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A little less than half of Ohio’s medical cannabis patients are “extremely dissatisfied” or “somewhat dissatisfied” with the state’s medical cannabis system, according to a new report.

The U.S. Postal Service said that vape devices for products like CBD cannot be shipped through the service saying that a bill passed by Congress last year to prohibit nicotine vape cartridges from the mail applies to vaping devices for hemp.

Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins Medicine announced that the National Institutes of Health will provide nearly $4 million to help researchers study how psilocybin can affect tobacco addiction.

Medical cannabis patients in New York will soon be allowed to grow their own cannabis under new rules from the Office of Cannabis Management.

Luxembourg’s government has legalized cannabis cultivation for adults 18-and-older making it the first European nation to broadly legalize cannabis cultivation for its citizens.

The executive branch and legislative negotiators in Rhode Island are close to reaching a deal on regulating adult cannabis use, but additional discussions are needed for agreement on issues including taxes.

The owner of a Massachusetts cannabis delivery company was sentenced in federal court to four years in prison for tax evasion, money laundering, and cannabis distribution and possession.

Costa Rica’s Congress voted to legalize cannabis for medical use despite opposition from President Carlos Alvarado.

The South Dakota Legislature’s subcommittee on adult-use cannabis voted 8-2 to move forward with a proposal to enact legalization reforms, despite opposition by Republican Gov. Kristi Noem.

A former compliance officer for a New Jersey cannabis business is suing his former employer claiming he was demoted because he is Black.

Bank of America suddenly canceled the account of cannabis research firm Scottsdale Research Institute despite being fully compliant with federal laws and operating with public DEA approval.

A pair of bills introduced in the Florida Senate and House would permit telemedicine for medical cannabis patients starting July 1, 2022.

Muha Meds — a self-described street cannabis brand that is best known for the unregulated sale of THC-rich vape cartridges — has received a cannabis processor license in Michigan.

Most New York businesses can no longer test employees for cannabis, according to guidance released earlier this month by the state Department of Labor.

Senate Democrats have removed a provision from a proposed appropriations bill that has prevented Washington, D.C. from allowing cannabis sales to adults.

Texas medical cannabis dispensary Goodblend is going on a bus tour to promote enrollment in the state’s limited cannabis program. The tour is currently slated for four cities over five dates.

Former National Football League running back and Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams on Monday launched his cannabis brand, Highsman.

A survey published Monday by real estate brokerage firm Redfin found that 46% of respondents would “prefer to live” or “will only live” in a place where cannabis is legalized broadly.

Half of the total revenue derived from Arkansas’ medical cannabis sales — $25 million — has been collected over the last nine months.

The Black CannaConference, the first expo for Black cannabis entrepreneurs, is coming to New Orleans, Louisiana through November 18-20.

The DEA has proposed massively increasing the production of research-grade cannabis and psychedelics like LSD, psilocybin, and MDMA next year.

The South Dakota Department of Health has released a rewritten version of some of the state’s medical cannabis rules after the Legislature’s Rules Review Committee rejected previous versions.

The New Mexico Finance Authority proposed opening a $5 million line of credit for cannabis microbusinesses in order to promote social and economic fairness in the cannabis industry.

The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission last week licensed 14 new minority- or women-owned medical cannabis businesses. The licenses were part of a 2019 application round that was delayed by a lawsuit.