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The case against former executives at CannTrust Holdings Inc. began Monday in the Ontario Court of Justice.

The Pennsylvania Agriculture Department has secured $200,000 in grant funding for projects that increase awareness and sales in the state’s hemp industry.

A Washington, D.C. cannabis company has filed a lawsuit for nearly $800,000 in damaged product and cash seized during raids on multiple locations last year.

The Oregon Water Resources Department has seen a 160% increase this year in Notice of Violations which have been issued primarily to unregulated cannabis farms in the state.

A new poll has found that 60% of Minnesotans are in favor of the new cannabis reform laws that include the legalization of edibles and beverages with less than 5 milligrams of THC.

On Monday, the Czech cabinet was slated to review a draft plan for addressing drug addiction in the country including launching a regulated cannabis market and increasing spending on treatment.

Despite adult-use reforms in Virginia, Black people are still disproportionately arrested for cannabis-related charges than other races.

The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics is working with law enforcement in an effort to target criminal organizations operating within the state’s medical cannabis program.

British Columbia, Canada has launched a Producer Retail Store license that will allow adult-use standard producers, micro-producers, and nurseries to conduct on-site retail sales.

Voters in Colorado will vote next month on the legalization of psilocybin and psilocin for therapeutic purposes.

Uber Eats has begun to deliver cannabis from licensed retailers in Toronto through a partnership with Leafly.

The campaign to legalize adult-use cannabis in Missouri has raised nearly $700,000 in large donations, primarily from the state’s current medical cannabis license holders.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) said the state will issue pardons to individuals convicted of low-level cannabis possession charges.

Arkansas’ medical cannabis sales, having already reached $205 million so far this year, are close to outpacing 2021’s sales record of $264.9 million.

The Alabama Medical Cannabis Association, launched last month, named government affairs veteran Patrick Lindsey as the group’s first executive director. 

The California Department of Justice’s annual Campaign Against Marijuana Planting said that nearly 1 million illegally grown plants were eradicated and more than 200,000 pounds of processed cannabis were seized during the 2022 season.

San Diego, California has approved a social-equity program that includes fee waivers, start-up loans, and other business assistance.

California Gavin Newsom (D) called for creating the Unified Cannabis Enforcement Taskforce, a multi-agency unit designed to combat illegal cannabis operations.

During a Monday appearance on ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers,’ Vice President Kamala Harris (D) said no one should be sent to jail for smoking cannabis. The statement came the week after President Biden issued federal pardons for cannabis possession.

The MLB announced an official partnership with the CBD company Charlotte’s Web in a first-of-its-kind deal for the major national sports league.

New York Office of Cannabis Management Director Chris Alexander said some of the state’s adult-use cannabis dispensaries will be open before the end of the year. 

The California Department of Cannabis Control has earmarked $20 million in funding for research prioritizing multiple cannabis topics including potency, health impacts, medicinal use, legacy cannabis genetics, and the health of California’s cannabis industry.

A spokesperson from the United Kingdom Prime Minister’s office clarified the administration does not intend to reclassify cannabis from a Class B to Class A drug in the country.

Olive-Harvey College in Pullman, Illinois will offer a first-of-its-kind Associate Degree in Applied Cannabis Studies including courses in hemp horticulture, cannabis and the law, and basic chemistry.