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The health insurance providers in New Mexico who are being sued for not covering the costs of medical cannabis have filed a motion to move the case to federal court.

Boston Red Sox legend and MLB Hall of Famer David Ortiz is launching his cannabis line Papi Cannabis; the products should be available in Massachusetts dispensaries this month.

The Great New York State Fair will allow cannabis consumption in areas where tobacco smoking is allowed. 

Proof of U.S. residency is no longer a requirement for owning a cannabis business in Denver, Colorado.

The veteran advocacy group Weed for Warriors Project is running campaign ads calling out California politicians for not supporting the legal cannabis industry.

The Biden Administration is proposing a prisoner swap for Americans Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan in exchange for Viktor Bout, a Russian who was convicted in the U.S. of arms dealing.

Since Thailand’s government legalized cannabis cultivation and trade last month, the country has seen a surge of commercial cannabis-based products including toothpaste, snacks, and more.

Rapper and actor Ice-T and Playboy Playmate Charis Burrett received approval on Monday from the New Jersey Cannabis Control Board to open a dispensary in Jersey City. 

Almost two years after South Dakotan voters approved medical cannabis reforms, the first licensed dispensary opened on Wednesday in Hartford.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill with bipartisan support that encourages medical cannabis research by easing the federal cannabis research application process.

Adult-use cannabis tax revenues grew by 50% year over year in Illinois, reaching $445.3 million in 2021.

Beginning August 1, Switzerland will allow medical cannabis patients to obtain prescriptions directly from their doctors without needing federal permission.

Voters in Killeen, Texas will decide this November whether to decriminalize cannabis possession within city limits.

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is continuing to advocate for significant cannabis reforms and recently discussed the racist, classist, and authoritarian history of prohibition.

Illinois issued 149 conditional adult-use cannabis licenses on Sunday to social equity applicants; the licensees were selected through a lottery.

Officials from Luxemburg, Germany, The Netherlands, and Malta met recently to discuss EU adult-use cannabis reforms with an eye to quashing the illicit marketplace.

New York City’s Bronx Community Foundation and the Bronx Defenders have partnered to create the Bronx Cannabis Hub, a centralized effort to assist individuals most affected by cannabis prohibition. 

Ukrainian lawmakers are reportedly considering steps to legalize medical cannabis access despite an ongoing war against Russia’s invasion.

During a series of town halls on cannabis policy, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) stated that 90% of adults in the state support medical cannabis legalization.

Cannabis sales in Colorado hit $153.68 million for the month of May, a 32% decline from the state’s all-time high in July 2020.

Guam is set to begin accepting adult-use cannabis license applications on August 29.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed a bill containing a statewide ban on smoking both cannabis and tobacco in many public spaces.

Voters in Denton, Texas will consider a ballot initiative during the midterm elections that, if passed, would decriminalize low-level cannabis possession by blocking local police from enforcing misdemeanor cannabis crimes.

A bid to put a cannabis legalization question on the midterm ballots in Missouri this year may be in jeopardy after early tabulations suggested the petition may fall short of signature requirements.