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The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota is set to open the state’s first medical cannabis dispensary, named the Native Nations Cannabis Dispensary, on July 1.

Hemp projects were awarded $194,000 of the $460,000 that comprise Pennsylvania’s Specialty Crop Block Grants.

The United Nations Office on Crime and Drugs is calling for a “comprehensive ban on advertising” of cannabis products in order to place “public health interest before commercial interests.”

A new bill signed by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday limits the amount of concentrate adult medical cannabis patients can buy in one day and places new rules on patients who are younger than 21-years-old.

City workers in Norfolk, Virginia will no longer be required to undergo a pre-employment drug screening unless they are considered “safety-sensitive” and the city will not perform random drug tests of non-sensitive workers.

The Rhode Island Senate on Tuesday voted to legalize cannabis in the state, advancing the legislation to the state House of Representatives.

The New York City borough of Queens’ District Attorney has requested the dismissal and sealing of 3,200 low-level cannabis cases.

The University of Illinois, Springfield is offering multiple non-credit online courses in cannabis education.

Former CannTrust officials have been charged for making efforts to conceal the illegal growing of cannabis at CannTrust facilities over a 10-month period—the investigation ultimately forced the company to destroy $65 million worth of inventory.

Multiple cannabis companies had petitioned the high court to hear their case following a previous ruling that the IRS could use 280E to determine whether a business or individual was in violation of criminal drug laws.

A New York community college is offering two new cannabis certificates: one centered on plant cultivation duties and techniques and another on cannabis manufacturing and production.

The consultants were each sentenced to over a year in prison after being convicted of using shell companies and fake websites to disguise cannabis sales from 2016 to 2019.

A new study shows an increase in the number of U.S. military veterans using cannabis, although Veteran Affairs doctors still cannot recommend it to patients at agency-run hospitals.

The interdisciplinary minor focuses on social justice issues related to cannabis use, the cannabis industry, and the medical efficacy of cannabis.

If the bid is successful, Minnesota would be the first state with a medical cannabis program that would appeal directly to the federal government for gun rights on behalf of its enrollees.

The companies are under investigation for violating the Consumer Fraud Act on the grounds that the cannabis gifts, with the purchase of snacks and other products, are central to sales transactions.

Edward Forchion, aka NJ Weedman, is running a write-in campaign for New Jersey governor after announcing his petition withdrawal and leaving a court hearing “in a cloud of smoke.”

The Connecticut Senate on Thursday passed a bill to legalize adult-use cannabis on the 50-year anniversary of the declaration of the War on Drugs.

Detroit’s cannabis industry license ordinance giving preference to long-time city residents is “likely unconstitutional,” according to a recent federal ruling.

The Justices determined that a proposed ballot initiative to legalize cannabis in the state was misleading due to an unclear use of the word “use.”

Lawmakers formally approved Connecticut’s adult-use cannabis legalization bill today, setting the state up to become the next to allow adult-use cannabis use and sales.

The Florida Supreme Court ruled in favor of the state’s vertically integrated medical cannabis industry, finding that the industry regulations have not hindered product availability nor limited the number of licensed dispensaries.

Weedmaps Holding Company LLC on Wednesday began trading on the Nasdaq following a takeover of Silver Spike Acquisition Corp.

The bill would decriminalize all drugs at the federal level and shift authority for the substances from the Attorney General to the Secretary of Health and Human Services.