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States that enacted cannabis legalization saw a six-month decline in opioid-related ER visits, according to a recent study.

Michigan’s DTE Energy Music Theater has entered an agreement to make Lume its official cannabis brand and sell Lume products for consumption during events.

Two competing advocacy groups in Missouri are seeking to put an adult-use question to voters in the 2022 election.

Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said he doesn’t think there is “value” to society by incarcerating people for cannabis use.

A new study suggests that cannabis was first domesticated in East Asia during the Neolithic Era and was a multipurpose crop.

The Kentucky Hemp Association and other hemp businesses in the state are suing to stop crackdowns on hemp businesses selling Delta-8 THC.

A Springfield, Illinois community center is using cannabis-derived tax funds for educational and job training programs for 30 formerly incarcerated people.

Washington state-based Jones Soda is planning a cannabis-infused sodas and edibles line and seeks to raise $10 million for the venture.

The University of Maryland in May graduated its first class enrolled in its master’s program for medical marijuana studies.

Home prices in states with adult-use cannabis laws grew an average of $17,113 more over four years than in states where cannabis remained prohibited.

The Cannabis Control Division of the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department on Monday increased the plant cap on licensed producers from 4,500 plants to 10,000.

Adults aged 18-23-years-old that reside near cannabis retailers are no more likely to be interested in cannabis or tobacco than those who do not, suggests a new study.

Reginald Stanfield is the CEO and head horticulturist of JustinCredible Cultivation, a Massachusetts cannabis cultivator.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) on Tuesday signed a bill moving the regulation of the hemp-derived cannabinoid Delta-8 THC to the Marijuana Regulatory Agency.

A medical cannabis patient is suing Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) over the medical cannabis reform package signed by the governor last month.

Sacha Baron Cohen is suing a Massachusetts cannabis dispensary over their use of his character Borat on a billboard without permission.

Hip-hop artist Travis Scott last week launched Cactus Farms in partnership with Connected Cannabis in California and Arizona.

A Colorado hemp seed genomics company is among the five firms selected to participate in the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator for indoor agriculture.

Virginia Republican Del. Glenn Davis described the state’s cannabis law and social equity licensing provisions as “asinine” and “insanity run amok.”

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said it cannot reconsider the suspension of Sha’Carri Richardson for her cannabis use but the agency sympathizes “with the circumstances” of the case.

A Tennessee proposal seeks to add three non-binding questions related to cannabis reforms on the 2022 state ballot.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson vetoed a measure that would have let medical cannabis companies deduct normal business expenses when filing their state taxes.

California’s legal outdoor cannabis farms use about the same amount of water as other crops and may not use as much water as previously thought, a new study suggests.

Los Angeles County, California authorities announced their largest-ever cannabis bust worth an estimated $1 billion in street value.