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Ohio cannabis regulators last week issued fines totaling $212,500 to five cannabis companies for advertising violations including improper signage and offering free food and beverages from an ice cream truck.

Cannabis regulators in Rhode Island are considering changes to the state’s cannabis packaging rules, including allowing the use of color. Current regulations require only neutral colors to avoid attracting children.

A recent court ruling in favor of cannabis technology firm Leafly found New York’s cannabis marketing and advertising regulations to be unconstitutional, striking down the regulations in the latest blow to the state’s adult-use program.

The owner of a Mississippi medical cannabis dispensary owner has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s rules on cannabis advertising, which he argues censors cannabis companies and violates their First Amendment rights.

A New York state proposal seeks to ban some types of cannabis advertising via roadside billboards, with fines of up to $2,500 for violations.

The cannabis technology and information platform Leafly has filed suit against New York’s cannabis regulators over the third-party marketing ban included in the state’s recently revealed regulations package.

Twitch, the popular online streaming platform owned by Amazon, recently updated its branding policy to ban cannabis companies from sponsoring channels on the platform.

Twitter has announced that it will now allow advertisements for cannabis products on its platform.

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Google said it will allow hemp and CBD companies to advertise on its platform starting next year but only in California, Colorado, and Puerto Rico.

The Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League has signed a one-year sponsorship with Chicago-based cannabis company Verilife.

The U.S. Cannabis Council has launched a “Buy Legal” advertising campaign to encourage consumers to purchase cannabis products from regulated, legal sources.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol contested cannabis legalization advertisements which have since been pulled from YouTube. Police claimed copyright infringement over an actor in uniform.

The MLB announced an official partnership with the CBD company Charlotte’s Web in a first-of-its-kind deal for the major national sports league.

Australian regulators issued 73 citations totaling nearly AUD$1 million to medical cannabis companies that claimed their products could treat serious medical conditions.

The U.S. House passed a package of budget bills including one proposal to allow cannabis TV and radio advertisements in states where cannabis has been legalized.

The House Appropriations Committee approved an appropriations bill that includes language blocking the FCC from sanctioning broadcasters who air cannabis advertisements in legalized states.

The MLB will begin to allow CBD product sponsorships as long as the products do not have active levels of THC.

Advertisements for hemp-based products saw a slight bump during the lead-up to Father’s Day but the total number of ad spots still comprised less than 1% of all agriculture-related advertising ahead of the holiday.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) has signed cannabis policy reform bills that ban gifting and regulate advertising in the state.

Actor Sacha Baron Cohen has dropped his lawsuit against a Massachusetts cannabis company that used the likeness of one of his characters without permission.

The Connecticut House passed a bill this week to restrict cannabis advertising, crack down on commercial gifting, and allow physician assistants to write medical cannabis prescriptions.