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Minnesota lawmakers have delivered a proposal to Gov. Tim Walz’s (D) desk that changes the state’s cannabis legalization law and establishes the state’s adult-use market.

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (R) said that even though the state’s voter-approved medical cannabis program is stuck behind a deadlocked Legislature, his administration will provide support and resources to the newly created Medical Cannabis Commission.

The Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association has published a map of tribal cannabis and hemp programs in the U.S. The map was developed in collaboration with cannabis law firm Vicente LLP through research and interviews with tribal leaders.

Researchers monitoring Switzerland’s adult-use cannabis pilot program found that legal cannabis access could reduce problematic cannabis consumption.

Lawmakers in a key Pennsylvania Senate committee have rejected the adult-use cannabis legalization proposal recently passed in the House.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) has signed into law a bill that tasks the state cannabis regulators with creating training requirements and periodic refresher programs for physicians who recommend to the state’s medical cannabis program.

For the third year in a row, Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin have removed provisions from Gov. Tony Evers’ (D) proposed state budget seeking to legalize adult-use cannabis.

Under a budget proposal from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D), medical cannabis operators would have to pay a $15 million licensing fee to participate in the adult-use market.

A proposed rule for the adult-use industry in Michigan would require cannabis businesses to provide “real-time access and live monitoring” to regulators via a web-based portal.

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up a challenge to Mississippi’s ban on medical cannabis advertising in the state.

Duke Rodriguez, the CEO of Ultra Health – New Mexico’s largest cannabis business – is considering a 2026 bid for governor.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has vetoed a proposal passed by lawmakers to improve medical cannabis product labeling in the state.

Lawmakers in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives have introduced a new proposal to legalize adult-use cannabis.

The Ohio Senate unanimously passed a bill to limit the sale of intoxicating hemp products to state-licensed adult-use cannabis dispensaries.

Nebraska House lawmakers will reconsider a bill to implement the state’s voter-approved medical cannabis program after initially voting against it; the compromise legislation would allow vaping but prohibits smoking.

After the election victory of Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Cannabis Council of Canada is calling on the new government to “address glaring gaps and shortcomings in the legal cannabis industry.”

Parents of would-be medical cannabis patients are suing the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission over the delayed implementation of the state’s medical cannabis program.

New York cannabis officials say the state is home to more than 500 cannabis brands and over 260 operational dispensaries.

Average dispensary prices in New York have reached $38.96 for 3.5 grams of cannabis, slightly below the average price-per-eighth during the industry’s launch, which was $41.13.

Vermont Lt. Gov. John Rodgers (R) has called on lawmakers to protect small businesses in the state by letting licensed cannabis cultivators sell their products directly to consumers.

Indiana lawmakers have approved a ban on “any medium” of cannabis advertising in the state, including billboards, flyers, and television advertisements. It’s unclear how the proposal would affect online ads.

San Francisco-based Lazy Bear, a two-star Michelin restaurant, has partnered with cannabis cultivator Sonoma Hills Farm for a cannabis strain called Lazy Bear Reserve.

Ohio officials noted a $3 million jump in retail cannabis sales in the weeks leading up to this year’s 4/20, which was the first 4/20 celebration since the state launched adult-use sales.