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A recent survey of more than 1,450 CBD consumers revealed that most use CBD to treat chronic pain, and 84% believe CBD is an effective replacement for opioids.

Pueblo County, Colorado is set to provide $2.3 million in scholarship funding to local students using cannabis-derived taxes.

The Los Angeles city council has unanimously approved new regulations that will tighten up the cannabis social equity program and create rules for licensing new dispensaries in city neighborhoods that have already reached their cap.

Arizona cannabis advocates have submitted 420,000 petition signatures for putting a cannabis legalization initiative on the November ballot; the campaign only needs 237,645 valid signatures to qualify.

Colorado’s governor has signed legislation addressing social equity concerns in the cannabis industry — the new law allows for additional low-level cannabis possession pardons and sets aside business licenses for social equity applicants.

The Dixie Elixirs brand in Colorado — one of the cannabis industry’s most established edibles brands — announced it would change its name to drop the historically racist term “Dixie.”

Hightimes Holding Corp. announced this week it would acquire California cannabis delivery company Mountain High Recreation in the company’s latest move in its transition to a retail business model.

John Salley, former NBA player turned entrepreneur, has teamed up with insurance industry veteran Daron Philips to launch The Cannabis Plan with National Insurance Partners.

California cannabis operators have accused Border Patrol agents of confiscating cash and legal cannabis products at certain border checkpoints throughout the state.

Brian Lannon, the co-founder and former CEO for Cannalysis, a California testing lab, has filed suit against the company over allegations of wrongful termination, fraudulent activities, and more.

San Diego is the latest California city to establish a city-specific agency dedicated to licensing and regulating businesses in the cannabis space.

Curaleaf announced it is expanding its Select vaporizers brand into four new state markets: Maine, Massachusetts, Ohio, and Florida.

While there are more U.S. farmers this year who are licensed to grow hemp, total hemp acreage is down 9% from 2019.

Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch announced the clearing of 2,735 low-level cannabis convictions last week.

Dr. Lester Grinspoon — famed cannabis doctor, advocate, and author — passed away last week at 92.

Throughout the last month, the entire world has been focused on the Black Lives Matter movement; simultaneously, the cannabis industry has remained largely silent on an influencer’s use of the N-word and photos of a dispensary owner in full blackface.

The latest Gallup poll found that 70% of Americans consider smoking cannabis to be “morally acceptable.”

Under new rules linked to the coronavirus pandemic, New Jersey medical cannabis dispensaries can now apply to be able to offer delivery services.

U.S. Department of Justice Office of Professional Responsibility Director and Chief Counsel Jeffrey Ragsdale issued a memo defending the agency’s cannabis investigations by the Antitrust Division, which a whistleblower said were akin to industry “harassment.”

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is funding a medical health study into the therapeutic use of psychedelics such as ketamine and psilocybin.

Advocates have published a rebuke to a recent article released by MG Retailer, calling it an “irresponsible” representation of social equity efforts in the cannabis space.

John Elias, veteran employee of the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division, testified yesterday that AG William Barr’s actions against the cannabis industry have been akin to “harassment.”

A Justice Department whistleblower is testifying today that AG William Barr’s personal distaste for legalized cannabis has led to nearly one-third of the agency’s Antitrust Division merger investigations.

Unlicensed cannabis producers in British Columbia earned about $1.24 billion last year, while licensed B.C. companies earned just $765 million.