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420 used to be a secret kept by those in the know. Now, it's a mainstream "holiday" celebrated by the cannabis industry and consumers alike. Check out this video we made at @forbes.com years ago about the history of 420. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JKN...

Meet The Cannabis Industry’s Trump Whisperer Kim Rivers, CEO of Florida-based Trulieve, was instrumental in getting the president to issue an executive order to reschedule marijuana. Now she is trying to build her $1.2 billion company into the S...

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Kim Rivers, CEO of Florida-based Trulieve, was instrumental in getting President Trump to issue an executive order to reschedule marijuana. Now she is trying to build her $1.2 billion company into the Starbucks of weed. Read my story on @forbes.com

Forbes 2026 Cannabis 42.0 List Every April 20, the high holiday for marijuana lovers, is a reason to examine the state of the $30 billion cannabis industry.

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Happy 420, everyone. Ring in the high holiday and check out @forbes.com's 42.0 List, a collection of the most innovative, successful and influential people and companies in America's $30B cannabis industry.

Kim Rivers, CEO of Florida-based Trulieve, was instrumental in getting the president to issue an executive order to reschedule marijuana. Now she is trying to build her $1.2 billion company into the Starbucks of weed.

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This $100 Million Vape Company Is A Pillar Of The Cannabis Industry Alex Kwon’s Active makes hardware for some of America’s biggest weed brands. He now has his sights set on conquering Europe.

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Forbes 2025 Cannabis 42.0 List The Forbes 2025 Cannabis 42.0 List highlights cannabis industry leaders and innovators. See which pot pioneers are blazing a path forward.

Winners will be announced on April 20. Check out the innovators and disrupters who made the list last year: www.forbes.com/lists/cannab...

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Meet Circa's Derek Stevens, The Last Las Vegas Casino Mogul Derek Stevens, owner of Circa, The Golden Gate and The D, took a big gamble on remaking Downtown Las Vegas. He now has a portfolio of properties worth more than $1 billion—including the world’s larges...

The Last Casino Mogul: Derek Stevens, owner of Circa, Golden Gate and The D, took a big gamble on remaking Downtown Vegas. He now has a portfolio of properties worth more than $1 billion—including the world’s largest sportsbook and Sin City’s biggest pool. @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/willya...

21 USC 811, the csa grants the Attorney General the authority to administer its provisions. Also see 21 CFR 1308

You should read the story…. The EO directs the AG to reschedule marijuana to SIII. The EO does not change the law.

He is directing the AG to do it. She has the power over DEA to change the classification of marijuana.

The move to Schedule III marks the greatest change to U.S. drug laws since the Controlled Substances Act in 1970 and represents a new future for the $32 billion cannabis industry.

President Trump signs executive order to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug under Schedule 3. Read my story @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/willya...

A Washington Post report stating that the administration is close to reclassifying cannabis as a Schedule III drug—on par with mild painkillers—has the $32 billion industry hotly anticipating reform.

White House Says President Trump Has Made ‘No Final Decisions’ Around Marijuana Rescheduling A report stating that the administration is close to reclassifying cannabis as a Schedule III drug has the $32 billion industry hotly anticipating reform.

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Three Casinos Win Multibillion-Dollar Battle For New York City Licenses The Mets owner’s project with Hard Rock Casino is among the three proposals approved for gaming—with President Donald Trump’s company expected to receive a $115 million windfall from one of the casino...

Good news for Donald Trump today from the New York City casino licenses announcement—

His company is expected to receive a $115 million windfall from one of the casinos.

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$28 Billion Hemp Industry Faces Extinction With Government Re-Opening The cannabis world's thriving sector has enjoyed federal legalization since the 2018 Farm Bill. Now, because of an amendment in the bill to reopen the government, it might go up in smoke.

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Bookie Tied To Ohtani’s Interpreter Says Half Of All Pro Athletes Gamble On Sports Mathew Bowyer, the illegal bookmaker who took $326 million in wagers from Ippei Mizuhara, is about to serve a year in prison for his crimes. While his operation has been shuttered, he says the $84 bil...

Bookie Tied To Ohtani’s Interpreter Says Half Of All Pro Athletes Gamble On Sports @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/willya...

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This Pharma Billionaire Is Developing A Cannabis Painkiller To Replace Dangerous Opioids Clemens Fischer has never smoked pot in his life, but he believes his new experimental drug could reap billions in sales—and change millions of lives.

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Why Cheech And Chong’s $100 Million Cannabis Empire Is No Joke Weed has always paid off for the godfathers of stoner comedy. Now they’ve built a company that sells THC-infused edibles, drinks and of course some tasty bud, all of which brings in some serious green...

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The robots take already rolled joints and dip them terpene rich adhesive, then dip them into kief.

Meet The Ex-NASA Engineer Training Robots To Make Pre-Roll Joints Nohtal Partansky’s Sorting Robotics equipment is used by some of the biggest names in the cannabis industry, from Stiiizy to Tilray. Now he’s gearing up for when Big Tobacco is ready to roll.

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With Federal Legalization Stalled, Cannabis Companies Are Finding A New Green Rush In Europe Marijuana entrepreneurs in America have high hopes for growth in the EU, which has friendlier regulations and lower taxes. Here’s why it could bloom into a $50 billion market that eclipses the U.S.

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This Irish Drone Startup Is Aiming For A Million Deliveries A Year Manna has raised $30 million to fund an ambitious expansion, taking on well-funded competitors like Amazon, Alphabet and unicorn Zipline. It could be first to scale a mass drone delivery operation.

The Irish drone delivery upstart Manna has raised $30 million to fund an ambitious expansion, taking on deep-pocketed competitors like Amazon, Alphabet's Wing and the unicorn Zipline. It's bidding to be the first to scale a mass drone delivery operation. www.forbes.com/sites/jeremy...

Zyn, But With Weed: The Pouch Craze Hits The Cannabis Industry YouTube video by Forbes

Zyn, But With Weed: The Pouch Craze Hits The Cannabis Industry

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The good news: @forbes.com ramped up the number of bargaining sessions in 2025.
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