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Kentucky is conducting the state’s first lottery for medical cannabis business licenses today. The first round of lottery-based licensing will cover medical cannabis cultivators and processors.

Voter support for South Dakota’s ballot initiative to legalize adult-use cannabis is trailing in the latest polls, with just 45% of voters saying they plan to vote yes for legalization.

A recent poll found that 66% of Florida voters are planning to vote yes on Amendment 3, which would make Florida the latest — and one of the largest — adult-use cannabis markets to launch in the U.S.

A New York judge this week ordered the owner of an unlicensed cannabis retailer in upstate New York to pay $9.5 million for selling cannabis without a license.

Maine’s Office of Cannabis Policy (OCP) recently recalled flower products from a state-licensed cultivator due to mold and bacteria contamination.

California officials say the state’s cannabis enforcement task force has seized more than $191 million worth of unlicensed cannabis products, including 42,000 pounds of cannabis, since January.

The Arkansas Supreme Court has ruled that this year’s ballot initiative to expand medical cannabis access in the state is “misleading” and, while it’s too late to pull the initiative from state ballots, votes on the issue will not be counted.

The American Institute of CPAs is asking the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to provide tax guidance for cannabis businesses as the Biden Administration moves to reschedule cannabis under federal law.

A recent poll conducted by Noble Predictive Insights found that about half of Utah voters support legalizing adult-use cannabis.

A Montgomery Circuit judge in Alabama has appointed a mediator to help resolve the legal dispute over the state’s attempts to license integrated operators for its long-embattled medical cannabis program.

A recent study published in the journal Insects found that hemp-derived CBD kills yellow fever mosquitoes in their larval phase within 48 hours of application.

The candidates in Indiana’s gubernatorial election this year have each backed some form of cannabis legalization in the state but have different views on what the industry should look like.

A New Jersey proposal would establish a program to let individuals voluntarily prohibit themselves from purchasing adult-use cannabis products from licensed dispensaries.

The Army has updated its policies to officially ban the use of delta-8 THC and other intoxicating hemp products by soldiers.

After two years of legal adult-use sales, New York cannabis tax grants are finally available to fund reinvestment in the state’s communities most heavily affected by prior drug policies.

California cannabis regulators revoked the license of cannabis vape manufacturer K.U.S.H. Collective, ordering product recalls for vape cartridges and integrated vaporizer products from 12 brands associated with the company.

Officials with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture recently released new rules regarding the sale of hemp-derived THC products. Under the new rules, which will take effect this December, some cannabinoid products currently available in the state could no longer be legal.

The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) seized 700+ intoxicating hemp products banned under the state’s recently enacted hemp industry restrictions.

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments over whether a truck driver who was fired for failing a drug test after using a CBD product advertised as containing no THC can sue the manufacturer under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO.

Curaleaf dispensaries in Arizona are selling election-themed cannabis flower strains — Donald OG, Kamala Kush, and Space Jill — named after the Republican, Democratic, and Green Party candidates for U.S. president.

A new study found that cannabis use is “significantly associated with higher prevalence of physical activity” and that physical exercise in general was more common in states and territories with legal cannabis access.

Officials with the Florida Chamber of Commerce have launched a website opposing Amendment 3, the state’s adult-use cannabis legalization amendment heading to voters this November.

In a recent campaign agenda update discussing plans “to deliver for Black men and their families,” Vice President Kamala Harris (D) pledged to federally legalize cannabis if she is elected to be the next U.S. president.

A California judge last week ruled that the state’s emergency regulations restricting the sale of intoxicating hemp products can continue, blocking a legal challenge brought by hemp companies.