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PepsiCo is introducing a new beverage infused with hemp seed oil under the company’s Rockstar Energy product line.

Two cannabis entrepreneurs in Ohio have announced upcoming expungement clinics on February 16 in Columbus, Dayton, Cincinnati, and Cleveland.

Punk-reggae band Sublime is collaborating with California’s The Healing Plant to release a new branded line of cannabis products.

An Arkansas judge has blocked officials from issuing the state’s last two cannabis dispensary licenses until a lawsuit alleging racial bias in the application process can be heard.

Three campaigns to put a cannabis legalization question on Florida ballots have failed, meaning the state’s last path forward on the issue this year is its politically polarized Legislature.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) signed the state’s medical cannabis bill into law yesterday, making it the 37th state with a medical marijuana program.

Montana cannabis retailers sold about $22.6 million worth of product during the state’s first month of legal adult-use sales.

The NFL is donating $1 million to researchers to study the effects of cannabinoids on pain management in elite athletes.

MedMen is seeking to subpoena New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s (D) office in a lawsuit alleging that officials used their influence to help a competitor purchase the company’s New York operations as a favor for political contributions.

A new study found that since Canada federally legalized cannabis in October 2018, the crop has boosted the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) by $43.5 billion.

The Illinois Supreme Court blocked an appeal by a prospective craft cannabis licensee asking the court to lift the state’s hold on new cannabis industry licenses.

This editorial was contributed by Christine De La Rosa, co-founder and CEO of The People’s Ecosystem, a California-based and equity-focused multistate cannabis operator.

The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals dismissed a lawsuit against the DEA this week filed by cancer patients who are seeking to use psilocybin to treat end-of-life depression and anxiety.

Under a new cannabis certification and registration process in New York, practitioners can now recommend medical cannabis for any condition they see fit.

Idaho has started to issue hemp licenses and, as the last state in the U.S. to legalize hemp, its producers are looking at the crop as a major economic opportunity.

The SAFE Banking Act — which has sought for years to let the cannabis industry access banking services — was revived last week as an attachment to the America COMPETES Act of 2022, a domestic spending bill.

An armored car company in California filed a lawsuit against the FBI and San Bernardino County Sheriff’s department, alleging they illegally seized cash the company was transporting for state-licensed cannabis companies.

Following advocates’ successful push for the state’s initiated statute process, Ohio lawmakers now have four months to consider a cannabis legalization bill or the campaign could push the issue to a vote on state ballots.

Vermont’s House Judiciary Committee is reviewing three different drug reform bills that range from personal use decriminalization to substance abuse disorder treatment.

Costa Rica President Carlos Alvarado vetoed a bill to legalize medical cannabis and industrial hemp over provisions related to personal use and consumption.

New Jersey’s adult-use sales are unlikely to begin next month, according to the state’s top cannabis regulator.

A Delaware proposal to legalize adult-use cannabis passed the House Health & Human Development Committee and moves next to the Appropriations Committee.

Connecticut will start accepting applications for adult-use cannabis licenses next month. The first licenses will be for cultivators and retailers seeking social equity licenses.

Amazon has endorsed a Republican-led federal cannabis legalization bill, noting that federal prohibition has a negative effect on their workforce.