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This Week in Cannabis News | May 30, 2025
Key cannabis news stories from this week
Welcome to our new Friday program, This Week in Cannabis News, powered by Dutchie.
Each Friday at 10 a. m. Eastern, we'll deliver an overview of this week's cannabis news.
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The First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Verano, Canna Provisions and a pair of delivery operators in Massachusetts in a case they filed to attempt an overturn of the Controlled Substances Act, which considers cannabis a schedule 1 drug. The court was unconvinced that the CSA improperly hindered interstate commerce. From the onset of the case, the plaintiffs have said that they anticipate taking it to the US Supreme Court. Now they will have a chance to petition the highest court.
“We need fresh thinking on how to reduce the substantial harms associated with drug-related crime in our communities,” that’s a quote from London Mayor Sadiq Khan this week, after a report by the London Drugs Commission recommended decriminalizing cannabis possession in the city.
Cannabis earnings season has wrapped up, and one emerging trend is clear: Big US cannabis companies are struggling, while their Canadian counterparts, for the most part, are trending toward profitability.
It’s a remarkable turnaround from just a few years ago, when federal legalization looked to be just around the corner — and all the investment dollars flowed to American companies poised to take advantage.
But despite several US cannabis companies pulling in more revenue than their Canadian counterparts, there is little to no profit to be found among publicly traded companies in the US. This is in part because Canada has consistent federal regulations as opposed to a hodge-podge of state rules operating under a federal government that still prohibits the plant.
Canada can also export cannabis, opening markets such as Europe, Israel and Australia, while American companies can’t even export to other states.
Each week, our Official Insights Partners at Lit Alerts share insights only available to Cultivated readers. This week, they took a look vape sales data from New York and New Jersey. In both states, vapes sales are up and to the right when it comes to total units sold. From January 2025 through last week, vape sales in these two markets continued to increase. More from Lit Alerts.
2 fun cannabis things
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill that would end criminal penalties for… bong water. It was a bizarre law that stated that more than four ounces of bong water could be considered legally equal to the pure version of whatever substance had been smoked.
A pound of weed was found in one of the bins at Where Ya Bin, a store in Clive, Iowa. The cannabis was found in one of the many bins that shoppers fish through for discount items. Apparently shoppers can sometimes find unclaimed mail for sale, which is how the package of pot landed in one lucky shopper's basket.