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Colorado state senators have approved legislation allowing children with complicated medical conditions to access medical cannabis while at school.

Missouri officials have started to revoke the business licenses of some medical cannabis operators who failed to open their business on time.

The SEC announced fraud charges on Monday against Irvine, California-based stock trader Andrew L. Fassari for allegedly using Twitter to spread lies about and drive up the stock price of a now-defunct cannabis company.

61 percent of New Yorkers say that local municipalities should be allowed to opt-out of local adult-use cannabis industry operations.

A trademark dispute is brewing between California-based Farmacann, which was founded originally under California’s medical cannabis law, and the Chicago-based multi-state cannabis operator Pharmacann.

Bend, Oregon-based cannabis technology company Dutchie announced it recently raised $200 million and has acquired Greenbits and Leaflogix for an undisclosed sum.

Portland, Maine is expecting dozens of new cannabis businesses to open up in the coming weeks, about five months after the launch of adult-use sales in the state.

Lawmakers in Tennessee’s House Health Committee voted to advance a measure that would allow adult cancer patients to consume medical cannabis via THC-rich cannabis oil.

The Canadian cannabis producer Canopy Growth is laying off 75 employees and announced it will close its Denmark-based operations.

A recent study found that a two-week course of high doses of CBD can restore the function of two different proteins that are key in reducing the effects of Alzheimer’s disease.

California officials are awarding $15 million in grant funding to localities, much of which will be distributed as low- or no-interest loans or grants for cannabis equity applicants.

The New York Parent Teacher Association is pushing back against legalization in the state, saying it’s concerned about legal cannabis leading to increased youth access.

The City Council in Shreveport, Louisiana is considering a measure to decriminalize low-level cannabis possession. If approved, Shreveport would be only the third Louisiana city to adopt significant cannabis reforms.

Colorado is the latest state to consider capping THC content in cannabis products after a lawmaker there proposed a 15 percent THC cap for concentrates.

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) went full Reefer Madness in his remarks on legalization during a press conference last week, saying “If you legalize marijuana, you’re gonna kill your kids.”

New Mexico state senators have pulled the state’s cannabis legalization bill from their agenda just days before the session’s end, citing disagreements over taxation, licensing, and the bill’s criminal justice reform provisions.

A New York City Fire Department emergency medical technician filed a notice of claim to sue the city for $5 million after being placed on limited duty due to doctor-prescribed medical cannabis use.

British American Tobacco, one of the world’s largest tobacco companies, will buy a 20% stake in Canada’s Organigram for about $175.81 million.

An Illinois proposal seeks to block former cannabis regulators and their family members from working and investing in the state’s licensed cannabis industry.

South Dakota’s medical cannabis legalization initiative will take effect as planned after state Senators stymied an attempt by House lawmakers to delay implementation for six months.

New Mexico Senate Speaker Brian Egolf said legalization is a top priority for lawmakers this session and he is “cautiously optimistic” the reforms will pass this year.

Mexican lawmakers have approved a bill legalizing the production and sale of cannabis for adults, setting Mexico up to become the world’s largest legal cannabis marketplace.

As lawmakers mull the legalization of cannabis, the idea of THC caps for cannabis products is gaining steam in legislative circles at both the state and federal levels.

A recent study found that an eighth of legal cannabis can carry up to a 41-pound carbon footprint.