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Missouri medical cannabis sales have exceeded $200 million during the program’s first 14 months.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved New York’s hemp plan. All currently licensed growers must reapply under the new program.

The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission approved new industry rules that include updated delta-8 THC testing rules and expanded purchasing limits in dispensaries.

Lompoc, California officials voted to approve up to two cannabis-related events per year in any of its three city parks.

New Mexico’s new adult-use cannabis industry rules include restrictions on retail product samples and guidelines for security measures, proof of water rights, workplace training programs, record-keeping, and more.

Colorado’s combined medical and adult-use cannabis sales reached $2.19 billion in 2020, marking a new record for the state.

The recent National Drug Strategy Household Survey in Australia found that 41.1% of respondents believe cannabis should be legalized.

Oregon recently allocated $25 million under a new enforcement program to combat illegal cannabis grows in the state.

Rochester, New York’s mayor-elect Malik Evans has proposed using cannabis taxes to bolster a universal basic income program for his constituents.

Medical cannabis company Cannabit-Tikun Olam is partnering with pharmaceutical firm Teva Israel to produce cannabis products for international distribution.

Researchers at Washington State University and several partnering West Coast universities have received a five-year, $10 million U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to study hemp and its agricultural benefits.

Lawmakers in Maryland are set to consider legislation that would put a referendum to legalize adult-use cannabis before voters during the 2022 election.

The Canadian Human Rights Commission will hear a case on whether banks can recall mortgages for cannabis licensee homeowners.

Minnesota cannabis officials said that hemp-derived tinctures and other CBD and Delta-8 THC products are illegal because the FDA has not formally approved the cannabinoid products.

A recent survey found 35% of software programmers have used cannabis while completing software engineering-related tasks and 91% of those surveyed believe cannabis should be made legal.

NYC New York Cannabis, a New York City-based cannabis apparel brand, received an injunction from a federal judge on Tuesday for altering several of the city’s departmental logos for profit.

Luxury Leaf, Missouri’s first Black-owned medical cannabis dispensary, is ready to open in January 2022.

Democratic Iowa state senators have called for a constitutional amendment to legalize adult-use cannabis. Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds opposes the plan.

A Michigan judge denied the Michigan Marijuana Regulation Agency’s request to reverse a ruling that limited the cannabis product recall tied to Viridis Laboratories earlier this month.

Toi Hutchinson, who was Illinois’ top cannabis official as senior advisor to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, joined the Marijuana Policy Project last week as the organization’s new president and CEO.

Cannabis legalization advocates in Ohio have collected enough signatures to make lawmakers consider the proposed reforms, which include cannabis possession and personal cultivation.

The University of Arizona has partnered with cannabis education company Green Flower to offer three eight-week, online courses for certificates in the Business of Cannabis, Cannabis Law and Policy, and Cannabis Healthcare and Medicine.

Nearly 30 California cannabis companies have raised the alarm to warn Gov. Gavin Newsome and legislative leaders that the state’s legal cannabis industry “is collapsing” due to excessive taxes and regulations.

Malta President George Vella signed the country’s national cannabis legalization bill into law in the face of opposition from Malta’s conservative party and more than 50 religious organizations.