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New Jersey’s attorney general has directed state prosecutors to stop trying low-level cannabis crimes following the state’s landslide vote in favor of legalization.

A New York plant nursery is suing the Washington County Sheriff after deputies destroyed more than 250 of the group’s licensed hemp research plants.

Two police officers in South Dakota have filed a lawsuit claiming the state’s voter-approved cannabis legalization initiative violates the state constitution.

Tim Fair is the founder of Vermont Cannabis Solutions and an attorney who advises hemp and cannabis businesses in Vermont and defends individuals accused of cannabis-related crimes.

Weedmaps has been named the official sponsor for the November 28 boxing bout between Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr.

A Pennsylvania Appeals Court ruling has guaranteed a medical cannabis patient’s access to unemployment benefits after he was fired for failing a drug test.

Subversive Capital Acquisition Group has announced the purchasing of Caliva and Left Coast Ventures and the forming of TPCO Holding Corp., aka The Parent Company.

A judge has ruled that California cannabis regulators overstepped their authority by allowing cannabis companies to advertise on billboards along state freeways.

Adult-use cannabis shops in Maine sold $1.4 million worth of cannabis during their first month despite supply shortages and in-store purchase limits.

Police in Fort Worth, Texas have opted out of enforcing low-level cannabis possession laws due to the legal status of hemp, which is indistinguishable from cannabis without lab testing.

The Israeli startup CanBreed says it used CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology to alter the genetics of cannabis to make a plant that is resistant to powdery mildew.

A recent study led by Canopy Growth found that CBD extended the mean lifespan of worms by 18 percent and increased late-stage life activity by 206 percent.

Colorado CBD firm Folium Biosciences is being sued for allegedly dumping hemp waste including ethanol into the grounds surrounding its facility.

A bill to legalize adult-use cannabis passed through Mexico’s Senate yesterday and will move next to the lower house of Congress.

The European Union’s highest court has ruled that CBD is not a narcotic because it does not have any psychotropic or harmful effects.

Canadian cannabis activists and law enforcement agencies both say that product from personal medical cannabis grows is being diverted into the unregulated market.

Shawn Gold is the founder and CEO of Pilgrim Soul Creative, a cannabis lifestyle brand based on using cannabis to encourage creative thinking.

About 260,000 plants were destroyed and 30 tons of evidence confiscated last week during a police raid on a hemp farm accused of growing illicit cannabis on Navajo Nation land.

Madison, Wisconsin approved a cannabis decriminalization ordinance on Tuesday that reduces the possession fines for up to 28 grams of cannabis to just $1.

Cresco Labs has reported Q3 revenues of just over $153 million. It’s a 63% quarter-over-quarter increase of about $59 million.

The Mississippi Supreme Court is set to hear a legal challenge to the petition process used to qualify the state’s overwhelmingly successful ballot initiative for legalizing medical cannabis.

The Vitamin Shoppe has announced the launch of its first proprietary CBD line after it started selling the cannabinoid in stores last year.

Curaleaf reported pro forma revenue of $215.3 million for the third quarter of the year and a year-to-date managed revenue of nearly $420 million.

The California Bureau of Cannabis Control has awarded nearly $30 million in cannabis research grant funding to nine public universities around the state.