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The Next Cannabis Consumer: Are We Ready for an Education Driven Marketplace?
As I’ve been thinking about where the cannabis industry is headed, one thing keeps coming back to me: I’m not sure the next cannabis consumer is going to look much like the consumer our industry has traditionally served. For years, many of the people entering cannabis...
Cannabis Rescheduling Is Moving Forward, but It Is Not the Finish Line
What Schedule III Could Mean for Patients, Professionals, Businesses, and Cannabis Reform If you have followed cannabis policy for any length of time, you have probably learned that one headline can create ten new questions. Federal cannabis rescheduling is a perfect...
CBD and Melanoma Research: A Hopeful Study, a Complex Disease and Why Education Matters.
Hi friends, Every now and then, a cannabis study comes across my desk that makes me stop for a moment and say, this is worth paying attention to. This new study on CBD and melanoma research is one of those moments. A 2026 paper published in Phytomedicine looked at...
THC, CBD, Alzheimer’s Support and the Bigger Medical Cannabis Conversation
There are some cannabis stories that make you slow down for the right reasons. Not because they prove everything. Not because they give us permission to overstate the science. But because they remind us why medical cannabis access, research and education matter in the...
Edible Cannabis and Older Adults
What a new JAMA Network Open study teaches us about pain, sleep, mental health and better guidance. The Story Behind the Study There is a quiet shift happening in cannabis and it is not just younger adults driving it. More older adults are exploring edible cannabis...
Cannabinoids and Inflammation: The Immune System Isn’t a Light Switch
If you’ve worked in cannabis long enough, you’ve heard this line a hundred times: “Cannabis is anti-inflammatory.” Sometimes it’s said with confidence. Sometimes it’s slapped on a label. Sometimes it’s whispered like the answer to everything from sore knees to world...
The FDA is fast-tracking a THC drug for chronic pain
And it’s a quiet signal that the ground is shifting Every once in a while, something happens in cannabis that feels less like a headline and more like a door unlocking. This is one of those moments. GreenState reported that the FDA has granted Breakthrough Therapy...
Iowa Moves to Double Medical Cannabis Dispensaries
What HF 990 could mean and why this matters for real patients If you live in Iowa and you’ve ever tried to help a medical cannabis patient navigate access, you already know the quiet truth: For many people, this program isn’t just about qualifications. It’s about...
A Global Shift in Cannabis Is Happening Right Now. Here’s What It Means.
A Global Shift in Cannabis Is Happening Right Now. Here’s What It Means for You By Herbal IQ-April 2026 There are certain moments where you can feel an industry changing in real time. Not gradually. Not quietly. But all at once. That was my takeaway after sitting in...
A Federal Shift on Cannabis Has Arrived. Iowa Should Pay Close Attention.
By Rick Wagaman, Herbal IQ Education & Consulting For years, I’ve sat across from patients here in Iowa who were simply trying to make sense of cannabis in a system that didn’t make sense to them. They weren’t asking for politics or headlines. They were asking...