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HIV-positive patients who consume cannabis daily have lower levels of neuroinflammation than non-cannabis consuming HIV-positive patients, according to a study.

Cannabis use by teens is not independently associated with an increased risk of “amotivational syndrome,” researchers concluded in a recent study.

A Massachusetts lawsuit is seeking to stop the state Department of Corrections from using certain drug tests that the suit describes as faulty and with an 80% rate of false-positive tests.

Helios Raphael Dayspring, the former owner of a California cannabis retailer, has been charged in federal court with bribery and failing to report millions of dollars in income to the Internal Revenue Service.

A Las Cruces, New Mexico business has reopened after receiving a cease-and-desist order from the state Cannabis Control Division for “gifting” cannabis to customers.

The Community College of Denver has launched a cannabis business degree program that offers students an opportunity to earn an Associate of Applied Science.

Charles Koch plans to use $25 million of his $45 billion fortune to influence cannabis legalization reforms by the end of the year.

Ohio cannabis advocates have submitted summary language for a cannabis legalization ballot initiative to the state attorney general’s office.

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez on Tuesday dismissed 3,578 cannabis cases in a move that clears up nearly all of the New York City borough’s remaining cannabis cases.

Trulieve GA Inc. and Biomedical Sciences LLC were awarded the two Class 1 licenses to produce low-THC medical cannabis oil for Georgia’s medical cannabis program.

The courts have granted the Westchester, New York district attorney’s request to dismiss all felony or misdemeanor charges for cannabis possession or sales.

The Roanoke, Virginia Board of Commissioners voted to prohibit both medical and adult cannabis use from public housing managed by the city.

Maine set a new adult-use cannabis sales record in June at $6,470,936.

Advocates in Arkansas are gathering signatures to put an adult-use legalization question to voters during the 2022 midterm elections.

The Phoenix-based Clarendon Hotel and Spa announced it would dedicate a wing of its hotel for cannabis consuming guests, billing itself as the state’s first “cannabis-friendly hotel.”

The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection is being accused of shutting down a cannabis information website over its use of standard cannabis strain names.

Cannabis industry consultant and lobbyist Jackie McGowan has launched her bid to replace California Gov. Gavin Newsom in the state’s recall election in September.

Police in Cork, Ireland have removed six cannabis plants that were placed outside of the City Hall by a pro-cannabis activist to draw attention to a cannabis patient who moved to Spain for access to medical cannabis.

Oregon’s new hemp regulations give police more authority against illicit cannabis grows, limit THC in hemp products (including Delta-8 THC), and increase product testing.

A New York proposal would create provisional licenses for cannabis cultivators, allowing them to start growing crops even if the Office of Cannabis Management doesn’t establish program rules by January 1.

Georgia has selected six companies to produce and distribute low-THC cannabis oil, a crucial step toward a product pipeline for the state’s medical cannabis patients.

A Colorado criminal justice report showed a 68% decline in cannabis-related arrests since legalization, but arrest rates for Black people are still more than double those of white people.

A Utah medical cannabis company whose license application was denied has filed suit against state officials and companies that did receive a license claiming “corruption” in the licensing process.

A New York adult-use dispensary that received a cease-and-desist letter earlier this month will be allowed to remain open under a recent Mohawk Tribal Court ruling.