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The Washington, D.C. City Council has scheduled a public hearing next month to consider legislation to allow adult-use cannabis sales in the district.

A Pennsylvania man is suing his former employer claiming the company violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and Pennsylvania Human Relations Act when he was fired for using medical cannabis.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is accusing the co-founders of a company that makes cannabis pill Idrasil of $2 million in securities fraud.

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón and nonprofit The Social Impact Center identified nearly 60,000 cannabis convictions to be dismissed under criminal justice provisions of California’s cannabis legalization law.

The FBI’s latest stats show a 36% drop nationwide in cannabis-related arrests from 2019 to 2020.

Tumblr updated its advertising policies this week to allow ad campaigns by hemp CBD companies and Colorado- and California-based cannabis companies.

NBA star Chris Webber’s Players Only Holdings broke ground on a 180,000 square-foot, $50 million cannabis “compound” in southwest Detroit that will include a dispensary, cannabis operations and training facility, cultivation facility, and consumption lounge.

The former CEO for Shryne Group, the California multi-state cannabis operator behind the popular STIIIZY brand, was charged with multiple fraud felonies in connection with his time at a different company.

The cannabis brand Cookies is being accused of marketing to children due to the company’s name and brand colors.

Researchers found that less than 2% of people living in states that have legalized cannabis have been diagnosed with “cannabis use disorder” and that the reforms were not linked to increased cannabis consumption among youths aged 12-20.

A recent survey found that 60% of cannabis consumers said they would consume cannabis with their grandparents.

The University of New Mexico is partnering with cannabis education company Green Flower to offer non-credit online cannabis industry certificate programs.

The 2022 California State Fair will host a cannabis flower competition recognizing excellence in the state’s cannabis industry.

Florida lawmakers questioned the state’s medical cannabis program director last week about the multi-year delay in licensing at least one Black medical cannabis farmer, which was required under a 2017 law.

New rules from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services aim to phase out polystyrene packaging in favor of hemp-based products.

Mississippi lawmakers have requested a special legislative session dedicated in part to enacting a medical cannabis program.

Washington state will no longer automatically deny cannabis license applications from felons. Starting next month, felonies will be scrutinized but not immediately disqualify an applicant.

A Tennessee hemp farm recently hosted an educational workshop for law enforcement from around the state to learn about CBD products and the legal differences between hemp and cannabis.

Kansas City, Missouri voted on Thursday to end pre-employment cannabis drug screenings at most city jobs.

Crain Communications announced this week it is acquiring the cannabis industry news site Green Market Report.

A new report predicts that global cannabis sales in 2021 will be near $31 billion, about 41% more than last year’s sales.

Jasiel Correia, the former mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts, was handed a six-year prison sentence this week for extorting cannabis companies while in office.

Ohio released further details on the licensing process for the state’s next 73 provisional medical cannabis dispensary licenses.

After years of openly conducting illegal sales, Ed Forchoin, aka NJ Weedman, said he will pursue a license to retail cannabis in New Jersey.