On the heels of the election of Governor Abigail Spanberger, who has publicly supported the legalization and sale of adult-use marijuana, Delegate Paul Krizek introduced HB624  on January 14, 2026. Th… 

After years of market-cap compression and regulatory uncertainty, cannabis deal chatter has returned. Much of it is driven by the prospect of federal rescheduling in 2026 and the belief that it could finally unlock a long-delayed wave of mergers and acquisitions. If you measure consolidation by headline mergers among public multistate operators, however, it looks...

Drought in Iran has left little water in the Latyan Dam near TehranBAHRAM/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images Earth has entered an “era of water bankruptcy” due to over-consumption and global warming, with 3 in 4 people living in countries that face water shortages, water contamination or drought. That’s the conclusion of a United Nations...