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State’s attorney Marilyn Mosby announced her office will no longer prosecute cannabis crimes and is attempting to vacate thousands of previous and pending cannabis convictions.

Any company traded on any Canadian stock exchange is eligible for the lottery.

More than a year after Denver police raided the dispensary chain, the owners have been sentenced to jail time.

Following public outcry against a plan to patent THC and CBD cannabis compounds, the Thai Prime Minister has stepped in to resolve the dispute.

Committing to statements made during his confirmation hearings, Attorney General nominee William Barr has put his pledge to leave state-legal cannabis businesses alone into writing.

“CCELL” vaporizer cartridges manufactured in China have been failing new heavy metals testing standards in California. Even products that pass testing are concerning those who are aware.

While cannabis consumption is up across the nation and cannabis dependency is down, liberal states are showing a greater gap between the two — lower dependency despite even higher consumption.

Both an “abject prohibitionist” and a former government employee who has criticized social consumption lounges have been appointed to the Board, ousting at least one cannabis advocate.

A similar bill was vetoed last year, but Colorado’s new Gov. Jared Polis supports adding the condition.

Ultra Health, the largest cannabis producer in New Mexico, is suing the state to recover sales taxes that it claims are against New Mexico medical laws.

Confirmation hearings for Washington state regulators are being kept private despite industry calls for them to become public and open to comment during the confirmation.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has added opiate addiction as a qualifying condition for medical cannabis, effective immediately. The state has already seen 141 opioid overdose deaths in 2019.

“Host community agreements” between cannabis companies and municipalities exceed state laws limiting the amount allowed to be paid to local governments.

Two companies in the cannabis space have been awarded $30,000 each to help bridge the “racially-divided capital gap.”

Medical cannabis will be given out to furloughed government workers for free via the website BudTrader.com.

Pennsylvania is going back on a decision made last year that the state wouldn’t open its industrial hemp program in 2019 because of federal prohibition, now that hemp has been legalized nationwide.

Hikurangi Cannabis Company, the first licensed medical cannabis company in New Zealand, is also the first company to receive permission to import high-THC strains.

Despite having their cannabis licenses on them, the two cannabis transporters were arrested and had their cash seized.

New Mexico’s largest medical cannabis producer filed a formal complaint against the New Mexico State Fair following an attempt by that organization to limit what the company could display in an educational booth.

The governor of the Virgin Islands has signed into law the Virgin Islands Medical Cannabis Patient Care Act.

Previous legislation has failed in the state, however a new Governor and a higher number of Democratic party legislators makes this bill more likely to pass.

The state’s other seven dispensaries all opened to long in-person lines, a challenge Northeast Alternatives hopes to avoid.

Approved licensees can begin constructing their retail facilities but must pass final inspection before opening.