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The Commercial Cannabis Production program at Niagara College has received a license to cultivate hemp from Health Canada, enabling a hands-on experience for students.

Researchers found that withdrawal effects from synthetic cannabinoids appear more rapidly with consumers reporting more severe symptoms of insomnia, irritation and bad mood, heart palpitations, and loss of appetite.

The campaign to decriminalize cannabis in Italy gathered the 500,000 signatures required to put the issue before voters in just one week.

The Nebraska Cannabis Association, launched last week, is the state’s first organization dedicated to lobbying for cannabis policy, advising on regulations, and supporting cannabis industry entrepreneurs.

A referendum in Italy to decriminalize cannabis is on track to meet the 500,000 signatures it needs to be considered by lawmakers before the September 30 deadline.

The Delaware Supreme Court last week ruled that cannabis odor during a traffic stop by itself is not enough to trigger probable cause for arrest.

Missouri officials transferred more than $6.8 million of the state’s $8.9 million in cannabis tax revenue to the Veterans Commission, as required under the state’s medical cannabis law.

NBC News runs a fearmongering story about C.H.S., triggering an even more outrageous click-bait headline from The Independent.

CNN and Fox News go full “reefer madness” in the wake of a recent Danish study pertaining to cannabis use and schizophrenia.

Since July, New Jersey courts have expunged at least 362,000 low-level cannabis-related criminal records and there are an estimated 125,000 to 150,000 similar cases that could be automatically expunged under the state’s legalization law.

South Dakota approved most of the Department of Health’s rules for the state’s voter-approved medical cannabis program but rejected some proposals including limiting patient possession of high-potency cannabis products.

The National Underwriter Company is launching the Cannabis Insurance Coverage Specialist program, one of the first certifications for insurance agents, risk managers, and other professionals who advise cannabis-related businesses.

The World Anti-Doping Agency will review its cannabis policies following the suspension of Sha’Carri Richardson during the Summer Olympic Games after she tested positive for cannabis.

Michigan introduced a group of bipartisan bills that would reduce the number of patients allowed per medical cannabis caregiver from five to just one and also limit the amount of plants caregivers could grow from 60 to 12.

Pennsylvania officials will disclose for the first time how many of the state’s medical cannabis patients are certified as a treatment for opioid use disorder, as well as each of the state’s other qualifying conditions.

The Arizona Republic runs a fearmongering headline and presents a one-sided story in their coverage of accidental consumption of cannabis by children.

Cannabis use among college students reached its highest levels in 35 years in 2020, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, while alcohol use decreased by 6%.

Cannabis flower is now available to Virginia medical cannabis patients. Prior to the reforms, Virginia patients could only access products manufactured from the oils of the plant.

Cannabis arrests have fallen more than 90% in the Richmond, Virginia area since the state’s legalization law took effect on July 1.

Republican Congresswoman Virginia Foxx has made six investments in Marlboro cigarettes’ parent company, Altria Group Inc., which in turn, has invested $1.8 billion into a Canadian cannabis producer.

Federal prosecutors are seeking an 11-year sentence for the former mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts, Jasiel Correia, after he was found guilty of extorting cannabis businesses.

Medical cannabis dispensaries in Minnesota are partnering with volunteer attorneys from St. Paul’s Mitchell Hamline School of Law to host expungement clinics and help people clear their records of nonviolent cannabis charges.

The Chicago, Illinois City Council Zoning Committee approved a plan by Mayor Lori Lightfoot to eliminate the city’s cannabis zones and allow more retail cannabis dispensaries in downtown Chicago.

Park Strategies, a New York-based lobbying firm that specializes in highly regulated industries, is launching a division to focus on cannabis legalization and other industry issues.