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UFC star Nate Diaz lit up a CBD joint this week during a public workout ahead of his face-off against Anthony Pettis this weekend at UFC 241.

Medical cannabis company Primitive, co-owned by former Detroit Lions Calvin Johnson and Rob Sims, announced a partnership with Harvard University to research medical cannabis as a treatment for CTE.

In a unanimous ruling, the Maryland Court of Appeals said that police cannot use cannabis odor alone as justification for conducting a personal search during a vehicle stop; vehicle searches, however, are still allowed.

Patrons at San Francisco’s Outside Lands festival bought more than $1 million worth of cannabis products from licensed vendors; it was the first time a major U.S. music festival officially sanctioned cannabis sales.

Following a rough 2018 launch, new market research shows California’s legal cannabis market is on track to reach $3.1 billion in sales by the end of 2019 and $7.4 billion by 2024.

The American Bar Association has called on the federal government to allow state-approved cannabis programs to operate without worrying about federal interference.

The de-facto cannabis reforms resulted from national hemp legalization have reached several Nebraska counties, where police are suspending cannabis enforcement until they can differentiate cannabis and hemp products.

A Manhattan judge has sealed hundreds of cannabis possession cases in the wake of a successful class action petition brought in part by the borough’s district attorney.

Nebraska’s Doane University is launching an online program to train students for work in the cannabis industry, despite Nebraska’s lack of a legal cannabis industry.

Following hemp’s legalization in the state, law enforcement offices around Georgia are beginning to suspend low-level cannabis enforcement — the latest is the Cobb County, Georgia police force.

Following a failed Health Canada inspection, cannabis producer CannTrust has received a non-compliant rating and must now propose a remediation plan to regulators.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois has signed legislation expanding the state’s medical cannabis program, including one bill that makes the program — which was set to expire next year — permanent.

Following the legalization of industrial hemp in Georgia, officials in Gwinnett County have announced they will no longer prosecute or make arrests for misdemeanor cannabis cases.

Canopy Growth has inked a deal to acquire two research firms, pending regulatory approval.

A Pennsylvania judge has ruled that cannabis odor alone does not justify a vehicle search if the driver has presented a medical cannabis card.

The auditor for CannTrust Holdings has withdrawn its audits for 2018 and Q1 2019 after Health Canada orders the company to hold 5000 kg of inventory.

Bernie Sanders said in an interview this week that, if he is elected to be the next U.S. president, he would legalize cannabis nationwide via executive order.

Washington D.C. is approving medical cannabis cardholders from eight new states for the District’s medical program; 29 states have now been approved, with four more still under review.

Massachusetts regulators issued a $50,000 fine to Plymouth-based M3 Ventures for improper pesticide use.

San Francisco is set to issue its first temporary permit for cannabis sales and on-site consumption for Outside Lands, the city’s largest summer festival.

Luxembourg officials say they plan to legalize adult-use cannabis and regulate its production and distribution within the next two years.

The AriZona Beverage Co. has announced a partnership for marketing cannabis-infused products with Colorado’s Dixie Brands, Inc.

Officials in Zimbabwe announced a plan to legalize hemp and export hemp-based products to the global market.

The Princeton Review this year listed the nation’s 20 colleges with the biggest on-campus cannabis presence; the University of Vermont tops the list.