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61 percent of New Yorkers say that local municipalities should be allowed to opt-out of local adult-use cannabis industry operations.

A trademark dispute is brewing between California-based Farmacann, which was founded originally under California’s medical cannabis law, and the Chicago-based multi-state cannabis operator Pharmacann.

Bend, Oregon-based cannabis technology company Dutchie announced it recently raised $200 million and has acquired Greenbits and Leaflogix for an undisclosed sum.

Lawmakers in Tennessee’s House Health Committee voted to advance a measure that would allow adult cancer patients to consume medical cannabis via THC-rich cannabis oil.

The Canadian cannabis producer Canopy Growth is laying off 75 employees and announced it will close its Denmark-based operations.

A recent study found that a two-week course of high doses of CBD can restore the function of two different proteins that are key in reducing the effects of Alzheimer’s disease.

California officials are awarding $15 million in grant funding to localities, much of which will be distributed as low- or no-interest loans or grants for cannabis equity applicants.

The City Council in Shreveport, Louisiana is considering a measure to decriminalize low-level cannabis possession. If approved, Shreveport would be only the third Louisiana city to adopt significant cannabis reforms.

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) went full Reefer Madness in his remarks on legalization during a press conference last week, saying “If you legalize marijuana, you’re gonna kill your kids.”

New Mexico state senators have pulled the state’s cannabis legalization bill from their agenda just days before the session’s end, citing disagreements over taxation, licensing, and the bill’s criminal justice reform provisions.

A New York City Fire Department emergency medical technician filed a notice of claim to sue the city for $5 million after being placed on limited duty due to doctor-prescribed medical cannabis use.

British American Tobacco, one of the world’s largest tobacco companies, will buy a 20% stake in Canada’s Organigram for about $175.81 million.

An Illinois proposal seeks to block former cannabis regulators and their family members from working and investing in the state’s licensed cannabis industry.

New Mexico Senate Speaker Brian Egolf said legalization is a top priority for lawmakers this session and he is “cautiously optimistic” the reforms will pass this year.

A recent study found that an eighth of legal cannabis can carry up to a 41-pound carbon footprint.

Cannabis entrepreneurs and beer brewers have come together in Maine to release “THC Elixir,” a THC-infused, non-alcoholic version of Shipyard Brewing Co.’s Pumpkinhead beer.

According to a recent poll, two-thirds of Maryland residents support legalizing adult-use cannabis in the state.

Verano Holdings in Chicago is facing a RICO lawsuit for allegedly having an employee illegally transport cannabis clippings from Illinois to Arkansas. The company has called the charges “totally false and absurd.”

Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the country will thoroughly study the commercialization of opium poppies.

Curaleaf Holdings is set to acquire EMMAC Life Sciences Ltd., Europe’s largest vertically integrated cannabis company, for approximately $286 million.

A recent study investigating treatments for ulcerative colitis found that 90% of medical cannabis patient-participants reported decreased stomach pain after conventional medicines had failed them.

Recent FinCEN data suggests the number of financial institutions serving the cannabis industry has leveled off after a steady decline starting in November 2019.

Federal regulators have issued their final orders against CBD brands targeted in last year’s “Operation CBDeceit” crackdown.

A California Superior Court judge in San Diego County reduced some 26,000 felony cannabis charges to misdemeanors and fully dismissed another 1,000 misdemeanor charges.