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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.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam says he will introduce a cannabis legalization bill in the 2021 legislative session starting in January.

In an effort to assist local cannabis businesses, San Francisco officials have opted to delay implementing the city’s cannabis taxes until the end of 2021.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is considering a bill to ban people from smoking or vaping cannabis or tobacco in apartment buildings containing three or more units.

The National Industrial Hemp Council has been awarded a $200,000 grant by the USDA to help develop industrial hemp exports.

Former NBA player Larry Hughes is partnering with former teammate Al Harrington to found two dispensaries and a cultivation/processing center in St. Louis, Missouri.

A coalition of officials from around the U.S. has formed the Cannabis Regulators Association, a nonpartisan group dedicated to sharing resources and expertise related to cannabis and hemp regulations.

Israeli lawmakers appear poised to approve adult-use cannabis legalization by the end of next year.

A new presidential decree in Argentina allows for the home cultivation of cannabis by registered patients and will require insurance providers to cover medical cannabis costs.