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Cannabis entrepreneurs and beer brewers have come together in Maine to release “THC Elixir,” a THC-infused, non-alcoholic version of Shipyard Brewing Co.’s Pumpkinhead beer.

A Rhode Island Senate legalization proposal would establish an adult-use cannabis marketplace with a 20 percent tax rate.

According to a recent poll, two-thirds of Maryland residents support legalizing adult-use cannabis in the state.

Verano Holdings in Chicago is facing a RICO lawsuit for allegedly having an employee illegally transport cannabis clippings from Illinois to Arkansas. The company has called the charges “totally false and absurd.”

Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the country will thoroughly study the commercialization of opium poppies.

Curaleaf Holdings is set to acquire EMMAC Life Sciences Ltd., Europe’s largest vertically integrated cannabis company, for approximately $286 million.

A recent study investigating treatments for ulcerative colitis found that 90% of medical cannabis patient-participants reported decreased stomach pain after conventional medicines had failed them.

Alaska officials have filed misdemeanor charges against the owners of a licensed cannabis cultivator for allegedly using illegal pesticides.

Recent FinCEN data suggests the number of financial institutions serving the cannabis industry has leveled off after a steady decline starting in November 2019.

Federal regulators have issued their final orders against CBD brands targeted in last year’s “Operation CBDeceit” crackdown.

Mississippi’s medical cannabis industry is already bustling even as the State Supreme Court considers striking down the legalization initiative that was supported by 70 percent of voters.

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra claimed in a recent court filing that the vast majority of California cannabis companies have no right to due process because they are still operating on provisional licenses.

A California Superior Court judge in San Diego County reduced some 26,000 felony cannabis charges to misdemeanors and fully dismissed another 1,000 misdemeanor charges.

Oakland’s Purple Heart, the city’s longest-running cannabis dispensary, is still working towards reopening after the business was besieged by criminals amidst last year’s sweeping social justice protests.

Barbados Attorney General Dale Marshall is set to decriminalize the possession of up to 14 grams of cannabis but has warned that fines and penalties will be higher for people who lie to officials about their cannabis possession.

Minnesota’s Senate Health and Human Services Finance and Policy Committee voted unanimously to advance a measure giving medical cannabis patients access to cannabis flower.

Evanston, Illinois is ready to start sending $25,000 reparation payments to help Black residents afford housing in the north Chicago neighborhood. The payments will be funded by a 3% tax on adult-use cannabis.

A recent study from the University of Michigan found that teens who use cannabis vape pens have a higher risk of lung injury than those who vape nicotine or even smoke cigarettes or cannabis.

Nearly two-dozen towns and other jurisdictions in Vermont have approved adult-use cannabis retail operations in recent town meetings.

Cannabis industry taxes and fees have generated about $11.6 million each for Michigan’s School Aid Fund and Transportation Fund.

Alabama’s Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a measure that would decriminalize cannabis possession for first-time offenders, reducing penalties from a potential jail sentence to a $250 fine.

A recent BDSA report found that global cannabis sales reached nearly $21.3 billion last year.

A recent poll found that 60 percent of Texans are ready to legalize cannabis “for any use.”

Researchers at the Imperial College London say that any psychological benefits of microdosing LSD — which are frequently described, at least anecdotally — are likely caused by the placebo effect.