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Missouri lawmakers in the House General Laws Committee blocked a bill for the second time this month seeking to regulate THC-infused hemp products.

The U.S. Department of Energy is funding a $5 million study into the agricultural benefits of hemp cultivation and biochar, a charcoal mixture similar to planting soil.

The website for submitting cannabis business license applications to the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management was unexpectedly shut down just a few short hours before the application window’s scheduled finish.

A proposal filed in the Nevada Assembly would establish a psychedelics therapy program for certain patients with mental health conditions.

The Massachusetts cannabis control is asking the state for $30.8 million in funding for fiscal year 2026, a 55% bump from the agency’s current annual budget of $19.8 million.

State officials in Ohio are withholding more than $10 million in adult-use cannabis tax revenue that was, according to the voter-approved legalization law, supposed to be earmarked for local governments that opted to allow cannabis businesses.

A proposal in Maine seeks to ban cannabis advertising in the state except for on company websites, company signage and properties, and in business directories.

A Colorado proposal that would have added new age restrictions to higher-dose products and implement new packaging requirements has been pulled by its sponsor in committee.

Idaho lawmakers have passed a House-approved bill that will ask voters to give up their right to pass any citizen-led ballot initiatives to legalize cannabis or enact other drug reforms.

Eyeing a potential $4 million annual revenue bump, the San Diego City Council has voted to raise the local tax rate on licensed cannabis businesses from 8% to 10%.

A California Superior Court judge has ruled that neighbors within a one-mile radius of a cannabis greenhouse in Carpinteria Valley can collectively seek damages for an unpleasant cannabis odor wafting onto their properties.

Lawmakers in the Kentucky Senate have approved a proposal to cap the THC content in hemp-derived infused beverages at 5%.

Dispensary workers at West Bountiful, Utah-based WholesomeCo last week ratified their union contract, becoming the state’s first cannabis industry workers to unionize.

A proposal in the Texas Senate would expand the state’s medical cannabis program by allowing more cannabis administration methods and change the rules to measure doses by milligrams instead of weight.

An Alabama court has overturned the temporary restraining order blocking medical cannabis licenses in the state, which have been on hold since lawsuits brought the industry’s launch to a halt in 2023.

The Ohio House could consider its own proposal to strip down the state’s voter-approved cannabis legalization law after the Senate recently passed a package of new industry restrictions.

The Idaho House of Representatives voted to send a ballot question to voters asking them to give up their right to pass cannabis legalization laws via citizen-led ballot initiatives.

The California Unified Cannabis Enforcement Task Force, led by the state’s Department of Cannabis Control, reported seizing $534 million worth of illegal cannabis plants last year.

Six states — Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Ohio, and Minnesota — are set to contribute more than 75% of U.S. cannabis sales growth over the next three years.

Two proposals in the Nebraska Legislature seek to establish regulations, taxes, and licenses for the state’s voter-approved medical cannabis program.

Lawmakers in the Missouri House Committee on Veterans and Armed Forces voted unanimously to advance a bill establishing clinical trials testing the effectiveness of medical psilocybin as a treatment for PTSD and other conditions.

The California Governor’s Office has announced over $18 million in funding for local governments to support cannabis social equity applicants and licensees.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) said in his budget address that he wants to raise the special tax on cannabis from $2.50 per ounce to $15 per ounce to fund violence intervention and social service programs.

Lawmakers in the Hawaii Senate rejected a proposal to increase the amount of cannabis covered by the state’s decriminalization law.