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The Blacklist, a notoriously anonymous cannabis industry publication, has become embroiled in a series of lawsuits that is bringing its owner and longtime operators into the public spotlight, unraveling the brand’s anonymity.

A new Transparency Market Research report found the handheld vaporizer market is expected to be valued at $15.9 billion by 2031, driven largely by the devices’ ease of access and the global expansion of adult-use and medical cannabis reforms.

The Cannabis Community College has launched its online cannabis education platform with courses including the Cannabis Essentials 5 Course Bundle and an internship program to place graduates at licensed firms.

As cannabis industry operations become more and more costly, female-led cannabis companies are finding it more difficult to raise capital than male-owned firms.

The West Virginia Medical Cannabis Advisory Board declined to institute a cap on THC potency during their last meeting, stating that they need additional information before making a decision. 

New Jersey has recorded a precipitous drop in arrests related to cannabis manufacturing, distributing, and dispensing since legalizing adult-use cannabis.

A recent poll found that 59% of Maryland voters are planning to vote yes on the state’s upcoming cannabis legalization question.

The Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency recently issued eight cannabis industry fines totaling $116,000 over the firms’ failure to submit financial reports by a deadline.

A Missouri judge dismissed a lawsuit that sought to block a cannabis legalization question from appearing on the state’s November ballots.

Vermont regulators issued the state’s first retail licenses for adult-use cannabis shops this week ahead of an October 1 deadline.

A Florida appeals court judge admonished state officials for not issuing additional medical cannabis licenses to service the more than 700,000 registered patients as required by the Florida Constitution.

The National Hemp Growers Cooperative and Troy University in Alabama are partnering on a project using hemp fiber to create biodegradable plastics.

Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston declared the state’s cannabis legalization ballot measure to be insufficient due to the State Board of Election Commissioners’ decision to not certify the initiative’s popular name and ballot title.

Montana lawmakers and cannabis industry trade groups have aligned behind a plan to extend the state’s moratorium on new cannabis business licenses until 2025.

A group of New York state lawmakers sent a letter last week urging New York City Mayor Eric Adams to “move swiftly” in clamping down on illegal cannabis sales.

Elias Theodorou, a mixed martial arts fighter and the first professional athlete to be granted a therapeutic use exemption for medical cannabis, died of liver cancer.

A federal proposal would give small-scale cannabis companies the ability to operate on a direct-to-consumer model to help the smaller operations compete with large, corporate entities once cannabis is finally legalized nationwide.

Prosecutors in Brooklyn, New York are looking to dismiss 378 cases that originally stemmed from 13 NYPD officers who have since been convicted of falsifying records and other crimes. 

Rutgers University researchers found a 2% increase in home prices where municipalities have allowed licensed cannabis businesses to operate compared to areas that instituted bans on the industry.

The issue of THC inflation by some cannabis testing labs is an ongoing crisis for cannabis labs, operators, and consumers alike, and it’s time to actually do something about it.

The World Anti-Doping Agency looks likely to leave cannabis on its list of banned substances for 2023 despite backlash over last year’s suspension of star American runner Sha’Carri Richardson after she tested positive for cannabis use.

An Alabama woman was held in Etowah County Detention Center for three months after saying she smoked cannabis on the day she learned she was pregnant.

Gentlemen Smugglers is a new Massachusetts cannabis brand co-founded by Barry “Flash” Foy, a smuggler-turned-entrepreneur who served 11 years in prison under federal drug kingpin charges.

Arkansas Gov. Ava Hutchinson (R) officially said he will vote ‘no’ on the state’s adult-use cannabis legalization question on the state’s upcoming November ballot.