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"Medical and adult-use cannabis sales have reached $684.6 million through July 11, with 150.3 million units of marijuana sold.

Ohio cannabis retailers are selling more product than ever, with the state’s $1.1 billion and growing industry on pace to set new records for sales revenue and units sold, according to new state data.

Total combined medical and adult-use cannabis sales revenue reached $684.6 million from Jan. 3 through July 11, according to the Ohio Department of Commerce. That puts Ohio cannabis sales in 2026 on track to exceed the $1.09 billion in combined sales recorded in 2025.

Consistent with other states, cannabis retailers in Ohio are also selling more product than ever before..."

"Schedule 3 lets medical cannabis operators deduct rent for the first time.

Key points:

- Federal medical marijuana rescheduling means qualifying operators can deduct rent from federal tax returns.

- Lease terms may also be renegotiated to reflect lower risk.

- The situation is more complicated for adult-use cannabis operators..."

"Over eight in ten US healthcare professionals acknowledge cannabis’ therapeutic efficacy and an even greater percentage say that it should be legal for medical purposes, according to survey data published in the Journal of Cannabis Research...

Overall, 95 percent of respondents expressed support for the legal medical use of cannabis..."

"France’s incoming generalised medical cannabis framework has edged tantalisingly close to clearing its last remaining hurdle, as the outstanding decree governing the reimbursement of cannabis medicines has been submitted to France’s highest administrative court..."

"Delaware legislators in the House took a step towards protecting the marijuana business in the state July 1 as they overrode Gov. Matt Meyer's veto of SB 75 25-16. The bill aims to prevent county governments from creating restrictive regulations on legal marijuana shops and increase access to legal marijuana..."

A more detailed report of Day 1 rescheduling hearing proceedings.

"Lawyers for the Drug Enforcement Administration and a Food and Drug Administration official highlighted testimony on marijuana’s medical benefits and its relative safety compared to other substances such as alcohol and opioids on the first day of a hearing on cannabis rescheduling..."

"Legislators and Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced today that they have agreed to advance legislation regulating the retail sale of cannabis products to those age 21 and older. The language is included in a budget bill which lawmakers will be debating in a special session next week..."

"...The Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) said in a recent analysis that it’s closely monitoring the implications of a Justice Department order that moved medical cannabis authorized by states from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA)—reasoning that “interstate commerce between licensed businesses would thus also be presumably federally legal” under the federal reform..."