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At least two New York Native American tribes — the Shinnecock Indian Nation and the Saint Regis Mohawks — are eyeing the state’s cannabis industry now that adult-use reforms have been approved.

Canopy Growth has agreed to a distribution deal with alcohol distributor Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits for its line of CBD-infused beverages.

As New Mexico prepares for its adult-use cannabis program, experts predict it could disrupt parts of the Colorado cannabis industry that benefited from New Mexico residents who came to purchase regulated cannabis products.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is set to attend a fundraiser today hosted by medical cannabis licensees; the fundraiser has some concerned, however, due to the governor’s stated intention of retiring after the end of his term.

A House proposal introduced last week aims to protect the gun rights of cannabis consumers in states with legal cannabis access.

A 20-year study investigating sets of identical twins with different cannabis habits found no evidence of significant long-term impact on cognitive abilities due to cannabis use.

The Montana Senate approved a bill to implement the state’s voter-approved adult-use cannabis program; the proposal was already passed in the House but amendments by the Senate mean the bill must be reconsidered.

Nebraska’s Secretary of State gave final approval for Legal Marijuana Now to become an official political party in the state.

Florida’s conservative Supreme Court blocked the state’s cannabis legalization ballot initiative, claiming the initiative fails to properly inform voters that cannabis is federally illegal and would remain so even if the state legalizes it.

An appeal of Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code filed by California-based Harborside Health Center was rejected in the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday.

The Crow Tribe in Montana approved a cannabis cultivation and sales ordinance last week. Montana voters approved adult-use legalization last year but progress has languished so far under elected state officials.

Multiple civil rights groups in Virginia skipped the governor’s cannabis legalization bill signing ceremony after the advocacy group Marijuana Justice was snubbed an invitation.

Comments made this week by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki hint that the Biden Administration is continuing in its failure to recognize the need for significant cannabis reforms.

New York City-based Angel CBD has filed suit against FedEx and New York City over a 2019 hemp shipment that was wrongfully seized by the NYPD.

A federal U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the firing of a Chicago-based former Postal Service employee after they appeared to make an illegal cannabis purchase in 2017.

The National Cannabis Risk Management Association is offering cannabis industry packages through its new Trichome insurance brand.

Denver officials approved new rules this week establishing cannabis delivery and consumption lounges in the city. The programs are expected to be fully implemented by July.

A recent poll found that approximately one-quarter of U.S. adults said they had used cannabis within the last year.

The mayor of Birmingham, Alabama announced a blanket pardon for more than 15,000 misdemeanor cannabis convictions in the city dating back to 1990.

Iowa cannabis advocate Carl Olsen is suing Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) over the state’s delay in allowing medical cannabis use at long-term care facilities, which was mandated under the state’s medical cannabis legalization bill.

The U.S. House of Representatives approved the SAFE Banking Act in an overwhelmingly bipartisan 321-101 vote. The bill moves next to the Senate.

Idaho Gov. Brad Little (R) signed the state’s industrial hemp legalization bill last week. Idaho was the last holdout state for hemp prohibition after the 2018 enactment of federal hemp reforms.

Florida’s proposal to place a THC cap on medical cannabis products appears to be dead for the session after it was denied a hearing in the House Health and Human Services Committee on Monday.

Since Washington’s Supreme Court struck down the state’s minor drug possession laws in February, cities, state lawmakers, and the governor are re-envisioning what drug policy will look like in the Evergreen State.