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The ‘Your CBD Store’ shops in Iowa have finally reopened following the 2019 arrest of owner Lacie Navin for hemp-related drug charges.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law a bill that requires parental notification by law enforcement whenever minors are caught illegally possessing cannabis.

France is launching a two-year medical cannabis experiment involving 3,000 registered patients.

The Human Toll is a new docuseries that explores how cannabis prohibition — and the drug war, in general — was racially motivated and continues to unfairly target Black and Brown communities for enforcement.

New York lawmakers have reportedly reached a cannabis legalization deal and a vote on the still-unfiled legislation could come as early as next week.

Legislation to legalize adult-use cannabis in Maryland has officially stalled for the year after failing to make it out of committee.

Men’s Tribal House in Utah is the first sober living home in the state to let facility residents utilize medical cannabis on their path to recovery.

The National Hispanic Cannabis Council launched on Thursday to raise awareness around cannabis-related health, economic, and legal issues and to promote participation and leadership in the cannabis industry.

A Florida high school teacher was fired this week for medical cannabis use after being drug tested following an at-work injury that resulted from a student pushing her on a flight of stairs.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has replaced a member of the Cannabis Regulatory Commission after the NAACP criticized the commission for not meeting its own social equity requirements.

Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH), a member of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, sent a letter to President Biden outlining concern over the reports of White House staffers being fired for prior cannabis use.

The Faculty of Pain Medicine at the Australian and New Zealand College of Anesthetists is telling physicians not to recommend medical cannabis for chronic pain due to a lack of evidence.

Oregon officials are working to bring Delta-8-THC — a largely unregulated analog of THC that can be derived from hemp — under the regulatory control of the state’s cannabis and alcohol commission.

Bipartisan legislation in the U.S. House and Senate seeks to guarantee insurance services for all businesses working in or adjacent to the cannabis industry.

The National Credit Union Administration issued its first-ever administrative order against a financial institution for non-compliance with FinCEN guidelines for serving the cannabis industry.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) may support a bill that would decriminalize cannabis possession while limiting the number of homegrown plants allowed for medical cannabis patients.

With the firing of multiple White House staffers for cannabis use, the Biden Administration demonstrated that — even with federal cannabis legislation positioned for a big win this year — it will continue to stigmatize cannabis consumers.

Alaska’s licensed cannabis consumption lounges have been dramatically delayed, but not defeated, by the coronavirus pandemic.

The average rate of medical cannabis use among seniors in Canada grew from 17.6% in 2017 to 31.2% in 2019.

The New Jersey Cannabis Trade Association is offering six need-based student scholarships for Mercer County Community College’s Medical Cannabis Training course.

Illinois officials have officially approved Curaleaf’s $830 million acquisition of Grassroots.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) said she is planning to call a special legislative session after lawmakers failed to approve a cannabis legalization bill by its Saturday deadline.

Oregon State University has received nearly $300,000 in federal grants to investigate the safe use of using spent hemp biomass to feed cattle.

An Illinois proposal would establish new cannabis industry licenses after leaked documents revealed that just two percent of registered Illinois cannabis business owners last year were Black or Latino.