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South Carolina Assistant Attorney General David S. Jones said that Delta-8 THC — or any other form of hemp-derived THC — is not legal under the state’s hemp law.

The Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians filed an application with Sonoma County, California officials to grow nearly 1,000 cannabis plants outdoors on land in Petaluma that it had previously considered for a casino.

A Missouri judge last week ordered a permanent injunction against the state’s medical cannabis law requiring cannabis businesses in the state to be at least 51% owned by Missouri residents.

U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren have sent a letter urging Attorney General Merrick Garland to decriminalize cannabis by removing it from the federal controlled substances list.

Sen. Mike Regan, who helped write Pennsylvania’s 2016 medical cannabis law, is circulating a memorandum seeking to add co-sponsors to a cannabis legalization bill.

Arizona has identified 87 zip codes where applicants for the state’s cannabis social equity licensed must have lived in recent years.

The NBA has extended its policy of not randomly drug testing players for cannabis for the upcoming season.

Oklahoma cannabis advocates have filed ballot initiatives aiming to legalize adult-use cannabis and replace the state’s medical cannabis oversight agency in 2022.

Connecticut’s Social Equity Council has asked regulators to charter new banks to support the state’s cannabis industry and give better opportunities for social equity applicants.

A California jury has awarded $5 million in damages in what is believed to be the first cannabis industry antitrust case in the nation, according to a National Law Review report.

Two executives for cannabis company CanaFarma Corp. are accused of defrauding investors out of at least $4 million.

Under a new directive, Missouri medical cannabis companies can no longer advertise strain names or engage in any other form of advertising.

Colorado cultivators grew 1.8 million pounds of cannabis last year, a 24% increase from 2019.

New York’s LIM College announced the creation of its Bachelor of Business Administration degree program in cannabis, which the college says is the first of its kind in the nation.

During their first meeting on Tuesday, the board in charge of implementing New York’s legalization bill enacted medical cannabis reforms including waiving application fees, allowing for whole flower, and raising supply limits.

Cannabis firms Ayr Wellness Inc., Curaleaf Holdings Inc., and The Parent Company each announced acquisition deals on Monday for $80 million, $67 million, and $65.2 million, respectively.

The Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld the conviction of someone arrested with hemp CBD vape cartridges, claiming the state’s hemp law does not extend to liquid mixtures containing THC (even if under the 0.3% THC threshold).

Cannabis advocates have formed the Kansas Cannabis Chamber of Commerce which will push for industry reforms.

Actor Clint Eastwood won about $6.1 million in a lawsuit against a Lithuanian company that used Eastwood’s image and likeness to promote its CBD products without permission.

The co-founders of MedMen Enterprises are suing the co-owners of Coastal Holding Company claiming the retail dispensary chain conspired to dump the company in a liquidation sale.

Florida advocates are launching a campaign to legalize cannabis cultivation and use for adults. They need to submit 891,589 valid petition signatures by February 1 to get the question on 2022 ballots.

The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission last week recalled Cura’s Select brand tincture products after the company reportedly mixed up a line of THC and CBD products.

Trulieve Cannabis Corp. has completed its takeover of Harvest Health and Recreation in a $2.1 billion deal, the largest ever in the U.S. cannabis industry.

The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement Act which removes cannabis from the federal schedule of controlled substances and expunges federal cannabis convictions.