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Louisiana lawmakers have approved a bill to allow for smokable medical cannabis products. The current rules only allow for infused liquids, topicals, inhalers, and edible gummies.

Massachusetts cannabis delivery licenses are now available, but only for applicants who qualify under the state’s social equity and economic empowerment rules.

A social equity cannabis applicant in Los Angeles filed suit against the city over its first-come-first-serve licensing process, which reportedly allowed for online bots to reserve application spots.

Massachusetts’ cannabis industry is responsible for 10% of the state’s industrial electricity use, according to the Northeast Sustainable Cannabis Project.

Washington State University’s proposal for a Center for Cannabis Policy, Research and Outreach received formal approval this week.

The California Senate has approved a bill to legalize the possession of psychedelics including LSD, MDMA, psilocybin mushrooms, mescaline, and others.

Amazon announced in a blog post yesterday that it supports the MORE Act, a federal cannabis legalization bill, and will stop drug testing prospective employees for cannabis use.

Nevada’s Senate on Monday passed House-approved legislation to allow for cannabis consumption lounges.

Cannabis entrepreneur and former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson recently said that psilocybin helped him through depression and thoughts of suicide. He is an early investor in Wesana, a Canadian psychedelics-focused wellness company.

The Texas Senate failed to consider a House-approved bill to reduce the penalties for possessing cannabis concentrate products before the state’s legislative session ended on Monday.

Rhode Island regulators are seeking to revoke the license of medical cannabis operator Colorado Ave LLC after its owner paid a bribe to Jasiel Correia, the disgraced former mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts.

A recent report found positive drug tests in the U.S. reached a 16-year high at the close of 2019. However, while the rate of positive drug tests increased overall, there was a decline in positive tests for certain substances including opioids.

A recent survey found that most people who identify as religious in the U.S. also support the broad legalization of cannabis. Support for cannabis reforms is much stronger, though, among non-religious people.

New Mexico regulators have released first draft rules for the state’s adult-use cannabis marketplace. More draft rules are expected in the coming months, but sales could ultimately launch ahead of schedule.

Connecticut House Majority Leader Jason Rojas (D) said he expects at least one legislative chamber to consider an adult-use cannabis legalization bill next week.

Adult-use cannabis legalization in the U.S. has generated nearly $8 billion in tax revenue for the states that have passed the reforms.

The Illinois House of Representatives passed a social equity cannabis licensing bill this week; the proposal now moves to the Senate for consideration.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has pardoned Dr. Paul Ezell, an ophthalmologist who in 2014 lost his career and was jailed for six months for growing cannabis as medicine for his sick wife.

The Acting Solicitor General of the United States Elizabeth Prelogar filed a brief this week supporting IRS investigations into state-legal cannabis companies under Section 280E.

The Texas Senate yesterday advanced House-approved medical cannabis expansions but lawmakers lowered the bill’s proposed THC limits from 5% to just 1%.

Kevin Ne Se Shores, a former Minnesota Grassroots Legalize Cannabis Party candidate for Congress, has accused GOP strategist Kip Christianson of encouraging him to launch his campaign to siphon pro-cannabis votes from Democrats.

In a nearly unanimous vote, Missouri lawmakers delivered a bill to the governor that will let the state’s medical cannabis companies deduct ordinary business expenses on their state tax returns.

Cannabis dispensaries in Massachusetts are now allowed to sell most consumer-ready hemp products including hemp seeds, oils, powders, proteins, clothing and other items made from hemp fiber, hemp building materials, and non-food CBD products.

Researchers at UC San Diego have launched a first-of-its-kind study into the effectiveness of cannabis as a treatment for acute migraines.