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An adult-use cannabis legalization proposal in Switzerland has advanced from a parliamentary commission and will be considered by the full legislative body.

An American citizen traveling in Russia was arrested earlier this month for carrying cannabis-infused gummies in their luggage.

A California Senate proposal looking to limit the sales of illegal, unlicensed cannabis products would set new rules for online cannabis marketplaces.

A new lawsuit accuses the parent company of CCELL and its U.S. distributors of price-fixing and monopolistic practices that have inflated costs in the cannabis vape hardware market.

Brazil’s national agricultural agency Embrapa is working on a 12-year cultivation research program to benefit future cannabis farmers in the country.

A recent poll of likely voters in North Carolina found 71% support for legalizing medical cannabis.

New York cannabis officials have launched a cannabis banking directory to help licensed operators secure financial services with banks and credit unions that work with the industry.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Witmer proposed adding cannabis products to the state’s wholesale tax, which is applied at 32% to other smoking products like tobacco, under her plan for state infrastructure funding.

An Idaho proposal to impose a $300 fine on adults convicted of low-level cannabis possession has advanced to the full Senate for consideration.

Russia has released American teacher Marc Fogel, who was arrested by Russian customs agents in 2021 on cannabis-related drug charges, in an apparent gesture of goodwill towards the U.S.

A licensed cannabis cultivator in Western Massachusetts is suing a neighboring produce farm, alleging that repeated instances of “pesticide overspray” ruined the neighboring cannabis company’s crops for years, amounting to $17 million in damages.

A Florida proposal would legalize limited cannabis home grows for medical cannabis patients; the measure caps the number of plants per household at two, regardless of how many patients live there.

Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford (R) has introduced legislation to prohibit cannabis operators from deducting business expenses from their taxes, even if cannabis were to be federally rescheduled under federal law.

A Maine legislative working group has recommended setting an age requirement of 21 for intoxicating hemp products in the state and adopting THC caps on hemp beverages.

More than 60% of Texas residents support legalizing adult-use cannabis, according to a recent poll. Support was even higher for cannabis decriminalization (69%) and medical legalization (79%).

A Tennessee proposal seeks to enact a statewide ban on products that contain smokable hemp flower.

Illinois cannabis dispensaries exceeded $2 billion in combined adult-use and medical cannabis sales last year, a new annual sales record for the state.

Arkansas medical cannabis retailers sold more products in 2024 than in the previous year but due to a lowering of prices, the industry’s total revenue dropped.

Lawmakers in two Hawaii House committees have advanced a bill to legalize cannabis and establish a regulated adult-use marketplace.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) included the legalization of adult-use cannabis in his 2025-2026 budget proposal.

A new proposal in the Tennessee Legislature seeks to legalize cannabis for adults aged 21+, set a 15% excise tax on sales, and allow for the home cultivation of up to 12 plants.

Both chambers of the Virginia Legislature have passed bills this session to legalize adult-use cannabis sales. The governor, however, has said he will veto any legislation containing regulations for a cannabis marketplace — as he did last year.

Cannabis regulators in Massachusetts warned that some products sold in the state may have exceeded state-mandated levels of yeast, mold, and coliforms.

An Ohio proposal seeks to change the state’s adult-use cannabis policy, including reducing the amount of cannabis that can be grown at home, lowering the THC caps on cannabis concentrate products, raising the excise tax on the industry from 10% to 15%, and redirecting the state’s cannabis tax revenues.