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A Florida judge has ruled in favor of a doctor accused by state investigators of rubber-stamping cannabis patients and of having improper ties to a medical cannabis dispensary.

Less than a month after allowing cannabis caregivers to transfer their supply to the adult-use market, Michigan regulators have backtracked on that decision and say they will not authorize any additional transfers.

Denver officials have approved rules establishing a new research and development business license for the cannabis space.

Colorado’s emergency pandemic rules allow for the online purchase of adult-use cannabis products, but only via pick-up — recreational delivery services are still not available throughout the state.

Cresco Labs announced it will start prioritizing recruiting new employees from the industries most significantly impacted by the coronavirus crisis.

The Maryland town of Hancock is being forced to pay back a $600,000 federal renovation loan after the town rented the rehabbed facility to a medical cannabis company.

Maine officials are choosing to delay the rollout of adult-use cannabis sales indefinitely in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has signed a bill into law that includes the decriminalization of cannabis possession and the sealing of light cannabis convictions in the state.

Six cannabis business organizations have sent a letter asking governors to provide state-based loans for the industry as the federal coronavirus aid program specifically omits the cannabis space from receiving any assistance.

Texas regulators issued the state’s first industrial hemp license this week; Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller said it was “just the beginning.”

A recent survey found that cannabis consumers were fairly evenly split when deciding whether or not to stockpile cannabis while practicing social distancing.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is being sued for shutting down the state’s adult-use cannabis dispensaries amid the coronavirus pandemic.

After two of the state’s five dispensaries recently shuttered without warning, Iowa regulators now say it will take a year or more to license new businesses in their place.

A new financial analysis suggests that the Oceanic cannabis market including New Zealand, Australia, Guam, and surrounding islands could be worth $1.55 billion by 2024.

Family members have announced the passing of Charlotte Figi, the young epilepsy patient who inspired the CBD-rich Charlotte’s Web cannabis strain and sparked an acceptance movement for medical cannabis.

March cannabis sales in Oregon set a new monthly record for the state at $84.5 million; business owners, however, still voice concerns about an uncertain future.

Canadian cannabis company Organigram Holdings Inc. announced the temporary layoff of about 45 percent of its workforce, approximately 400 employees.

Cannabis businesses in North America are beginning to experience financial fallout from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Local and state lawmakers have called on Santa Clara County public health officials to re-allow in-person adult-use cannabis sales after shops were shut down last week in favor of delivery services.

Delaware officials are working on emergency rules to allow delivery services from the state’s medical cannabis dispensaries.

Legal cannabis businesses spent nearly $11 million in federal lobbying efforts during 2019 — the spending is nearly three times what the industry spent in 2018.

Canadian cannabis companies will be given fair access to the $40 billion approved for federal coronavirus response loans.

Prospective cannabis patients in Massachusetts can now use telehealth services to acquire a recommendation for the state medical cannabis program from their doctor.

Eleven U.S. senators — all Democrats — have filed a letter asking the federal Small Business Administration to open up loans and other financial assistance to state-legal cannabis companies amid the coronavirus crisis.