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BRP Group, Inc. launched a management liability insurance program named Alpharoot, which will cover cannabis, hemp, and CBD companies, directors, and officers.

An Illinois lawsuit is preventing 118 new cannabis licensees, at least half of which are majority-owned by non-white applicants, from beginning operations.

The European Industrial Hemp Association restored the maximum THC levels for hemp from 0.2% to 0.3% after previously reducing the level last year.

A new South Dakota poll found the majority of respondents disagreed with Republican Gov. Kristi Noem’s backing a lawsuit against the state’s voter-approved cannabis legalization law.

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb (R), who has admitted to smoking cannabis, continues to oppose legalization at the state level while it is federally illegal but would like the state’s colleges and universities to study the plant.

Chris Ray is the general manager for The Tree House, a cannabis dispensary in Anchorage, Alaska.

Researchers at the University of Sydney in Australia have found that blood and oral fluid THC concentrations are weak indicators of cannabis-induced impairment.

Medical cannabis patients in Minnesota will have the option to purchase cannabis-infused gummies and chews starting August 2022.

The Vermont Cannabis Control Board will not be including all of the cannabis label health warnings recommended by the Vermont Medical Society.

A new study found that psilocybin may be able to reverse alcohol brain damage, reduce alcohol-addictive behavior, and reduce relapse rates.

A Michigan judge ruled that a portion of the recall by the Marijuana Regulatory Agency against products tested by Viridis North was “in all likelihood based upon an arbitrary decision.”

San Francisco, California will again delay implementing a voter-approved cannabis tax with the goal of curbing the illicit market.

New Mexico approved a $5 million loan program specifically for cannabis microbusinesses in an effort to advance the states’ social equity goals.

Harborside Inc. has agreed to acquire Urbn Leaf dispensaries and Loudpack which, when combined, will create one of the larger cannabis companies in California.

In its first year of adult-use cannabis sales, Arizona has raised $106 million dollars in tax revenue. The money is earmarked for public safety initiatives.

Signatures for a ballot initiative to decriminalize cannabis and ban no-knock raids have been submitted to the city of Austin, Texas.

The alternative metal band Deftones has launched a cannabis product line including flower, edibles, concentrates, and disposable vapes.

Alaska cannabis businesses owe nearly $1.8 million in back taxes due to a flat-tax structure paid by growers instead of at the point-of-sale.

The Vermont Medical Society is calling for a 15% THC limit on adult-use cannabis products, citing studies that suggest THC-rich cannabis is associated with an increase in “emergency department psychiatric visits” and “mental health disorders including psychosis.”

According to a new poll, 61% of Massachusetts residents hold a favorable view of cannabis legalization five years after it was enacted.

The Alliance for Cannabis Equity — a collaboration uniting the Connecticut Community Outreach Revitalization Program and The WorkPlace — will focus on social equity and economic opportunities for Black and Brown entrepreneurs and workers.

Kentucky state Rep. Nima Kulkarni (D) pre-filed bills to decriminalize cannabis possession and to allow ballot questions discussing legalization to be put to voters.

Medical cannabis legalization in the U.K. could be worth 1.2 billion pounds and create about 40,000 industry jobs.

Starting January 2, the United Arab Emirates will initiate criminal justice reforms including reduced penalties for travelers who arrive with products containing THC and reducing minimum sentences for first-time drug offenders.