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Since its launch about three weeks ago, the New York task force assigned to shutting down illegally operating cannabis dispensaries has closed 114 storefronts.

The Portland Pickles, an Oregon-based baseball team in the West Coast League, is set to become the first pro sports team in the U.S. to sell THC-infused beverages at their games.

Dispensary workers at two Arizona cannabis stores, Zen Leaf Local Joint in Phoenix and the Zen Leaf in Chandler, voted on Tuesday to ratify union contracts with the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) Local 99.

A Texas judge has dismissed a lawsuit by Attorney General Ken Paxton that sought to nullify voter-approved local cannabis decriminalization ordinances in Austin, Denton, Elgin, Killeen, and San Marcos.

With the number of New York cannabis dispensaries on the rise, data from cannabis tech company Weedmaps suggests that New Yorkers are buying 50% more cannabis than the national average.

Massachusetts cannabis regulators have issued an administrative order to allow cannabis companies to transport cannabis products from the mainland to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket islands.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul this week appointed three new leadership members to the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) as part of a “sweeping operational overhaul” of the state’s cannabis agency announced last month.

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott (R) has allowed a medical cannabis expansion bill to become law without his signature; the shift will give patients access to higher potency products without a sales tax.

Connecticut officials have approved two new conditions — autism spectrum disorder and female orgasmic difficulty/disorder — as qualifying conditions for the state medical cannabis program.

A recent FOX News poll found that 66% of Florida voters said they would vote yes on the upcoming constitutional amendment to legalize cannabis for adults; the amendment will require at least 60% support to pass.

The Tribal Council for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina last week voted to allow adult-use cannabis sales to anyone aged 21 or older.

The New Hampshire House and Senate have reportedly reached a compromise on a cannabis legalization bill; lawmakers have until Thursday, the end of the legislative session, to finalize a deal.

With the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission still embroiled in lawsuits, the launch of the state’s medical cannabis program is still months away, if not a year or more.

Canadian cannabis company Canopy Growth this week agreed to an acquisition setting up the full takeover of Acreage Holdings, a U.S.-based multistate cannabis operator.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy recently visited the Bloomfield cannabis company Prolific GrowHouse after the company unveiled a new cannabis strain named after the governor, ‘Murphy’s Sourz.’

South Africa became the first country in Africa to legalize cannabis for personal use last week under a bill signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa just days before the president’s party lost its majority in Congress.

Despite the federal government estimating some 10,000 citizens would be eligible for conviction relief when Canada legalized cannabis, just 845 pardons for cannabis crimes have been issued since 2019.

A Vermont man who was fired for using medical cannabis is appealing the decision to deny a portion of his state unemployment benefits to the state Supreme Court.

A recent study found that terpenes could be an effective and side-effect-free treatment for chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain.

Missouri cannabis taxes have generated over $19 million to support veterans, expand the state’s substance use treatment programs, and fund the Public Defenders System.

Between 30-40% of Minnesota adults could qualify as applicants to the state’s cannabis social equity program under rules approved by state lawmakers earlier this year.

The Drug Enforcement Administration and Department of Justice on Tuesday published the rule proposal for moving cannabis to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The publication kicks off a 61-day public comment period, a CSA requirement.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) has signed a bill imposing THC caps on cannabinoid-infused hemp products, limiting THC content to 4 milligrams per serving and 10 milligrams per container.