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Colorado cannabis regulators have banned hemp-derived and synthetic forms of THC, including Delta-8 and Delta-10 THC, from being sold in licensed dispensaries.

Mississippi’s Supreme Court threw out the state’s medical cannabis initiative that was approved by 71% of voters last year due to the state’s outdated ballot initiative process.

Jasiel Correia, the former mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts, was convicted on Friday of extorting cannabis businesses and other crimes.

Republican co-chairs of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus unveiled a bill on Wednesday to federally legalize cannabis but which contains zero considerations for amending the wrongs of prohibition.

The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld a life sentence that was issued under the state’s habitual offender law to Allen Russell in 2019 after he was found guilty of possessing over 30 grams of cannabis.

Lawmakers in the Minnesota House advanced the chamber’s cannabis legalization bill but Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka (R) said that the legislation is already “up in smoke” in the Senate.

African nations including Malawi and Zimbabwe are looking to diversify their agricultural programs with cannabis as worldwide demand for tobacco diminishes.

A Buffalo, New York firefighter who was fired after failing a drug test due to his prescribed medical cannabis use has filed suit against the city and his former department.

Arkansas medical cannabis sales have exceeded $300 million in the two years since the program’s launch.

Two medical cannabis companies are suing Miami, Florida for the city’s refusal to allow dispensaries.

Lawmakers in Louisiana’s House approved a measure to decriminalize the possession of up to 14 grams of cannabis, limiting potential punishments to a $100 fine and no jail time.

Canadian cannabis company Flora Growth Corp., which cultivates medical cannabis in Colombia, started trading yesterday on the Nasdaq market.

The Better Business Bureau issued warnings about a CBD free trial scam that has cost customers hundreds of dollars.

A South Dakota legislative rules review committee ruled that the state can prohibit the use of medical cannabis by police officers and 911 dispatchers.

Minnesota’s hemp production plan was given final approval by the USDA this week; it will be the state’s first year not operating under its 2014 pilot program.

Trulieve Cannabis Corp. is set to purchase Harvest Health & Recreation for approximately $2.1 billion.

A political consultant working for the agriculture commissioner of Texas has been arrested for his role in an alleged pay-to-play hemp licensing scheme.

Lawmakers in the Minnesota House are expected to vote on a cannabis legalization proposal this week.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill allowing K-12 schools to store and administer non-smokable medical cannabis products to student patients.

Credit Suisse Group AG is said to be no longer trading or holding shares of cannabis firms with U.S. operations.

The Tribal Council for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina approved the legalization of medical cannabis and the possession of up to an ounce of cannabis by adults aged 21 or older.

Skittles-maker Mars Wrigley has filed lawsuits against cannabis companies in Illinois, California, and Canada for trademark infringement.

Two recent, separately published surveys suggest that the coronavirus pandemic has shifted both how people get their cannabis and the reasons for their cannabis use.

A New Mexico district court judge ruled this week that the Department of Health is not allowed to deny medical cannabis program reciprocity for out-of-state patients.