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U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland reiterated his thoughts that enforcing federal cannabis possession laws is “not an efficient use” of government resources.

Cumberland Curative, a medical cannabis company, has filed suit against the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission alleging a conflict of interests in the scoring of state license applications.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) signed legislation this week to create a cannabis research center at the University of Kentucky.

The Connecticut House passed a bill this week to restrict cannabis advertising, crack down on commercial gifting, and allow physician assistants to write medical cannabis prescriptions.

California cannabis growers are being excluded from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s fallowing policy, a practice that grants funds to farmers for leaving their fields empty amid historic drought conditions.

DoorDash is entering the cannabis industry via a partnership with Toronto-based cannabis retailer Superette.

New hemp industry regulations for New York take effect this week; the new rules include stricter labeling and testing requirements for hemp products.

While a recent DEA letter appeared to suggest that cannabis material containing less than 0.3% THC is federally legal under the 2018 Farm Bill, legal experts still caution against sending seeds, clones, and other byproducts by mail.

Veriheal announced its third annual Innovation Scholarship Fund which is open to students seeking to become “the new generation of cannabis entrepreneurs.”

President Joe Biden (D) is commuting the sentences of just 75 individuals who were convicted of non-violent drug offenses to mark Second Chance Month.

Ohio legislators have introduced a cannabis legalization bill written by the advocacy group Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol.

Oregon enacted a moratorium on granting new cannabis licenses for applications submitted after January 1, 2022.

Two hemp companies in Alberta, Canada have received a combined sum of $900,000 in government grants to help build out their processing facilities.

Cannabis legalization advocates with New Approach North Dakota are launching a signature-gathering campaign to put the issue on 2022 ballots.

The author of a Tennessee bill seeking to ban delta-8 has altered the legislation to instead carry language regulating the hemp-derived substance.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) wants to include $4.8 million in his Fiscal Year 2023 Executive Budget for cannabis businesses in communities most impacted by the war on drugs.

Cleveland, Ohio officials have filed motions to expunge over 4,000 cannabis-related criminal convictions dating back to 2017.

A federal lawsuit filed this week accuses Chicago-based cannabis companies of running a “cartel” and seeks to end cannabis licensing caps, divest the existing companies of all their assets, and legalize all amounts of cannabis.

Nearly one-third of employees in the financial, tech, or corporate services sector have used cannabis while working or during the workday, according to a new survey.

A group of Washington D.C. cannabis advocates recently brought thousands of pounds of supplies to citizens displaced by the ongoing and destructive invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces.

The Democratic Party of Alabama unveiled an adult-use cannabis legalization website on 4/20 to discuss the state’s failed efforts to pass updated policies.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) is looking for options to legalize medical cannabis in the state after the Senate majority leader killed the latest bill last month.

The New Hampshire Senate Ways and Means Committee voted unanimously against a bill that seeks to legalize adult-use cannabis and put the state liquor commission in charge of regulating the industry.

Excise taxes for cannabis far exceeded those of alcohol in 11 states with functional cannabis programs, according to an Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy report.