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Utah lawmakers are backpedaling on their plan to have state health departments dispense medical cannabis; they are expected to pivot to privately-run dispensaries during a special legislative session next month.

A truck driver delivering 300 pounds of hemp from a Colorado company to Minnesota was arrested in South Dakota and charged with marijuana possession with intent to distribute.

Israeli cannabis company Tikun Olam has decided to sell its Israel-based operations; the company’s international holdings in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and Greece, however, are not for sale.

Dr. Sue Sisley of the Scottsdale Research Institute is suing the DEA over hurdles to cannabis research — specifically, that government-sourced cannabis is nothing like the products being used en masse throughout legal states.

A new Pew report warns states against trusting their cannabis tax revenue estimates during the market’s early years.

With hemp legalization having spurred many prosecutors to turn away from cannabis cases, the U.S. Attorney for Florida’s Northern District says he will take over the prosecution of cannabis-related cases.

The National Credit Union Administration says that credit unions are free to serve hemp businesses now that the crop has been federally legalized.

Aurora Cannabis has announced a new brand — Aurora Hemp — after acquiring industrial hemp company Hempco Food and Fiber Inc.

The FBI says it is seeking information about cannabis companies who may have obtained a permit through illegal means, such as by bribing a corrupt public official.

During a campaign rally last week, Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang said that he would issue a mass pardon for federal nonviolent cannabis offenses if he is elected president.

New data from Statistics Canada shows that 42 percent of adult Canadian cannabis consumers still rely on illegal sources.

Washington state Ag Department officials recently clarified that hemp-derived CBD is not allowed as a food additive.

Yet another national poll shows that a strong majority of Americans support the federal legalization of cannabis.

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.