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A Pennsylvania appeals court ruled last week that the state’s medical cannabis law does not prohibit health insurance providers from reimbursing workers’ medical cannabis treatment costs for work-related injuries.

New Jersey hemp company Delta Technologies is suing the Massachusetts-based biotech firm Salzman Group, claiming the company operated a “Ponzi scheme” which utilized more than $700,000 it raised from the firm for its own projects.

A recent proposal in Washington state would create about 100 new retail adult-use cannabis dispensary licenses reserved for social equity applicants.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission this week issued fraud charges against cannabis company American Patriot Brands, its CEO, and five others for allegedly funneling investor funds into personal accounts and expenses.

The Kentucky Senate this week passed a medical cannabis legalization proposal; the proposal moves next to the House, which has previously passed similar reforms.

New York is being sued by several of its medical cannabis operators over the state’s plan to give the first adult-use retail cannabis licenses to social equity applicants.

New York’s slower-than-expected adult-use cannabis roll-out could cost the state $2.6 billion in related tax revenues over the next eight years, according to a new report.

Lawmakers in the Texas House Public Health Committee held hearings for a bill this week that would raise the THC limit for medical cannabis products in the state from 1% to 5%.

Minnesota House and Senate committees considered and adjusted proposals to legalize adult-use cannabis in the state this week.

The United Nations’ International Narcotics Board recently criticized global cannabis legalization efforts, saying the reforms lead to “higher consumption, negative health effects and psychotic disorders.”

Michigan’s average price-per-ounce for cannabis flower fell from $152 in January 2022 to just $80 in January 2023.

The Kentucky Senate Licensing and Occupations Committee yesterday voted to advance the state’s recent medical cannabis proposal to the full chamber for consideration.

A bipartisan federal proposal seeks to open the door for individuals with drug convictions to obtain a hemp license.

The Kentucky Senate Licensing and Occupations Committee will hear a medical cannabis legalization proposal today.

Lawmakers in the Maryland House passed a bill to establish regulations for the state’s forthcoming adult-use cannabis market.

Oregon cannabis prices reached an all-time low of $4 per gram at the beginning of 2023.

Medical cannabis use doubled among Americans from 2013-2020, according to a new study.

Lawmakers in the Kentucky House of Representatives passed a bill to regulate delta-8 THC products in the state. The proposal stops short of an outright ban.

A recent poll found that 70% of Florida voters support the legalization of adult-use cannabis.

Mexico’s Health Regulatory Agency this week awarded the nation’s first commercial cannabis cultivation license.

Two days after voting to legalize cannabis for adults, the Delaware House of Representatives passed a bill that would create an adult-use cannabis marketplace.

Delaware’s House of Representatives passed legislation this week that would eliminate penalties for the use or possession of cannabis by adults.

The Georgia House passed a measure this week to increase the number of medical cannabis production licenses in the state.

Lawmakers in the Connecticut Legislature’s General Law Committee have advanced a measure to let hemp growers apply for cannabis cultivator or micro-cultivator licenses.