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Olive-Harvey College in Pullman, Illinois will offer a first-of-its-kind Associate Degree in Applied Cannabis Studies including courses in hemp horticulture, cannabis and the law, and basic chemistry.

A new poll released on Wednesday found that 60% of US voters believe cannabis should be federally legal.

DEA Museum historian Kasey Sease, Ph.D. admitted that the reasons for criminalizing drug use were based on racial, ethnic, and class prejudice. 

The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled last month that importing cannabis paraphernalia into the US is legal, breaking a previous Controlled Substances Act ban.

A Washington Post and University of Maryland poll found that 74% of Maryland voters support adult-use cannabis legalization.

Massachusetts authorities are investigating the circumstances around the death of former Trulieve employee Lorna McMurrey, who OSHA concluded died after inhaling “ground cannabis dust” at the company’s Holyoke facility.

Kansas lawmakers will be considering medical cannabis reforms during two meetings this month to review the bill and hear input from law enforcement, state agencies, and the public.

The FDA has tapped a former New York and Rhode Island cannabis regulator as its first senior policy advisor on cannabis.

DEA pharmaceutical cannabis license-holder Biopharmaceutical Research Company has raised $20 million in its Series A funding round. 

Morocco has distributed its first permits for medical, pharmaceutical, and industrial cannabis production.

An online poll by Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee found that 98.4% of Kentuckians support medical cannabis reforms in the state.

The Amsterdam council is expected to vote against banning tourists from the city’s cannabis-serving coffee shops.

Iowa Democrats included adult-use cannabis legalization in their campaign platform for the upcoming November elections.

Adult-use cannabis sales launched in Vermont over the weekend; at least 70 Vermont municipalities have opted to allow retail cannabis sales.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said a worker at Trulieve’s Holyoke, Massachusetts cannabis facility, Lorna McMurrey, died after inhaling “ground cannabis dust.”

Conservative police commissioners in the United Kingdom want to reclassify cannabis from a Class B to a Class A drug, which would put the plant in the same category as heroin and cocaine.

Japan’s government is debating legalizing cannabis medicines, a historic change in Japan’s zero-tolerance drug laws.

New Mexico Supreme Court Chief Justice Shannon Bacon wants individuals to file their own expungement applications instead of requiring the state’s judicial branch to find eligible cases, a change to the current legalization law. 

The Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys is asking voters to reject the cannabis legalization amendment appearing on November ballots.

The Idaho State Department of Agriculture will be banning hemp and hemp-derived products in pet food, animal feed, and supplements starting November 1. 

A Nevada testing lab will face disciplinary action for violations including passing samples tainted by microbial contaminants after the Cannabis Compliance Board voted unanimously to reject its motion to dismiss.

Rick Stewart, the Libertarian gubernatorial candidate in Iowa, called out Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) in a recent campaign ad over her position against cannabis legalization. 

Canopy Growth Corporation announced it will divest itself of its Canadian retail cannabis operations as it takes steps to continued growth as a consumer packaged goods company. 

New York received more than 900 applications for its first round of retail adult-use cannabis dispensary licenses, of which there are 150 available.