California Tightens Cannabis Oversight as IM Cannabis Exits Europe

California is expanding cannabis testing and cannabinoid enforcement powers, while IM Cannabis has completed a related-party exit from Europe. In Los Angeles, the mayoral contest is sharpening around governance, homelessness and the future of the entertainment economy.

Cannabis Rulebooks Expand as Hollywood Merger Talks Fray

Virginia and Nevada are advancing consequential cannabis regulations covering market entry, retail operations and laboratory testing. In Hollywood, growing opposition and dissent among state attorneys general are complicating settlement talks over Paramount’s proposed Warner Bros. Discovery takeover.

Cannabis Policy Moves as Hollywood Megamerger Talks Accelerate

A bipartisan federal bill targets cannabis-related barriers to government employment, while Maine regulators warn patients about contaminated concentrate. In Hollywood, settlement negotiations could determine the fate of Paramount’s proposed Warner Bros. Discovery takeover.

Cannabis Oversight Tightens as Safety and Licensing Risks Mount

Cannabis regulators confronted safety, testing and market-access questions in Ohio, Arizona and Rhode Island, while Los Angeles faced new Olympics displacement concerns. In the arts, a dispute over Taiwan prompted Chinese participants to withdraw from a major Asian biennale.