Graham Abbott

President Trump’s Attorney General said on Wednesday he would prefer the proposed STATES Act, which would allow states to set their own cannabis policies, over the current disconnect between state and federal cannabis laws.

A recent budget amendment in Washington state aims to give police departments cannabis tax dollars to help combat drug addiction in homeless communities.

Michigan regulators have announced that, as per federal law, hemp-derived CBD foods and beverages can only be distributed via licensed cannabis dispensaries. Other industrial hemp products, however — such as hulled hemp seeds, hemp seed protein, and hemp seed oil — can be produced and sold commercially in the state.

The first Washington state cannabis canopy report shows that a number of Washington licensees have underdeveloped cannabis cultivation operations compared to their canopy allotment from the state.

Federal lawmakers on Thursday advanced a sweeping cannabis reform bill out of committee for the first time, ever.

A medical cannabis proposal in Alabama seeks to improve access for patients with debilitating conditions and would establish the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission.

With the state’s controversial medical cannabis smoking ban now overturned, the Florida cannabis industry is set to explode in the coming months with additional sales and growth.

Kentucky hemp sales more than tripled over the course of 2018.

New Mexico state lawmakers have sent a host of cannabis-related legislation to the governor’s desk. Full adult-use legalization, however, did not make the cut this year.

Yet another legislative year is coming to an end in Washington without any progress on the issue of cannabis home grows.

The legalization bill now advances to the Senate but Republican Gov. Chris Sununu has already promised to veto the legislation if it were to reach his desk.

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have extracted cannabinoids from brewers yeast.

Cannabis holding company Acreage Holdings opened a new retail location in Queens, New York today.

Genetic milestone in mapping the cannabis genome to be made public to accelerate research and commercialization

A New York City crackdown on CBD-infused food and drinks has left some entrepreneurs worried and confused about the state of CBD regulations in the Big Apple.

Quebec is going one step further than “Just Say No” and has embraced “Just Say Huh?” with its latest awareness campaign, which features some of the weirdest cannabis propaganda messaging, ever.

If the recommendations are adopted, nations would no longer be able to use international treaties as a reason for continuing cannabis prohibition.

Liz Gehl is the founder and top recruiter for Gehl Search Partners, an executive recruitment firm that specializes in highly regulated industries like cannabis.