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Colorado voters rejected a proposal to raise cannabis taxes in the state as part of a plan to create an independent education agency.

The head of New York’s Cannabis Control Board said last week she does not anticipate the state will begin issuing industry licenses until the spring of 2023 at the earliest.

A recent study found no evidence that U.S. Army recruits with a past history of cannabis use were riskier across the board and, in some cases, they are more likely to perform better.

Oklahoma medical cannabis operators no longer need a processor’s license to prepare cannabis pre-rolls under a new state law that took effect November 1.

A bill being considered by the Washington, D.C. City Council would crack down on the practice of cannabis “gifting” by local businesses.

Arkansas advocates are gathering signatures to put a cannabis legalization constitutional amendment on next year’s ballot.

Rhode Island officials on Friday awarded five new medical cannabis licenses — one application was delayed by a lawsuit, while another was disqualified over a bribe paid to the former mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts.

Federal authorities are accusing several sheriff’s deputies and a prosecutor in Maine of aiding an illegal cannabis operation.

Professional wrestling legend Jim Ross is planning to launch a cannabis farm in his home state of Oklahoma after saying he is “420-friendly” in his personal life.

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong sent a letter to seven Massachusetts cannabis companies asking them to remove their billboards from along Connecticut highways.

Michigan lawmakers are set to vote on a package of bills containing sweeping changes to the state’s 2008 voter-approved medical cannabis law.

The University of Nevada, Reno is offering three eight-week online courses as part of their new cannabis certificate program.

A South Dakota committee signed off on the latest round of regulations for the state’s medical cannabis program ahead of the November 18 deadline for issuing identification cards to patients.

The founder of California cannabis dispensary Natural Healing Center is facing a maximum prison sentence of 13 years after pleading guilty to bribery and filing a false tax return.

The head of New York’s Cannabis Control Board declared the practice of gifting cannabis as part of a promotion illegal under the state’s adult-use law.

The company hired by Missouri to handle cannabis licensing was successfully sued for $28 million by GMT Consulting, who said they were denied a license because the application scoring method was flawed and “corrupt.”

Grammy-award rapper Lil’ Kim is launching her own cannabis brand, named aphrodisiac, which she describes as a fashion-forward, collectible, lifestyle brand.

Israeli cannabis company Tikun-Olam Cannabit signed a partnership with Ambrosia-SupHerb to produce and market nutritional supplements based on cannabis and mushrooms.

The San Bernardino, California Sheriff’s Department has seized more than 60,000 cannabis plants, 9,000 pounds of processed cannabis, and destroyed 319 greenhouses over the last two weeks as part of “Operation Hammer Strike.”

An Oregon cannabis company must pay a $100,000 fine over a labeling error following a two-year battle with the state Liquor and Cannabis Commission.

A cannabis cash transport company is seeking the return of $166,000 that was seized by police in partnership with the DEA who said they had detected a “marijuana odor.”

Cannabis cultivation-related cases are down 67.5% this year in New York after lawmakers approved legalization in March.

The U.S. Postal Service said that vape devices for products like CBD cannot be shipped through the service saying that a bill passed by Congress last year to prohibit nicotine vape cartridges from the mail applies to vaping devices for hemp.

Medical cannabis patients in New York will soon be allowed to grow their own cannabis under new rules from the Office of Cannabis Management.