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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) signed a bill to permanently exempt hemp from the state’s controlled substances law.

The Teamsters union has successfully recruited more than 500 cannabis industry workers and is looking to organize in multiple states with upcoming cannabis legalization questions on their ballots.

A Minnesota bill to legalize edibles containing no more than 5 milligrams of hemp-derived THC (including both delta-8 and delta-9 THC) took effect on Friday. Some Republican lawmakers may have voted for the bill without understanding its full scope.

California has officially eliminated the cannabis industry cultivation tax after the governor signed the state’s new budget on Thursday, which also included a 15% cap on the cannabis excise tax for three years.

Mississippi’s medical cannabis legalization law takes effect today, July 1, with plans for dispensaries and other facilities to open later this year. 

Brittney Griner’s trial began today for allegedly smuggling cannabis vape cartridges into Russia and faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.  

The House Appropriations Committee approved an appropriations bill that includes language blocking the FCC from sanctioning broadcasters who air cannabis advertisements in legalized states.

The advocacy group behind a Washington state drug decriminalization ballot initiative announced it would cease its campaign this year due to funding-related issues despite recording all-time high levels of support.

This guide will help cannabis operators determine whether automation in the harvesting process would benefit their cultivation business.

North Carolina’s General Assembly has approved a bill to permanently protect hemp crops from being subjected to the state’s controlled substances law.

The Green Leaf Party, Israel’s pro-cannabis faction, plans to run candidates in the upcoming elections for the first time since 2015.

Nevada has approved the rules to regulate social consumption lounges within the state and plans to award the first licenses by this fall.

The MLB will begin to allow CBD product sponsorships as long as the products do not have active levels of THC.

The House Committee on Appropriations approved a measure to keep the DOJ from using its resources to interfere with state-approved cannabis industries.

The Pennsylvania Senate Transportation Committee has advanced a measure to protect medical cannabis patients from being charged with a wrongful DUI. 

The Texas Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of the statewide ban on smokable hemp, citing the state’s long history of prohibiting and regulating the production and possession of hemp.

A recent UN report noted an uptick in cannabis consumption tied to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as legalization policies around the world.

Washington D.C. Councilmembers are set to vote on an emergency bill today eliminating the need for a doctor’s note to purchase medical cannabis by allowing individuals to ‘self-certify’ that they use cannabis for medical purposes.

A federal report found that cannabis samples in Connecticut linked to opioid overdoses had been cross-contaminated with fentanyl by a single dealer, and did not constitute a repeated pattern of adulteration.

Despite having decriminalized the possession of up to 10 grams of cannabis, Maryland’s state Court of Appeals ruled that cannabis odor is sufficient grounds for a brief, “investigatory” traffic stop.

Three cannabis cultivators in Humboldt County are facing fines of over $200,000 by the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board for alleged sediment discharge into tributaries of the Mad River.

Connecticut had received more than 37,000 cannabis business applications for just 56 licenses by the time the application window closed last week.

Republican lawmakers in North Carolina’s House of Representatives during a closed-door meeting decided not to advance the state’s Senate-approved medical cannabis reforms bill.

The SAFE Banking Act was removed from the COMPETES Act, a China competition bill, at the behest of Republican lawmakers who argued the cannabis banking reforms didn’t belong in the legislation.