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Activists with Decriminalize California are seeking to put a psychedelic mushroom legalization question before voters in 2024. The initiative would legalize the cultivation, possession, and consumption of unlimited amounts of psilocybin mushrooms for adults aged 21+.

The number of Kansas farmers who are licensed to grow hemp has fallen from more than 200 in 2019 to just 41 this year.

Harvest New York recently released a hemp growing manual assembled by researchers from Cornell Cooperative Extension and Alabama A&M University, a USDA research geneticist, and other industry experts.

Whether cultivating, distributing, manufacturing, and/or retailing cannabis products, it’s crucial for cannabis operators to prepare for a diverse array of challenges — and specialized insurance solutions are one of the first, and best, lines of defense.

Maine regulators proposed new guidelines intended to make the state’s cannabis rules more “user-friendly,” including provisions to double the maximum THC content in cannabis edibles and double the amount of concentrates individuals can purchase at once.

According to a recent poll, a 59% majority of Ohioans support the upcoming ballot initiative to legalize adult-use cannabis. If approved, Ohio would be the 24th U.S. state to pass a cannabis legalization proposal.

U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) introduced a proposal last week that would withhold some federal funds from states and tribes that have legalized cannabis for adults.

The White House press secretary said on Friday that President Biden “has always supported the legalization of marijuana for medical purposes” despite having championed legislation that fueled the war on drugs.

The two-day Miracle in Mundelein music festival is set to be the first concert in Illinois with state-approved cannabis consumption; the festival will feature rolling stations and dab bars with complimentary grinders, lighters, papers, and rolling trays.

A Missouri judge this week dismissed the bid by a medical cannabis company to stop the recall of nearly 63,000 of its cannabis products.

This week marked the second collective bargaining agreement in the Michigan cannabis industry after workers at Ascend Cannabis Provisions in Grand Rapids voted to join the Teamsters Local 406.

The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission on Thursday issued an administrative stay on its medical cannabis licensing process. The move comes after the state has already twice bungled the cannabis licensing process.

The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics said that over the last two years, officials have shut down more than 800 unlawful cannabis farms operating under the guise of the state’s medical cannabis law.

A Missouri cannabis company that had nearly 63,000 products recalled earlier this month is being sued by a medical cannabis firm that purchased more than $300,000 worth of the now-recalled products.

In a letter to DEA Administrator Anne Milgram, U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) asked why the agency has not taken steps to reconsider cannabis’ status as a Schedule I substance.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has recommended that cannabis be moved from a Schedule I to Schedule III substance under federal law.

A proposal to legalize cannabis for medical and religious purposes and decriminalize the possession of small amounts of cannabis has been introduced in The Bahamas.

A New York Supreme Court Judge on Tuesday reversed their decision to partly lift an injunction that would have let 30 cannabis businesses move forward with their opening plans, reimposing a hold on all cannabis licensing activity.

Alabama cannabis regulators said they will “start back at square one” in the medical cannabis licensing process after a lawsuit claimed the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission had violated the state’s Open Meetings Act.

Texas Agricultural Commissioner Sid Miller (R) said that he believes if medical cannabis reforms were to get a vote in the state legislature, they would be supported by “70% to 80%” of lawmakers because “we have such good science on it.”

The average cost of medical cannabis in Arkansas fell to $4,545 per pound in June, down from $5,466 per pound in 2022. Additionally, dispensaries in the state sold about 5,149 pounds of medical cannabis in June, an increase from the 2022 monthly average of 4,212 pounds.

New York’s Elmira College is partnering with cannabis education company Green Flower to offer three online cannabis certificate programs covering cannabis cultivation, retail, and extraction/product development.

A New York judge partly lifted the injunction against state regulators issuing new cannabis licenses, allowing 30 licensees who have been deemed ready by the Cannabis Control Board to move forward; however, 400 cannabis licenses remain in limbo.

A recent study published in the Journal of Cannabis Research found that the majority of hemp-derived THC products carry mislabeled dosages on their packaging and that most companies do not actually check their products for impurities.