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Adult-use cannabis sales in Maine are set to commence on October 9, more than four years after voter approval, and following an “indefinite postponement” due to the coronavirus pandemic.

United Kingdom Anti-Doping has announced it will shorten bans for athletes who fail drug tests for non-performance enhancing drugs, including cannabis.

Pennsylvania cannabis dispensaries recorded a 70% increase in weekly patient visits from February to August, which fully encompasses COVID-19’s spread throughout the United States.

A ballot initiative to legalize cannabis for adult use in Montana has been approved by state officials to appear on the state’s General Election ballot in November.

A recent study by San Diego State University shows that after-hours cannabis use by employees has no negative effects on workplace performance.

Medical cannabis patients in New Jersey can now receive doctor recommendations for the program online through the use of telemedicine services.

The Seattle Hempfest in-person event is officially canceled this year in light of the coronavirus; instead, an online version of the event has been announced for October 10-11.

Colorado’s cannabis industry set a new monthly sales record in June at over $158 million, six years after the state’s first adult-use sale.

Most cannabis consumers agree that the legal cannabis industry is more convenient and provides safer purchases than its unregulated counterpart.

A Florida-based attorney has filed federal lawsuits against at least three cannabis companies in Michigan, claiming the companies sent unsolicited marketing text messages or automated phone calls without proper consent.

Arizona’s Secretary of State confirmed this week that the state’s campaign for a cannabis legalization ballot initiative had submitted enough valid signatures to appear the November ballot.

Cannabis workers at Cultivate Holdings, a vertically integrated cannabis company in Massachusetts, have voted to join the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1445.

Sullivan University in Louisville, Kentucky has announced a new Introduction to Cannabis Studies online course for the coming semester.

A recent study by the Ottowa Hospital in Ontario, Canada suggests that cannabis use during pregnancy can increase the risk of autism.

A judge in Laramie County, Wyoming last week threw out drug trafficking charges against hemp growers who were accused by prosecutors of growing cannabis with plans to distribute.

Hemp entrepreneurs and advocates are suing the state of Texas over regulations that ban smokeable forms of hemp products, arguing that the ban is unconstitutional.

A military vet who was sentenced to life in prison for selling $30 worth of cannabis to an undercover Louisiana police officer was recently resentenced to time served and will be released from prison.

Following a spate of EVALI cases in 2019, the vaping-related lung disease has received little attention in the months since COVID-19. One year later, we’re left wondering: what happened, how did it happen, and what could have been done differently?

A New Jersey doctor has had his license suspended after officials accused him of “indiscriminately” authorizing medical cannabis for “thousands of patients.”

MAPS, the Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies, issued a public response to the DEA’s repeatedly delayed licensing of additional research-grade cannabis growers.

Arizona’s ballot initiative to legalize adult-use cannabis has survived a legal challenge by opponents and is expected to move forward to the official signature verification stage.

Michigan regulators ordered the recall of about 3,200 pre-rolls after an employee allegedly licked one of the pre-rolls while making the product.

A great-grandmother is suing Disney after she was arrested at the company’s Florida theme park last year for carrying hemp-derived CBD oil, which is legal under federal law.

South Africa Cabinet officials have advanced a bill legalizing the adult use of cannabis; the measure comes three years after a High Court ruling declared that cannabis prohibition was unconstitutional.