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Alabama’s medical cannabis licensing process was paused, again, after a judge granted a temporary restraining order on Thursday after several cannabis companies claimed that regulators had violated the state’s open meetings law.

The Missouri Auditor is investigating the state’s medical and adult-use cannabis programs to ensure accountability and transparency.

Workers at Connecticut’s largest cannabis cultivation facility have voted to join United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 919. It’s the second time that cannabis workers in the state voted to unionize.

A recent Ohio State University study found that adult-use cannabis sales in the state could generate between $275 million and $403 million in tax revenues by the fifth year of operations.

A lawsuit filed in the Connecticut Superior Court is challenging the state’s cannabis legalization law and asking a judge to halt cannabis sales statewide because the plant remains federally prohibited.

The Poseidon Dynamic Cannabis ETF — one of the cannabis space’s leading exchange-traded funds — is set to see its final day of trading on August 25 and will liquidate assets and pay shareholders by September 1.

Combined medical and adult-use cannabis sales in Missouri have topped $100 million again for the sixth consecutive month, totaling $123.2 million in July.

Cannabis regulators in Missouri issued a recall this week for nearly 63,000 cannabis products manufactured by Delta Extraction, LLC because they were not tracked by METRC, the state’s seed-to-sale tracking system.

The Cannabis Dry Bar opened last week on South Carolina’s James Island, serving nonalcoholic, cannabis-infused cocktails. The bar is operating within the Charleston Hemp Collective and in partnership with High Rise Beverages.

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (R) has rejected a proposal that would have reduced the amount of time that law enforcement recruits could have used cannabis before entering training from 24 months to 12 months.

Michigan cannabis dispensaries sold $275 million worth of product in July, putting the state on track to crest $3 billion in cannabis sales for the year.

California’s United Cannabis Enforcement Taskforce last month eradicated more than 67,000 illegally cultivated cannabis plants and seized more than 8,000 pounds of cannabis products as part of its crackdown on the illicit cannabis market.

South Dakota AG Marty Jackley released a draft ballot explanation for a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize adult-use cannabis in the state. The measure will require 17,509 signatures in order to appear on the 2024 ballot.

The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission has awarded new cannabis industry licenses after voiding all previously awarded licenses, explaining that errors in the scoring and evaluation of first-round licensees led to the new permits.

The New Mexico Attorney General’s office is investigating allegations of wage theft and human or labor trafficking at a licensed cannabis facility.

Connecticut adult-use cannabis retailers sold $13 million worth of product in July while medical cannabis sales continued to decline for the second consecutive month, sliding to $10.6 million.

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R), who generally opposes adult-use cannabis legalization, signed a bill this week to create a legalization study commission that will evaluate how cannabis could be sold through state-owned shops.

New York’s first “Cannabis Growers Showcase” — which is the state’s answer to lagging retailer licenses and will be similar to a farmer’s market for cannabis products — is set to open today, August 10, in New Paltz.

A new Gallup poll found that at least half of Americans have tried cannabis at some point, with 17% saying they “smoke marijuana” — a new high recorded by the pollster.

Adult-use cannabis retailers in Maine set yet another sales record in July at $20.9 million; it’s the third month in a row of record sales for the state’s cannabis dispensaries.

A New York Supreme Court justice this week temporarily blocked the issuing of new retail cannabis licenses following a lawsuit by veterans who claim that officials have failed to follow social equity provisions in the state’s cannabis legalization law.

Cannabis company Tilray Brands Inc. has acquired eight beer and beverage brands from Anheuser-Busch, giving Tilray the fifth-largest craft beer position in the U.S.

In response to Arkansas’ recent ban on hemp-derived THC products, several companies have filed suit against the state, claiming that the law violates the federal Farm Bill of 2018 and interstate commerce protections.

Former Minnesota Gov. and retired pro wrestler Jesse Ventura said recently he is interested in launching a cannabis brand as “the first major politician in America who puts his likeness, face and everything behind cannabis.”