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The FBI has updated its hiring policy to not exclude potential candidates for using cannabis outside of a year and candidates will not be disqualified for using cannabis prior to their 18th birthday.

A White House committee is recommending changes to business categories that would re-classify cannabis retail stores alongside smoking shops, among other updates.

A new Indiana law allows drivers involved in no-fault motor vehicle crashes to have up to a nanogram of THC in their blood without being considered intoxicated by cannabis.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) has signed a law allowing medical cannabis recommendations to be made via telehealth services.

The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners is warning residents to not use businesses claiming to offer pre-approval and pre-registration for medical cannabis cards as no doctors are authorized at this time.

Yale University researchers found that a single dose of psilocybin increases the growth of neural connections which are reduced by chronic stress and depression.

Olympic hopeful Sha’Carri Richardson has been left off the 4X100-meter relay team and will not compete in the Games following her 30-day suspension for a positive cannabis test.

The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe has filed civil actions in Tribal Court against businesses they claim opened illegally to sell adult-use cannabis without permission from the tribe.

Eliza Muse, a state cannabis education program manager within the state Health Department, has been appointed to the Marijuana Control Board’s Public Health seat by Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy.

Green Thumb Industries last week acquired Dharma Pharmaceuticals, one of Virginia’s four medical cannabis processing companies and the only cannabis producer in Southwest Virginia.

Connecticut launched a website on Monday to provide information on the adult-use cannabis laws that are currently in effect and the state’s medical cannabis program.

Medical cannabis sales in Missouri reached a new record in June at nearly $16.4 million.

California’s legislature approved a budget bill last week that includes sweeping regulatory and licensing changes for the cannabis industry.

Apple now allows for cannabis-related apps in its App Store, so long as the listed apps are tied to a legal and properly licensed entity.

Sha’Carri Richardson, Olympic hopeful, has been suspended from competition after testing positive for cannabis.

The first social-use cannabis lounge in Illinois is opening next Saturday, July 10. The Luna Lounge, in Sesser, said it already sold out tickets for the grand opening.

Pennsylvania has expanded its medical cannabis laws to let patients obtain up to a three-month supply of cannabis at once.

A medical cannabis bill cleared a North Carolina committee in the first sign of progress after 12 years of attempting to pass the reforms.

Starting today, it is legal for adults 21 and older in Virginia and Connecticut to possess up to 1 ounce and 1.5 ounces of cannabis, respectively.

A new study found that 70% of cannabis sales in Michigan happen outside of retail stores in the unregulated market.

President Andres Manuel López Obrador of Mexico said he would “respect” the decision of the Supreme Court, which decriminalized cannabis earlier this week, and suggested he would be open to a public referendum on cannabis legalization.

The New Orleans City Council Criminal Justice Committee has unanimously approved an ordinance that would decriminalize cannabis possession.

The California Assembly Public Safety Committee passed the Senate-approved psychedelic decriminalization bill on Tuesday.