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The Senate passed a House-approved medical cannabis research bill yesterday, making it the first standalone cannabis reforms bill ever delivered to the president’s desk.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) has issued an executive order to permit certain patients with severe conditions to possess and consume medical cannabis that was purchased in a legal state.

A nearly 70% majority of Oregon counties have voted to ban psilocybin access in response to the state’s 2020 medical psilocybin legalization vote.

Missouri’s cannabis legalization law has the potential to automatically expunge more than 100,000 low-level cannabis possession cases.

Connecticut’s Social Equity Council reversed denials for six companies looking to establish social equity status in the state while simultaneously establishing a loan program for social equity applicants.

A cohort of U.S. representatives sent a letter to President Joe Biden asking him to consider pardons of simple cannabis possession convictions for immigrants.

A new Gallup poll found a record high of 68% of U.S. voters support federally legalizing adult-use cannabis.

The first two social equity cannabis retailers in Chicago have opened for business in the last week.

Bell County, Texas District Attorney Henry Garza has requested Killeen Police Chief Charles Kimble to resume making arrests for low-level cannabis possession, even though voters passed a resolution to end enforcement.

Texas officials said the state’s medical cannabis patient count has seen a 10% month-over-month increase over the last 18 months.

Mike Tyson’s Tyson 2.0 and his longtime ring opponent Evander Holyfield are teaming up to release cannabis-infused gummies called ‘Holy Ears,’ which are shaped like an ear with a bite taken out of it.

After Democrats won both chambers of the legislature in this month’s elections, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said he believes the state could pass cannabis legalization reforms as soon as the next session.

More than 74% of voters in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin supported a non-binding referendum on the legalization of adult-use cannabis in the state.

A new study found the majority of hemp flower purchased online surpasses the legal THC limit of 0.3%, technically fitting the federal classification for cannabis. 

Officials in Missouri have circulated draft rules for its adult-use cannabis industry with the aim of launching before February of next year.

The Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party in Minnesota has lost its major party status in the state due to its inability to garner 5% of the votes in each of the last two elections. 

Colorado voters passed the legalization of psychedelic mushrooms on Tuesday; the move will let people aged 21 or older grow and share psychedelic mushrooms and will establish state-regulated “healing centers” where people can make appointments to consume psilocybin in a controlled environment.

A Florida company has announced clinical trials for the first-ever drug seeking to treat cannabis use disorder.

A New York judge halted the issuing of adult-use cannabis retail licenses in five regions after a Michigan-based cannabis company filed a lawsuit against the state’s licensing requirements.

Illinois plans to distribute $8.75 million in loans of up to $500,000 at zero interest for 18 months to cannabis social equity licensees.

Five Texas cities — Denton, Elgin, Harker Heights, Killeen, and San Marcos — voted in favor of decriminalizing low-level cannabis possession during Tuesday’s midterm elections.

A second lawsuit has been filed in California alleging inflated THC levels on cannabis product packaging.

Sacramento’s first social equity cannabis retailer has opened for business under the city’s CORE program.

The City of Oakland will hold its first cannabis social equity week this November with the goal of highlighting equity operators who have not had the same resources for marketing and exposure.