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Ohio cannabis dispensaries have sold $255 million in cannabis products since the state’s adult-use market launched six months ago.

Massachusetts cannabis testing lab MCR Labs is suing eight rival testing labs, claiming they are inflating THC levels and ignoring “safety fails” in contamination tests.

An adult-use cannabis legalization proposal in Switzerland has advanced from a parliamentary commission and will be considered by the full legislative body.

New York cannabis officials have launched a cannabis banking directory to help licensed operators secure financial services with banks and credit unions that work with the industry.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Witmer proposed adding cannabis products to the state’s wholesale tax, which is applied at 32% to other smoking products like tobacco, under her plan for state infrastructure funding.

An Idaho proposal to impose a $300 fine on adults convicted of low-level cannabis possession has advanced to the full Senate for consideration.

A Florida proposal would legalize limited cannabis home grows for medical cannabis patients; the measure caps the number of plants per household at two, regardless of how many patients live there.

Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford (R) has introduced legislation to prohibit cannabis operators from deducting business expenses from their taxes, even if cannabis were to be federally rescheduled under federal law.

A Maine legislative working group has recommended setting an age requirement of 21 for intoxicating hemp products in the state and adopting THC caps on hemp beverages.

Lawmakers in two Hawaii House committees have advanced a bill to legalize cannabis and establish a regulated adult-use marketplace.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) included the legalization of adult-use cannabis in his 2025-2026 budget proposal.

A new proposal in the Tennessee Legislature seeks to legalize cannabis for adults aged 21+, set a 15% excise tax on sales, and allow for the home cultivation of up to 12 plants.

An Ohio proposal seeks to change the state’s adult-use cannabis policy, including reducing the amount of cannabis that can be grown at home, lowering the THC caps on cannabis concentrate products, raising the excise tax on the industry from 10% to 15%, and redirecting the state’s cannabis tax revenues.

Missouri courts have expunged more than 140,000 cannabis criminal cases under the state’s 2022 constitutional amendment to legalize adult-use cannabis.

The Tacoma, Washington City Council has unanimously passed a resolution to make prosecutions for entheogenic psychedelics the lowest priority for law enforcement.

Indiana House Republicans have rejected a proposal to remove cannabis as a Schedule 1 drug under state law.

A class action lawsuit in Illinois claims that some state-licensed cannabis companies mislabeled cannabis-infused products as concentrates so they could exceed the legal THC limit for certain products.

An Iowa proposal to allow vaporization as a consumption method under the state’s medical cannabis program has advanced from a House subcommittee.

In a letter to Elon Musk, the chairman of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) called for an end to raids by the DEA and CBP on state-legal cannabis businesses.

A U.S. appeals court upheld the Virginia law regulating the sale of hemp products based on total THC amount, regardless of whether the THC they contain is delta-9, delta-8, or any other form of THC.

An explosion and fire at a PharmaCann facility in Stevensville, Maryland injured two workers last week. The accident’s cause is still being investigated.

A former executive vice president at Chicago-based cannabis company Verano was recently indicted in federal court for insider trading.

Class action attorneys with Console Associates, P.C. indicated they are investigating the data breach that affected cannabis brand Stiiizy, impacting customer data from four of the company’s dispensaries.