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Oklahoma cannabis advocates have drafted and filed a constitutional amendment to legalize adult-use cannabis.

Florida election officials are fining Smart & Safe Florida $121,850 for missing the deadline on over 2,000 petition forms submitted for last year’s failed cannabis legalization initiative.

Lawmakers in Indiana, one of the few states where cannabis possession for any reason remains a misdemeanor offense, are considering a proposal to ban all forms of cannabis advertising.

A proposal under consideration by the Connecticut Senate Judiciary Committee would allow police to pull over drivers who are seen consuming cannabis while behind the wheel.

Missouri officials last week transferred more than $23.3 million in cannabis taxes. Half of the funds went to the Missouri Veterans Commission, the other half went to the Department of Health and Human Services for a drug treatment program.

California cannabis company Gold Flora has filed for a voluntary receivership due to “obligations from legacy lawsuits” and “mounting costs of operations and high-yield debt.”

Michigan cannabis regulators have revoked the license of cannabis processor Flavor Galaxy and barred the company’s owners from applying for new licenses, working in the industry, or holding any ownership stakes in a licensed Michigan cannabis business.

The U.S. Sentencing Commission reported that the number of federal charges for cannabis trafficking has hit an all-time low, down 93% since 2012.

For the second legislative session in a row, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) has vetoed a proposal to implement a regulated, adult-use cannabis industry in the state.

Total cannabis sales in Ohio have now surpassed $2.5 billion, with recent sales driven largely by the launch of the state’s adult-use cannabis industry last year.

The California state Supreme Court has de-published a prior ruling that said cannabis was illegal in the state due to federal law, meaning it can no longer be used as a legal precedent for other cases.

Washington state cannabis regulators have issued a sweeping recall of more than 500 batches of vape products manufactured by Northwest Cannabis Solutions, one of the state’s largest cannabis processors.

The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals has voided four more temporary restraining orders on the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission concerning its medical cannabis licensing actions.

A recent secret shopper program by New Jersey-based Safe Leaf Society found through lab testing that 28% of the cannabis pre-rolls in the state exceeded regulatory microbial limits.

37-year-old Ma Yang, a Hmong American woman who has lived in Wisconsin since she was 8 months old, was deported to Laos last week due to filing a guilty plea in 2020 for her role in a federal cannabis trafficking case.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against the former CFO of Acreage Holdings for allegedly lying to Acreage’s auditor and falsifying the company’s accounting records.

A recent study released by AAA found nearly 85% of cannabis consumers drive on the same day they consume cannabis.

Twenty-six cannabis companies spent over $1.6 million on lobbying for cannabis reforms in Pennsylvania last year, with over $800,000 coming from multi-state operators.

Missouri lawmakers in the House General Laws Committee blocked a bill for the second time this month seeking to regulate THC-infused hemp products.

State officials in Ohio are withholding more than $10 million in adult-use cannabis tax revenue that was, according to the voter-approved legalization law, supposed to be earmarked for local governments that opted to allow cannabis businesses.

A proposal in Maine seeks to ban cannabis advertising in the state except for on company websites, company signage and properties, and in business directories.

A Colorado proposal that would have added new age restrictions to higher-dose products and implement new packaging requirements has been pulled by its sponsor in committee.

A California Superior Court judge has ruled that neighbors within a one-mile radius of a cannabis greenhouse in Carpinteria Valley can collectively seek damages for an unpleasant cannabis odor wafting onto their properties.