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A proposal in Michigan would eliminate the state’s “moral character” clause in its adult-use cannabis law, which can block industry participation based on “integrity, moral character, and reputation” or if the applicant has prior cannabis offenses.

The City Council of Tybee Island, Georgia voted to reduce the penalty for possession of an ounce or less of cannabis to a $150 fine.

Brooklyn, New York’s Medgar Evers College is the first City University of New York campus to offer a cannabis minor degree program.

The DEA last week called for a significant increase in the production of cannabis and psilocybin for the purposes of federal research and clinical trials.

California officials announced a grant program to help cannabis operators better understand and address the negative environmental effects of commercial cannabis grows.

A program by Ohio cannabis firm Riviera Creek and social justice advocacy group United Returning Citizens is teaching formerly incarcerated individuals how to grow cannabis for commercial purposes.

South Dakota lawmakers recommended changing the state’s voter-approved medical cannabis law to prohibit home cultivation and let local governments ban dispensaries.

TerrAscend Corp. is set to acquire Michigan-based Gage Growth Corp. in a $545 million all-stock deal. The combined business will have operations in five states and Canada.

The chairman of the dispensary subcommittee of the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission is suggesting for dispensaries to resemble pharmacies in the state.

New York leaders have confirmed two officials to help run the state’s upcoming adult-use cannabis program.

Uruguay will increase the THC content of cannabis products sold through pharmacies and officials will look at allowing tourists to purchase cannabis products.

Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is facing criticism for late filing a personal financial report which details her six-figure stake in a Florida medical cannabis company.

These Massachusetts cannabis entrepreneurs formed a friendship over their shared success and struggles through the process of launching and building a cannabis brand.

Michigan regulators proposed two new cannabis industry license types: one to let schools purchase cannabis for educational purposes and another to expand the state’s Class A micro-business licenses.

Thailand legalized the possession and sale of Kratom, which has historically been a part of daily life for Thai people.

Mississippi’s Agriculture Commissioner rejected the premise that his agency could facilitate the state’s medical cannabis program due to the plant’s federal Schedule 1 status.

A Massachusetts cannabis dispensary won the right to operate for-profit after the state Supreme Court ruled that the town of Mansfield’s bylaws were preempted by the state’s legalization law.

Panama lawmakers voted unanimously to legalize medical cannabis but home cultivation and cannabis advertising remain illegal.

U.S. Navy veteran Howard Bailey, who was deported to Jamaica over a cannabis conviction, has returned home after more than a decade.

Cannabis lounges in parts of Illinois are providing legal public spaces for social cannabis use.

Washington cannabis regulators are transitioning from Leaf Data Systems, the state’s problematic seed-to-sale tracking system, to an in-house and “simplified” data-reporting platform.

Ohio cannabis advocates are set to start gathering signatures after the Ohio Ballot Board formally approved a cannabis legalization ballot initiative.

Richard Wershe Jr., aka “White Boy Rick,” who was sentenced to life in prison in 1987 for cocaine possession, is launching his own cannabis brand called “The 8th.”

The adult-use cannabis ordinance approved by the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Tribal Council took effect yesterday, allowing the tribes to regulate the commercial cultivation, processing, and distribution of cannabis.