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High Times CEO Kraig Fox confirmed the restructuring in an email to Ganjapreneur. Going forward, DOPE’s content will be produced at the High Times Los Angeles headquarters.

The Massachusetts municipalities of Eastham, Great Barrington, Leicester, Newton, Northampton, and Uxbridge have all been subpoenaed by U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling over potential cannabis industry bribes.

Cannabis advocates in India have filed a suit challenging the nation’s federal cannabis prohibition as unconstitutional, arguing that cannabis should be regulated and “reasonably” restricted.

The American International College in Springfield, Massachusetts will offer a certificate program in legal cannabis starting in spring 2020.

The NYPD seized a 106-pound legal hemp shipment after receiving a tip from FedEx despite third-party lab reports showing the plants’ THC content to be well below the 0.3% federal threshold.

A recent study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology suggests that medical cannabis could significantly reduce PTSD symptoms such as severe depression and suicidal states.

Canada-based Columbia Care, a global cannabis company, is set to acquire Colorado-based The Green Solution in a mostly stock deal worth $140 million.

California law enforcement officials say they have eradicated 953,000 cannabis plants from the state’s unregulated marketplace as part of the state’s Campaign Against Marijuana Planting Program.

A recent study investigating social responses to the words “cannabis” and “marijuana” found that word choice does not influence the public’s perception of the plant.

Virginia’s first industrial hemp fiber processing center has been announced; the firm involved says it plans to purchase more than 6,000 tons of hemp over the next three years for processing.

After the Pro Golf Association’s recent suspension of two-time tour winner Matt Every for cannabis use, the disparity between pro sports’ cannabis policies and public sentiment has grown even more apparent.

A proposal in Florida would force public school officials to comply with a recent rule change allowing for students who are medical cannabis patients to have their medicine administered by a caregiver at school.

The Iowa Medical Cannabidiol Board has approved language recommending the removal of the state’s 3 percent cap on THC in medical cannabis products. Instead, the board suggests a purchase limit of 4.5 grams of THC products over 90 days.

A group of Massachusetts medical cannabis patients is challenging the Department of Public Health’s right to regulate cannabis vaping products after officials issued a four-month ban in September; patients argue that the regulations should come from the Cannabis Control Commission.

Los Angeles’ latest cannabis retail licensing round was thrown into turmoil this week after City Council President Herb Wesson called on regulators to stop issuing licenses and to launch an independent audit of the system.

A top CDC official suggested that cannabis vaporizer regulations could go a long way to protect consumers from the ongoing, vape-linked lung disease crisis.

Wisconsin lawmakers are pushing to decriminalize up to an ounce of cannabis and expunge criminal cannabis possession records for up to 28 grams. Their proposal would also ban police from vehicle searches based only on the smell of cannabis.

A recent investigation based on research by Cowen and Co. found that binge drinking rates in states where adult-use cannabis has been legalized have fallen 9 percent below the national average.

Cannabis industry workers at Green Thumb Industries in Rock Island, Illinois have unionized amid accusations of unfair labor practices, harassment, retaliation, and unlawful intimidation.

In a recent randomized test of Denver cannabis products, about 80 percent of products tested by the city’s Department of Health and Environment failed tests for potential yeast and mold.

A new study by the University of Washington suggests that parents’ cannabis use, past or present, may be linked to their children’s substance abuse tendencies and overall health.

The cannabis industry lobby has reached a new high of $3.77 million in Capitol Hill spending this year, far surpassing the $2.76 million spent in 2018.

Officials in Quebec, Canada have raised the age for legal cannabis purchases from 18 to 21. 18-year-olds, meanwhile, can still purchase and consume alcohol in Quebec.

Purdue University in Indiana has received a $1 million grant from the USDA for researching organic hemp production.