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Cannabis companies around North America are stepping up to help however they can in the fight against the spreading coronavirus.

Ohio officials rejected a petition to place a cannabis legalization initiative on the November ballot due to invalid signatures: only 271 of the 1,248 submitted signatures were deemed valid.

Leafly announced it has laid off an additional 91 employees in response to economic effects from the coronavirus pandemic.

While many states have chosen to let dispensaries stay open during the coronavirus crisis, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) has announced the shutdown of adult-use sales.

Maine cannabis company Wellness Connection has filed suit over the state’s residency requirement, claiming the rule violates the commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution.

With the NFL’s cannabis policy for players now significantly relaxed, Dallas Cowboys defensive end Randy Gregory — who was suspended indefinitely after repeatedly failing tests for cannabis use — has filed for reinstatement in the league.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has launched a confidential inquiry of Cronos Group Inc, a Canadian cannabis company.

As per an official order by Gov. Mike Dewine (R), medical cannabis dispensaries in Ohio can remain open to patients during the state’s COVID-19 stay-at-home order.

Dispensaries throughout California will be allowed to stay open as essential businesses during a state-wide stay at home order to address the spread of COVID-19.

Kentucky lawmakers have advanced two pieces of hemp legislation: one would establish CBD label requirements and the other would legalize smokeable hemp products.

Police in Edmonton, Alberta have targeted more than 100 websites accused of selling unregulated cannabis products.

Washington regulators have agreed to let cannabis dispensaries stay open and provide “curbside service” to customers and patients during the coronavirus outbreak.

Canada’s response to the COVID-19 coronavirus has shut down the direct delivery of cannabis products in the mail due to changes that promote social distancing for postal workers.

Kentucky hemp processing company Atalo Holdings has filed for bankruptcy after “a failed capital commitment, which left the company unable to pay its creditors.”

San Francisco city officials have announced that cannabis dispensaries can remain open during the three-week shelter in place order that has home-quarantined the region due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

The UCLA Cannabis Research Initiative has been awarded a $3.9 million grant to investigate whether cannabis terpenes can help reduce the use of opioids in pain treatment.

At least two more major cannabis events —the FlyHi 420 celebration in Denver and the Medcan Summit in Auckland, New Zealand — have been postponed or canceled due to the coronavirus.

Canopy Growth in Canada is temporarily closing all of its dispensary locations starting today due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Washington state lawmakers have sent a bill to Gov. Jay Inslee’s desk that would implement a social equity program for the state’s cannabis industry.

Castleton University in Vermont is launching a Cannabis Studies Certificate program that will cover the business, cultivation, history, and culture of cannabis.

The NFL’s new collective bargaining agreement has removed the threat of league suspension for positive cannabis tests by players.

A recent Statistics Canada survey found that that the rate of teenagers aged 15-17 who use cannabis has fallen from 20 percent to 10 percent in the years since legalizing.

A recent Iowa poll found for the first time ever that a majority of Iowans, 53 percent, would support the statewide legalization of adult-use cannabis.

The Health and Human Services Committee in Maine has given its approval to new cannabis caregiver regulations that would require potency testing and product labeling.