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Malta President George Vella signed the country’s national cannabis legalization bill into law in the face of opposition from Malta’s conservative party and more than 50 religious organizations.

Former MLB pitcher Matt Garza has received approval to open a retail cannabis dispensary while a company co-owner is facing felony charges for his involvement in an alleged, unrelated scam.

Illinois will attribute another $45 million derived from cannabis taxes toward community grants for communities most impacted by the war on drugs.

Arizona has received more than 1,500 applications for the state’s 26 cannabis social equity licenses, each worth potentially near $10 million. The licenses will be awarded in a random lottery selection next spring.

Some 24% of New York municipalities have now opted out of allowing adult-use cannabis operations.

Washington state’s migration from its previous seed-to-sale Leaf Data Systems to the state-run Central Reporting System has so far been challenging, costing licensees thousands of dollars in revenue in extra employee hours.

Pfizer is making its move into the cannabis space with the acquisition of Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in a $6 billion, all-cash deal.

The government-funded Monitoring the Future survey — which is an annual check-in with eighth, 10th, and 12th-graders around the U.S. — found adolescent cannabis use plummeted this year despite the proliferation of new state-legal cannabis markets.

San Diego officials are gathering feedback on a proposal to eliminate certain zoning rules that could increase the number of cannabis dispensaries in the city by up to 40%.

The Colorado Department of Revenue Average Market Rate report for rates effective January 2022 saw prices fall across five cannabis categories.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved Virginia’s plan for continuing to regulate the state’s industrial hemp industry.

Lawmakers in Malta have approved the country’s cannabis legalization proposal, making it the first EU member nation to legalize adult-use cannabis.

A recent study found that the incidence of epileptic seizures in children decreased an average of 86% when treated with whole-plant cannabis.

St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones signed a law to decriminalize the possession of cannabis, up to two ounces, and to prevent warrantless searches by police due to cannabis odor.

The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe of New York awarded its first cannabis industry conditional cultivation licenses.

The tenth lawsuit against Curaleaf for a CBD/THC label mix-up involves an alleged wrongful death claim.

Delta-8 THC products will remain legal in Texas after the state Supreme Court declined to hear a case involving the legality of Delta-8 products.

Tribes in Montana will be allowed to acquire licenses for high-capacity cannabis cultivation facilities; previously, tribes could only acquire the smallest-capacity grow licenses.

A cannabis legalization bill in Malta is expected to be formally approved by lawmakers today.

Visa issued a warning recently against dispensaries using “Cashless ATMs” to mimic the process of purchasing cannabis products with a credit or debit card.

A recent study found cannabis legalization had no negative effect on Colorado’s labor market and that allowing state-licensed cannabis dispensaries leads to an increased local employment rate.

Ohio regulators have issued a product recall for Blueberry Cookies flower and shake products by Galenas LLC; the recall was prompted because dispensary workers found plastic-like materials in some of the products’ packaging.

57% of Americans believe cannabis should be made fully legal at the federal level, according to a new poll by YouGov.

A bill proposed by Missouri Democratic state Rep. Ian Mackey would prevent law enforcement from performing warrantless searches based on the odor of fresh cannabis.