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Japanese company Hiro International has unveiled a new line of CBD products produced using orange peels, not hemp or cannabis.

Massachusetts, the only state to shut down its adult-use cannabis industry under its coronavirus response measures, has resumed adult-use sales.

Cannabis sales in Canada rose 19 percent during the country’s coronavirus pandemic response efforts in March.

Florida’s medical cannabis marketplace is based on the vertical integration of participating companies; this can be good for regulators and tax dollars, but very bad for patients and consumers.

Four men have been arrested for the 2019 murder of Tushar Atre, CEO of Santa Cruz-based tech company AtreNet and cannabis manufacturing firm Interstitial Systems; two of the suspects are former employees of Atre’s cannabis company.

Aurora Cannabis announced it will acquire U.S. hemp CBD company Reliva in a $40 million all-stock deal.

A recent RCG Economics report suggests that Nevada cannabis dispensaries saw a 20 percent increase in sales from fiscal year 2018 to 2019.

Medical cannabis sales in New Mexico surpassed $40 million for the first quarter of 2020 in a 43% increase from last year.

A recent study suggests that female cannabis users experience more intense cannabis cravings than their male counterparts.

The federal government is withholding $3.3 million slated for children’s mental health programs in Maine because the state allows students to be medical cannabis patients.

A recent study published in Frontiers in Psychology suggests there is no evidence suggesting that just prenatal cannabis exposure can lead to significant cognitive impairments.

PetSmart is now carrying its first cannabinoid extract product at 122 locations in Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Oregon, and Tennessee.

Cannabis sales are going strong in Oregon despite the pandemic with a record-setting $89 million worth of product sold in April.

Officials in Portland, Maine have decided to keep the city’s cannabis residency regulations in place for licensees despite the state having dropped similar rules under legal pressure.

A judge has approved the $77 million bankruptcy sale of GenCanna Global USA Inc., a Kentucky hemp processing company, to MGG GenCanna Acquisition Group.

An explosive fire that rocked Los Angeles over the weekend and left 12 firefighters hospitalized has been tied to Smoke Tokes, a wholesale distributor of butane and other vape supply items.

Phase one of Massachusetts’ economic reopening plan, which would allow adult-use cannabis dispensaries to open, could commence next week.

Artemis Growth Partners has agreed to the $81 million acquisition of Bridge Farm Group, the UK’s leading ornamental plant, flower, and herb producer.

Lawsuits tied to a 2018 crackdown on Tennessee CBD retailers can move forward after a court rejected a request by law enforcement officials to have the case thrown out.

A recent SEC filing shows that Hightimes Holding Corporation has extended its Regulation A fundraising after a unanimous board decision for an 11-for-1 stock split beginning June 1.

Summitt Labs announced last week it was voluntarily recalling Batch#730 Lot#K018 of its Kore Organic Watermelon CBD Oil Tincture.

Oklahoma lawmakers have approved $300,000 for a new program aimed at creating a cannabis breathalyzer.

Missouri lawmakers have approved a measure giving medical cannabis regulators in the state the ability to access the FBI’s national fingerprint and background check database; the bill also aims to ban kid-friendly cannabis edibles shapes.

The Red Lake Nation tribe in Minnesota will vote on medical cannabis legalization this Wednesday; if approved, it would be the state’s only program that includes access to cannabis flower.