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Lawmakers in the Virginia Senate Rehabilitation and Social Services Committee have advanced a bill to create a legal framework for adult-use cannabis sales in the state.

Officials in Toronto said they will stop cracking down on illegal cannabis shops due to budget and safety concerns.

The Ohio Division of Cannabis Control said the state’s cannabis industry sold more than $242 million worth of products in 2024, including 32,000 pounds of raw plant material and 4 million pounds of manufactured products.

Two Oklahoma proposals seek to impose new restrictions on the state’s medical cannabis industry: one bill would reduce purchase limits, and the other contains new industry advertising restrictions.

The New York adult-use cannabis industry recently exceeded $1 billion in total sales according to the annual Office of Cannabis Management industry report.

The price of cannabis flower in Ohio’s new adult-use market fell $50 in the last four months, from $261.50 in August to $211.00 in December.

The Delaware Office of the Marijuana Commissioner has awarded the state’s first 15 adult-use dispensary licenses. The winners were selected by lottery from a pool of 529 applicants.

Licensed cannabis dispensaries in Massachusetts have surpassed $7 billion in sales since the adult-use market launched in 2018.

Connecticut cannabis prices hit an all-time low this year at $10.86 per gram, according to data from the Department of Consumer Protection.

The average price of cannabis flower in Michigan dropped to $74 per ounce in October, down almost $20 from September.

Data shows that millennials made about 45% of the cannabis industry’s pre-roll purchases from 2023 to mid-2024.

Licensed adult-use cannabis retailers in Ohio have sold nearly $132 million worth of cannabis products, according to recent data from the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Cannabis Control.

Adult-use cannabis dispensaries can legally provide home delivery services under new state regulations that took effect on Friday.

Curaleaf dispensaries in Arizona are selling election-themed cannabis flower strains — Donald OG, Kamala Kush, and Space Jill — named after the Republican, Democratic, and Green Party candidates for U.S. president.

A report by the Texas Department of Public Safety found the state’s medical cannabis program does not provide “statewide access” for qualifying patients and suggested that officials should take steps to expand the program’s accessibility.

Licensed cannabis dispensaries in Ohio have sold more than $76.2 million worth of cannabis products in under two months of operation.

Cannabis regulators in Vermont have paused accepting new cannabis retail and some cultivation applications in an effort to curb the “problem of retail saturation.”

Los Angeles County officials this week approved a motion to “deplatform” unlicensed cannabis dispensaries from online platforms like Google and Yelp.

Michigan cannabis retailers set a new monthly sales record of $295.4 million in August, which marked the third consecutive month of increasing sales for the state.

Licensed cannabis dispensaries in Ohio sold more than $44 million worth of cannabis during the first month of adult-use sales, according to state data.

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians on Saturday opened the Great Smoky Cannabis Company to all adult-use cannabis customers. The shop, located in the Qualla Boundary, is North Carolina’s first and only retail cannabis location.

California Attorney General Bob Ronta said police officers last week busted a retail burglary ring that targeted cannabis shops, leading to nearly two dozen arrests.

Cannabis pre-rolls were the fastest-growing product category in the cannabis industry last year for the second year in a row with an 11.89% jump in sales revenue year-over-year, according to a white paper report.

Cannabis product prices in Michigan have fallen nearly 14.5% this year with the average price for an ounce of flower reaching the industry’s all-time low of $79.70 in July.