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The latest Gallup poll recorded the highest-ever rate of cannabis use among U.S. adults, with nearly half of Americans (49%) saying they have tried cannabis at least once.

Marshawn Lynch’s Dodi Blunts and the Last Prisoner Project have partnered on an apprenticeship program to offer justice-impacted individuals hands-on cannabis industry experience.

Humboldt County is set to award more than $2 million in grants through Project Trellis, the county’s micro-grant, marketing, and local equity program.

PharmaCann is planning an initial public offering that could value the company at over $1 billion, according to a Reuters report.

A botched law enforcement operation in Oklahoma cost a state-licensed cannabis cultivator millions of dollars due to a mistake in the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics licensing system.

Medical cannabis-derived tax revenues in Oklahoma increased 56% from 2019 to 2020 to more than $66 million.

A former DEA special agent was sentenced to 13 years in prison on Thursday for crimes including perjury, obstruction of justice, and theft.

Cannabis use among cancer patients is lower than that of the general public, with just 9% of cancer patients having used cannabis compared to 14% of people with no cancer history according to a new study.

A federal judge on Wednesday said Maine cannot prohibit out-of-state companies from operating medical cannabis dispensaries in the state.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has denied two applications from companies seeking to sell CBD hemp extracts as a dietary supplement because CBD is an approved drug.

ScottsMiracle-Gro Co. has created a new subsidiary to invest in the legal cannabis industry and announced a $150 million loan to RIV Capital, a cannabis investment and acquisition firm.

The Wyoming Libertarian Party and the cannabis advocacy organization Together for Responsible Use and Cannabis Education have begun the process of getting medical cannabis legalization on 2022 ballots.

Included in the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill passed by the Senate on Tuesday are provisions that would let researchers study cannabis from state-licensed dispensaries instead of the low-grade cannabis grown at government facilities.

A cannabis legalization bill has been introduced in Wisconsin for the fifth consecutive legislative session despite previous versions of the bill never receiving a hearing by either the House or Senate.

Cannabis sales in Maine set yet another record last month and more than doubled the growth pace, reaching $9.43 million through 124,000 purchases.

Leafly announced on Monday it plans to go public on the NASDAQ via a reverse takeover with Merida Merger Corp.

Adult-use cannabis sales in Illinois set another new monthly record last month, driven in part by the Lollapalooza music festival.

According to a new study, 15% of remote employees worked from home under the influence of cannabis with the majority reporting benefits like decreased stress and increased creativity.

The THC limit for cannabis edibles in Alaska will be 10 milligrams per serving, doubling the current product limit, starting September 1.

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is the first location in North Carolina to legalize the production and sale of medical cannabis after passing an ordinance last week.

Cannabis advocates in Nebraska are planning two new initiatives to legalize medical cannabis in the latest attempt to pass cannabis reforms in the state.

The Ohio attorney general rejected summary language for a cannabis legalization proposal submitted by the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol.

After a year’s delay, Illinois has awarded 55 conditional adult-use cannabis dispensary licenses for social equity applicants.

Connecticut’s Social Equity Council has approved a list of 215 areas disproportionately impacted by prohibition that will be prioritized for cannabis retail licenses and the state’s social equity program.