Graham Abbott

The FDA posted warning letters to five companies for allegedly selling illegal CBD food and beverage products.

Rhode Island is set to launch its adult-use cannabis industry next week after officials awarded hybrid retail licenses on Tuesday to five of the state’s six medical cannabis compassion centers.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D) said she will issue pardons to about 45,000 people who are saddled with cannabis possession charges from before the state legalized cannabis in 2016.

Activists rallied this week outside of Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, to pressure authorities against rolling back the country’s cannabis decriminalization law.

Utah’s Department of Agriculture & Food asked lawmakers to ban synthetic cannabinoids from the state’s regulated medical cannabis market.

New York officials have awarded the state’s first adult-use cannabis licenses, prioritizing individuals who were disproportionately affected by the damages of prohibition.

A bipartisan proposal by Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Rand Paul (R-KY) would improve research opportunities for psychedelics by rescheduling any drugs given a “breakthrough therapy” designation by the FDA.

The Senate passed a House-approved medical cannabis research bill yesterday, making it the first standalone cannabis reforms bill ever delivered to the president’s desk.

A Florida company has announced clinical trials for the first-ever drug seeking to treat cannabis use disorder.

The California Cannabis Industry Association published a white paper this month describing the nationwide sale of intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids as a public health crisis.

U.S. Health & Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra is already working with the FDA to review cannabis’ federal scheduling status as directed by President Biden during his pardoning announcement last week.

Recent polls found the majority of Americans support President Biden’s move to pardon federal cannabis possession charges and want governors around the country to follow suit per the president’s request.

President Joe Biden issued a pardon for all federal cannabis possession charges on Thursday and said his administration would take steps to consider rescheduling cannabis under federal law.

Longtime cannabis advocate, author, entrepreneur, and investor Steve DeAngelo published an op-ed this week that decries the cannabis industry’s drive for “scale” and calls for the widespread return of small, artisan operators.

Hempcrete, a carbon-sequestering fibrous insulation material made from hemp stalk hurds and lime, has been approved for the U.S. residential building code utilized by 49 out of 50 states.