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There is a great line in the wonderful film Charlie Wilson’s War, where Charlie Wilson (played remarkably by the inimitable Tom Hanks) describes the successful, if relatively covert,...

We here at Budding Trends strive not to be partisan, but that doesn’t mean we hide our gaze from political realities affecting the cannabis industry. Today we turn that focus on the...

Novel psychiatric cannabinoids legalized by the 2018 Farm Bill remain under attack by state regulators. Most recently, the Arizona attorney general opined that “Arizona law does not...

A few weeks ago, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Aggarwal v. U.S. DEA directed the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to reconsider its…

A few weeks ago, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in  Aggarwal v. U.S. DEA directed the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to reconsider its decision not to transfer psilocybin from...

Now that the dust is starting to settle on the recent news that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has recommended to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) that...

Jimmy Buffett was a spirit animal of the Budding Trends blog. We don’t quote from him as often as we do the Grateful Dead, Phish, Widespread Panic, or popular movies, but maybe because...

You’ve spent the time and money to perfect your grow process and develop the genetically perfect plant. Or maybe, you’ve developed a new method of creating a cannabis extract or a...

DEA classifies Delta 8, Delta 9 as controlled substances. Delta 8 and Delta 10 litigation ensues. Mississippi releases proposed medical cannabis dispensary regulations. Marijuana and the midterms. DOJ hands off appraoch to marijuana prosecution confirmed.

Attorney Whitt Steineker's predictions for federal cannabis reform in 2023 include the SAFE Banking Act will become law with compromise, the House of Representatives will vote to legalize marijuana, and the 2023 Farm Bill will pour gasoline on the hemp industry.