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Records show that adult-use cannabis sales in Michigan have reached at least $7 million per week over the last month; the industry has been deemed essential during the pandemic but in-person sales are prohibited.

House leadership has included language giving the cannabis industry access to traditional banking and loan services as part of the latest federal coronavirus stimulus plan.

The El Paso, Texas City Council has approved a “cite and release” policy for the possession of up to two ounces of cannabis.

Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama said that lawmakers there are prepared to federally legalize medical cannabis this session.

Maine cannabis regulators, pressured by out-of-state operators, have removed the state’s residency requirements for its adult-use cannabis industry.

Lawmakers in Missouri’s House of Representatives have approved legislation to remove the state’s medical cannabis licensing cap; the proposal would allow any qualifying business owner to secure a license.

Massachusetts cannabis regulators are expected to open the application period for adult-use delivery services later this month.

The USDA last week approved hemp production plans for Massachusetts and five separate Native American tribes.

Cannabis activists in Massachusetts are spreading a petition that calls for repealing a recent change to the state’s cannabis laws that set the ownership threshold for social equity applicants at just 10 percent.

Oregonized Hemp Co. is suing two different sheriffs’ offices claiming that they unlawfully seized and destroyed $2 million worth of the company’s industrial hemp crop.

One of Massachusetts’ top cannabis regulators said he supports re-opening the state’s adult-use dispensaries; Massachusetts was the only state to shutter adult-use shops as part of its coronavirus stay-at-home order.

A whistleblower complaint has sparked an investigation into the Missouri medical cannabis licensing process.

Arkansas has reported a huge uptick in medical cannabis sales — about one-third its total sales since May 2019 — since the state’s stay-at-home order went in place.

Stormy Simon is out as Hightimes CEO; the company has instead tapped Peter Horvath, a former executive for both American Eagle Outfitters and Victoria’s Secret, for the position.

A Pennsylvania poll shows that only 9 percent of GOP voters would vote against a lawmaker who supported cannabis legalization; one-third of Republicans “would enthusiastically support” a pro-cannabis candidate.

Minnesota House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler has introduced an unlikely cannabis legalization proposal that would allow for eight-plant home grows, social use, and the expungement of most cannabis convictions.

Andi Novick and Brian Farmer are board members for New York Small Farma, a cannabis community group lobbying for regenerative and sustainable cannabis farming in the state of New York.

Joe Biden, the former vice president and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, has announced his “Plan for Black America,” which includes federal cannabis decriminalization and the expungement of cannabis convictions.

Oklahoma medical cannabis sales set a new record during April despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

A Maryland medical cannabis dispensary owner has filed a lawsuit against the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission over the agency’s refusal to allow out-of-state residents to obtain a state medical cannabis ID.

Illinois cannabis retailers recorded their second-highest sales month of the year in April, despite the ongoing pandemic.

Panda Biotech announced it is donating 60 tons of hemp fiber seed to Texas farmers as the state’s hemp industry takes off.

Columbus, Ohio City Attorney Zach Klein says he will continue to decline to prosecute low-level cannabis cases despite the state’s crime laboratories having upgraded for the occasion.

Amid international shakeups, major alcohol distributor Constellation Brands has increased its stake in Canopy Growth Corp. by 5.1 percent, bringing its total stake in the company to 38.6 percent.