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The Roanoke, Virginia Board of Commissioners voted to prohibit both medical and adult cannabis use from public housing managed by the city.

Maine set a new adult-use cannabis sales record in June at $6,470,936.

Advocates in Arkansas are gathering signatures to put an adult-use legalization question to voters during the 2022 midterm elections.

Washington cannabis regulators issued a statement last week summarizing the rights of cannabis growers and processors when to comes to converting hemp-derived cannabinoids into THC products.

The Phoenix-based Clarendon Hotel and Spa announced it would dedicate a wing of its hotel for cannabis consuming guests, billing itself as the state’s first “cannabis-friendly hotel.”

The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection is being accused of shutting down a cannabis information website over its use of standard cannabis strain names.

Cannabis industry consultant and lobbyist Jackie McGowan has launched her bid to replace California Gov. Gavin Newsom in the state’s recall election in September.

Police in Cork, Ireland have removed six cannabis plants that were placed outside of the City Hall by a pro-cannabis activist to draw attention to a cannabis patient who moved to Spain for access to medical cannabis.

North Carolina’s medical cannabis bill has passed the Senate Finance Committee, its second victory so far on its way to a potential floor vote in the Senate.

Oregon’s new hemp regulations give police more authority against illicit cannabis grows, limit THC in hemp products (including Delta-8 THC), and increase product testing.

A New York proposal would create provisional licenses for cannabis cultivators, allowing them to start growing crops even if the Office of Cannabis Management doesn’t establish program rules by January 1.

Georgia has selected six companies to produce and distribute low-THC cannabis oil, a crucial step toward a product pipeline for the state’s medical cannabis patients.

Cannabis company Sozo Illinois Inc. has filed a lawsuit claiming a new law signed last week, which expands opportunities for social equity applicants, lowers their chances in an upcoming retail cannabis license lottery.

A Colorado criminal justice report showed a 68% decline in cannabis-related arrests since legalization, but arrest rates for Black people are still more than double those of white people.

Police officers in New York airports are no longer seizing cannabis products or issuing tickets for cases of low-level possession.

A Utah medical cannabis company whose license application was denied has filed suit against state officials and companies that did receive a license claiming “corruption” in the licensing process.

A New York adult-use dispensary that received a cease-and-desist letter earlier this month will be allowed to remain open under a recent Mohawk Tribal Court ruling.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) appointed five individuals to the state’s Cannabis Control Authority.

States that enacted cannabis legalization saw a six-month decline in opioid-related ER visits, according to a recent study.

Michigan’s DTE Energy Music Theater has entered an agreement to make Lume its official cannabis brand and sell Lume products for consumption during events.

Two competing advocacy groups in Missouri are seeking to put an adult-use question to voters in the 2022 election.

Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said he doesn’t think there is “value” to society by incarcerating people for cannabis use.

A new study suggests that cannabis was first domesticated in East Asia during the Neolithic Era and was a multipurpose crop.

California last week consolidated its three agencies for regulating cannabis into a single entity: the Department of Cannabis Control.