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Advocates in Missouri have filed a ballot initiative to legalize cannabis for adults in the state. They must now collect 175,000 signatures to secure the issue on next year’s midterm ballots.

Medical cannabis advocates with Kind Idaho are collecting signatures to put the Idaho Medical Marijuana Act on state ballots for the 2022 election.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating whether illegal influence played a role in how the state’s cannabis licenses were awarded after unsuccessful applicants accused successful applicants of corruption.

Aurora Cannabis Inc. and partner Ethypharm have successfully delivered a shipment of dried cannabis flower for France’s two-year pilot program, which will serve 3,000 patients.

Theory Wellness in Massachusetts will pay almost $300,000 in restitution and penalties for violating state wage and hour laws.

The North Carolina Senate Health Care Committee on Thursday advanced a medical cannabis bill moving it closer to a vote in the full chamber.

Online cannabis marketplace Jane Technologies announced a $100 million Series C financing round with which the company will fund new features for their platform.

Global Hemp Group Inc has acquired 664 acres of land in Hayden, Colorado to build affordable housing with hemp-based materials over the next 25 years.

TILT Holdings is partnering with Long Island, New York’s Shinnecock Indian Nation to establish vertical cannabis operations on their tribal territory in the Hamptons.

Little Priest Tribal College is partnering with Doane University to offer seven online cannabis courses that will be part of the new Cannabis Studies associate degree program.

A Virginia couple recently launched LOCKGREEN, a stashbox designed to prevent drivers from getting open container charges while driving with cannabis.

The U.S. Department of Energy has invested in Hempitecture, a firm that manufactures a hemp wool insulation product that is highly thermal resistant and has a low carbon footprint.

A New Mexico judge last week ordered regulators to stop enforcing the old medical cannabis purchase limits and begin operating under the rules included in the state’s adult-use law.

The North Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday advanced a medical cannabis bill and added language outlining various requirements doctors will have to meet before recommending medical cannabis.

The German state of Baden-Württemberg is funding hemp supplier Signature Products with close to €800,000 for the development of a regional hemp protein value chain.

A Texas man has been indicted on theft charges after allegedly bilking investors out of tens of thousands of dollars he said would be used to purchase a hemp license.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Monday filed an amicus brief with the state Unemployment Insurance Appeals Commission arguing that employees fired solely for their off-the-clock cannabis use should still qualify for unemployment benefits.

Missouri-based O’Fallon Brewery and SWADE Cannabis are teaming up on a non-alcoholic, THC-infused beer that starts with a traditional beer recipe and removes the alcohol in a unique process.

Wyoming Attorney General Bridget Hill (R) has approved the language of two longshot cannabis ballot initiatives—one to legalize medical cannabis and another related to decriminalizing the plant.

California dispensary March and Ash is pushing back against the unregulated cannabis market in unincorporated San Diego County with an anti-racketeering lawsuit.

An Illinois proposal would limit employers from making employment decisions based on a positive cannabis test with the goal of treating the plant like any other legal substance.

New Jersey-based REEForm NJ is launching an initiative to put proceeds from every sale directly into the commissary accounts of incarcerated individuals who are serving time for non-violent cannabis crimes.

The Ohio Attorney General’s Office has approved the summary language of a petition to legalize adult-use cannabis in the state, two weeks after determining that previous language wasn’t “fair and truthful.”

NBA star Kevin Durant is partnering with Weedmaps to destigmatize cannabis through a series of podcasts and video content under his Boardroom media banner.