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A recent survey of millennial and baby boomer cannabis consumers suggests that baby boomers use cannabis for medicinal purposes at twice the rate of millennials.

The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver has ruled that a drug conviction is not necessarily automatic grounds for deporting an immigrant who is in the U.S. on a green card.

The University of Pittsburgh has announced a 10-year research program with medical cannabis company Parallel (formerly Surterra Wellness).

Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith has proposed a federal legalization bill that would remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act and grant regulatory authority of the plant to the Food and Drug Administration.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell threw shade at Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi yesterday, suggesting that she claimed cannabis was an effective treatment for COVID-19.

Massachusetts regulators have eased restrictions on more than 600,000 cannabis vape products that were quarantined last November amid a national trend of vape-related lung injuries.

Officials in Thailand have approved a draft law that would allow farmers, health professionals, and medical patients to cultivate, produce, and export cannabis products.

A first-of-its-kind study published last month suggests that women who use cannabis on a regular basis experience higher rates of sexual satisfaction.

Police data from Albany, New York shows that 97 percent of cannabis arrests and tickets targeted Black people — mostly young men — despite Black people representing just under 30 percent of the city’s population.

Arizona Gov. Doug Rucey said the state’s ballot initiative to legalize cannabis is “a bad idea based on false promises” and that he will vote against the measure.

Michael Thompson, a nonviolent drug offender who is currently serving a prison sentence of 40-60 years for selling cannabis, has been hospitalized with COVID-19.

The SEC has filed charges against six people for allegedly defrauding more than 400 investors out of $25 million; the scheme supposedly took place between September 2017 and February 2019.

The FDA has expanded the label of Epidiolex, the first CBD-based medication approved by the federal agency, to treat seizures resulting from tuberous sclerosis complex.

Hawthorne, an indoor cultivation and hydroponics brand subsidiary of Scotts Miracle-Gro, reported 72 percent growth for the third quarter, which ended June 27, 2020.

Veteran Sean Worsley stopped for gas in Gordo, Alabama to pump gas for his wife on a family road trip to his grandmother’s house. While pumping gas he was laughing and playing air guitar. He was approached by Gordo PD for violating a noise ordinance with his music, and the events that unfolded from there would change his life forever.

In 2018, Nevada awarded 61 state licenses to just 17 applicants, and many applicants who were not selected sued state officials. A recently proposed settlement to that lawsuit would see 10 cannabis licenses shifted to new owners in the state, but some of the plaintiffs are calling for the settlement to be thrown out.

A Delaware court has rejected an injured employee’s request for his former employee to compensate him for medical cannabis expenses related to his injury.

A former Baltimore lawmaker admitted to accepting bribes related to cannabis, alcohol, and opioid regulations. She was recently sentenced to two years in prison.

Despite overwhelming public support, the Democratic Party will not include federal cannabis legalization as a part of its platform in the 2020 election.

With the legalization and regulation of cannabis, numerous states have attempted to address the lasting harms of the drug war by creating social equity grants for entrepreneurs from impacted communities. In Massachusetts, a bill is being considered that would offer loans instead.

Texas is about to institute a statewide ban on the sale of smokeable hemp products. However, the ban does not prevent Texans from ordering smokeable hemp products online.

Due to a recent ruling, the smell of cannabis alone will no longer be grounds for arrest in Maryland. The ruling does not prevent officers from searching a vehicle based on the smell of cannabis, however.

Killer Mike and El-P, the rappers known collectively as Run the Jewels, have partnered with cannabis companies Cookies and Lemonnade to provide their first branded cannabis strain, Ooh Lala.

An additional 350 Missouri cannabis patients have been identified as having received fake physician certifications for the state’s medical cannabis program; the scheme has affected about 1,000 patients, so far.