenue that starts coming in behind it.”

Griner was detained in Russia for 10 months on cannabis-related charges.

Prime Minister Hun Manet said authorities turned down foreign companies’ proposals to grow medical cannabis for export, arguing the government couldn’t control production or domestic use. He pointed to Thailand as a warning: it decriminalized in 2022, then went back to a prescription-only medical system in June 2025 after a dispensary boom.

President Trump called Howard Kessler his “Advisor on Aging Healthcare” in an Oct. 5 Truth Social post, though the post doesn’t mention cannabis. Kessler, a payments financier and Mar-a-Lago member, lobbied Trump on rescheduling and championed the Medicare CBD pilot in the executive order.

Bedrocan’s key Dutch entities took emergency financial measures last week to avoid bankruptcy, as about three-quarters of its European production capacity drops out of the Dutch supply chain. The Dutch health ministry acknowledges its reserves won’t cover the gap between September 2027 and July 2028, leaving thousands of patients, including children with epilepsy, at risk. Read more on Business of Cannabis.

New York’s Office of Cannabis Management reminded hemp retailers that cannabinoid hemp drinks can contain no more than 1 milligram of THC per can, with one serving per container and at least 15 times more CBD than THC. Anything stronger belongs behind dispensary counters, the setup we argued for after 60mg THC drinks turned up on NYC bodega shelves.

Aurora’s multi-million-dollar expansion of its German EU-GMP facility more than doubles expected annual flower output, using the company’s cultivation practices and proprietary genetics, according to a release. The boost comes as Curaleaf pursues a hostile takeover bid, driven, in part, by Aurora’s access to and expertise in the German market. $ACB ( ▼ 0.67% ) $CURLF ( ▼ 4.16% )

State construction filings reveal Trulieve’s plans at least 10 proposed medical dispensaries across nine cities, reports the Marijuana Herald. Seven new locations surfaced beyond the three already known in Austin, Dallas and San Antonio, including two in Houston, plus Midland, Lubbock, Corpus Christi, El Paso and Longview. $TRLV ( ▼ 3.8% )

Canadian cannabis company CannabCo said its Odourless OG pre-rolls are stocked, ordered or being onboarded at more than 300 licensed Ontario retailers since launching in June. The strain is bred to cut cannabis’ signature smell without masking agents, a pitch aimed at condo and apartment dwellers, and the company says it’s eyeing other provinces next.

This week, Sarah Strickler, co-founder of Grown Rogue, joined Jay on Cultivated Live to share Grown Rogue’s journey from a small, southern Oregon city best known for theater, to a multi-state cannabis operator.

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Mice given a synthetic cannabinoid became more fearful of a predator’s scent, and researchers traced the effect to a group of neurons in the amygdala, the brain’s fear center. The findings, published in Nature Communications, offer a possible explanation for why cannabis sometimes causes anxiety or panic.

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