MASSILLON − Fans of actor Jim Belushi exploded into applause when he arrived inside the Bloom Cannabis dispensary.
Admirers chanted his name as he climbed atop a table triumphantly: "Jim! Jim! Jim!" He was welcomed like a conquering hero of cannabis.
While the 72-year-old is known as a funnyman on screen, he's also in the cannabis business as the owner and operator of Belushi's Farm in Oregon.
Belushi was a special guest Oct. 1 of Bloom Cannabis, which also has locations in Akron, Athens, Columbus, Painesville, Seven Mile and Maryland. Founded in 2015 along the Rogue River in Southern Oregon, Belushi's Farm produces cannabis products in Ohio by Wondergrove.
Hundreds showed up at the Massillon dispensary and retail outlet, with a line stretching along the sidewalk in the shopping plaza on Federal Avenue NW.

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Cannabis is having a moment. Americans now reach for weed daily more often than they reach for a drink, and THC seltzers sit on shelves at Total Wine and Target like they belong there. RYTHM, the Nasdaq-listed holding company behind a stack of those brands, just had a very nice quarter on the bet that the shelf ****** e is permanent. Congress has other ideas.
RYTHM surged 23% Tuesday after a strong second-quarter print and a possible federal reprieve on the hemp-derived THC ban set to take effect in November. The company posted $1.2 million in net income on $23 million in revenue, up 73% from the prior quarter. The stock is up about 56% over the last 6 months.
The consumer has spoken, and the consumer wants easy access to THC. Daily cannabis use now outpaces daily drinking, per new federal survey data. Many lawmakers, especially Republicans, think they know better.
Let's do some clarity: THC is the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, which remains federally illegal in the U.S., though the DEA just wrapped hearings weighing whether to move recreational cannabis from the most restrictive Schedule I to the far less restrictive Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. The 2018 Farm Bill legalized THC derived from "hemp," a category Congress invented in statute with no grounding in chemistry. That let products like THC seltzers and gummies flourish in bodegas and grocery stores near you. It's effectively the same product as state-legal dispensary weed with a different retail channel.

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Over the years, legal cannabis companies expanded rapidly across the U.S. as more states opened their markets to medical and recreational marijuana.
That growth created sprawling businesses that extend far beyond dispensary storefronts.
Behind many cannabis retailers are cultivation centers where marijuana plants are grown and harvested.
Additionally, there are facilities that process flower into products ranging from pre-rolls and vapes to edibles and other cannabis products.
Now, one major cannabis operator is significantly reducing that infrastructure in one of its biggest markets.

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Over the years, legal cannabis companies expanded rapidly across the U.S. as more states opened their markets to medical and recreational marijuana.
That growth created sprawling businesses that extend far beyond dispensary storefronts.
Behind many cannabis retailers are cultivation centers where marijuana plants are grown and harvested.
Additionally, there are facilities that process flower into products ranging from pre-rolls and vapes to edibles and other cannabis products.
Now, one major cannabis operator is significantly reducing that infrastructure in one of its biggest markets.

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Last November, Jim Leobardo Sanchez filed a civil lawsuit against the former Migos rapper, accusing him of ******* ault, battery, and the intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Lawyers alleged Offset - real name Kiari Cephus - had pushed Sanchez on "his vest and then punched him with his right fist once to his left cheek" when he declined to provide I.D. during a visit to the MedMen cannabis dispensary in Los Angeles in March 2025.
The following month, prosecutors at the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office also filed a misdemeanour ******* ault charge against Cephus, to which he pleaded not guilty.
But in legal documents obtained by Rolling Stone on Monday, a judge agreed to dismiss a criminal charge in the case as part of a "diversion order" if the hip-hop star completes 50 hours of community service, attends an anger management programme, and doesn't commit any further "violations" in the next 12 months.
However, the judge could reinstate the case if Cephus defies any provisions.

Olympic gold medalist skier Bode Miller has entered a not guilty plea to a pair of misdemeanor drug charges following his arrest for possessing psilocybin mushrooms.
Court records indicate Miller's arrest occurred on June 6 in eastern Idaho, with his not guilty plea to possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia entered the following week. Neither his attorney, Jeromy Stafford, nor his longtime representative, Lowell Taub, responded to requests for comment, and it remains unclear if Taub still represents Miller.
Specific details regarding the circumstances of Miller's arrest are not outlined in the court documents. However, a probable cause statement from Fremont County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Hurt noted that Miller was found with a white dispensary bag containing 4.1 grams of the psychedelic substance.
Idaho maintains some of the nation's most stringent drug laws. Conversely, states like Colorado and Oregon have legalized psilocybin for therapeutic use, reflecting a growing interest among health advocates who suggest microdosing or therapeutic application could alleviate anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
In April, President Donald Trump signed an executive order instructing the Food and Drug Administration and other federal bodies to accelerate research and ease restrictions on psychedelics. The FDA responded by announcing an ultra-fast review for three psychedelic drugs under development for mental health conditions.

Bode Miller, a six-time Olympic medalist and one of the most decorated American Alpine skiers, said he expects to be cleared of two misdemeanor drug charges filed against him this month in Idaho, disputing the account in a sheriff's affidavit.
Miller, 48, was arrested June 6 in Fremont County on one count of possession of a controlled substance and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia, according to records obtained by ABC News.
In a statement posted to his Instagram account, Miller said he was pulled over for accelerating while passing another vehicle on an Idaho highway. He said a friend traveling with him had a small amount of cannabis and a cannabis pipe that Miller was not aware of.
"We fully cooperated with the officer," Miller said. "I am hopeful the misdemeanor charges will be dropped once the facts are reviewed."
His account differs from the probable cause affidavit. A Fremont County Sheriff's deputy wrote that Miller had a white dispensary bag containing 4.1 grams of psilocybin mushrooms and knew the mushrooms were illegal, KTVB reported. The affidavit was filed June 9 in Fremont County Magistrate Court.