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Michigan cannabis regulators proposed allowing the state’s cannabis businesses to collect and recycle used vape products.

A class action lawsuit contends that Canopy Growth Corporation “made materially false and misleading statements regarding [its] business, operations, and prospects” related to two of its brands.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) has signed a law requiring the state to automatically shield criminal records associated with low-level cannabis convictions from public view.

A proposal in the Hawaii House of Representatives is seeking to shut down shops that sell intoxicating hemp-derived products.

The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that the odor of cannabis alone is insufficient probable cause for police to conduct a vehicle search.

Oklahoma cannabis advocates have drafted and filed a constitutional amendment to legalize adult-use cannabis.

Florida election officials are fining Smart & Safe Florida $121,850 for missing the deadline on over 2,000 petition forms submitted for last year’s failed cannabis legalization initiative.

Lawmakers in Indiana, one of the few states where cannabis possession for any reason remains a misdemeanor offense, are considering a proposal to ban all forms of cannabis advertising.

A proposal under consideration by the Connecticut Senate Judiciary Committee would allow police to pull over drivers who are seen consuming cannabis while behind the wheel.

Missouri officials last week transferred more than $23.3 million in cannabis taxes. Half of the funds went to the Missouri Veterans Commission, the other half went to the Department of Health and Human Services for a drug treatment program.

California cannabis company Gold Flora has filed for a voluntary receivership due to “obligations from legacy lawsuits” and “mounting costs of operations and high-yield debt.”

Michigan cannabis regulators have revoked the license of cannabis processor Flavor Galaxy and barred the company’s owners from applying for new licenses, working in the industry, or holding any ownership stakes in a licensed Michigan cannabis business.

The U.S. Sentencing Commission reported that the number of federal charges for cannabis trafficking has hit an all-time low, down 93% since 2012.

For the second legislative session in a row, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) has vetoed a proposal to implement a regulated, adult-use cannabis industry in the state.

Total cannabis sales in Ohio have now surpassed $2.5 billion, with recent sales driven largely by the launch of the state’s adult-use cannabis industry last year.

The California state Supreme Court has de-published a prior ruling that said cannabis was illegal in the state due to federal law, meaning it can no longer be used as a legal precedent for other cases.

Washington state cannabis regulators have issued a sweeping recall of more than 500 batches of vape products manufactured by Northwest Cannabis Solutions, one of the state’s largest cannabis processors.

The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals has voided four more temporary restraining orders on the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission concerning its medical cannabis licensing actions.

A recent secret shopper program by New Jersey-based Safe Leaf Society found through lab testing that 28% of the cannabis pre-rolls in the state exceeded regulatory microbial limits.

37-year-old Ma Yang, a Hmong American woman who has lived in Wisconsin since she was 8 months old, was deported to Laos last week due to filing a guilty plea in 2020 for her role in a federal cannabis trafficking case.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against the former CFO of Acreage Holdings for allegedly lying to Acreage’s auditor and falsifying the company’s accounting records.

A recent study released by AAA found nearly 85% of cannabis consumers drive on the same day they consume cannabis.

Twenty-six cannabis companies spent over $1.6 million on lobbying for cannabis reforms in Pennsylvania last year, with over $800,000 coming from multi-state operators.