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Maryland lawmakers passed a bill this week to prohibit police officers from conducting vehicle searches based solely on the presence of cannabis odor.

Another federal judge ruled last week that the federal ban on cannabis consumers possessing firearms is unconstitutional.

A Florida doctor is suing the Department of Health and two investigators who posed as patients for a medical cannabis sting operation that officials tried, and failed, to use to strip him of his medical license.

Human hair samples recovered from a cave in Spain revealed the use of psychedelics by people at least 3,000 years ago.

Washington state regulators shut down operations at several outdoor cannabis farms and processing facilities after testing revealed high levels of a dangerous pesticide used at the site, a former orchard, decades ago.

The Chicago Cubs are set to become the first Major League Baseball team with a CBD sponsor following a new partnership with Illinois-based MYND Drinks.

Maryland lawmakers have advanced a measure to see state officials begin issuing adult-use cannabis licenses this summer.

Washington lawmakers have passed a measure prohibiting employers from denying a job to an individual due to their off-the-clock cannabis use.

The former head of Michigan’s medical cannabis licensing board has pleaded guilty to accepting $110,000 in bribes for industry licenses.

Missouri’s total March cannabis sales topped $125 million, putting the state on track to exceed $1 billion in cannabis sales for the year.

The New Hampshire House voted this week to legalize adult-use cannabis. It was the body’s third such measure and the bill moves next to the Senate, which has never previously passed the reforms.

About one in 10 military veterans in the U.S. reported having used cannabis within the past year, according to a recent study.

A recent study found the psychedelic DMT could improve symptoms of depression when used alongside therapy.

Minnesota state Rep. Andy Smith (D) proposed launching a task force to investigate the potential of psychedelics as mental illness treatments, prioritizing the substances LSD, MDMA, and psilocybin.

Millennial and Gen Z shoppers account for the majority of all cannabis sales in the U.S. (63%) and Canada (72.1%), according to recent data from the analytics firm Headset.

New Mexico adult-use cannabis dispensaries sold more than $300 million worth of product during the first year they were permitted.

In a follow-up to the state’s recent cannabis legalization policy, Connecticut’s chief state attorney’s office has dropped 1,562 possession charges as state lawmakers draft legislation to halt cannabis-specific prosecutions moving forward.

A bipartisan proposal by U.S. Sens. John Tester (D-MT) and Mike Braun (R-IN) is seeking to reduce regulations for hemp farmers producing grain and fiber.

Lawmakers in the Missouri House passed a measure last week to mandate studies investigating psilocybin, the psychedelic substance in hallucinogenic mushrooms, as a mental health treatment.

Washington lawmakers have pared the state’s psychedelic therapies proposal down to just a pilot program that would allow some military veterans and first responders to access the treatment.

The NBA has permanently ended the practice of drug testing players for cannabis use, per a tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement with league players.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) last week signed the state’s medical cannabis legalization bill into law; the bill allows patients to access cannabis edibles and concentrates but stops short of permitting smokable products.

Cannabis “gifting” businesses in Washington D.C. may now apply to become medical cannabis dispensaries under a law that took effect last week.

Kentucky lawmakers passed a bill to legalize medical cannabis in the state on Thursday, sending the proposal to Gov. Andy Beshear (D) who said he plans to “proudly” sign the legislation later today.