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Missouri cannabis dispensaries topped $350 million in sales during the state’s first three months of adult-use sales, and the industry remains on track to exceed $1 billion in sales during the program’s first year.

Activists in Ohio are again collecting signatures to put a cannabis ballot initiative before voters in November after state lawmakers failed to pass a citizen-authored legalization initiative this year.

Creso Pharma has agreed to fully acquire Australia-based Health House International, which works in the international distribution of medical cannabis products and is licensed to store and trade controlled substances including psilocybin and MDMA.

Oregon regulators have granted the state’s first psychedelic medicine treatment center license to Epic Healing Eugene, which plans to start serving patients later this month.

The Tennessee Legislature approved a bill to regulate hemp-derived cannabinoids including delta-8 and delta-9 THC, sending the proposal to Gov. Bill Lee’s (R) desk for his signature.

Scammers running a fake cannabis delivery service in Boston used a family’s home address without their knowledge, sending would-be customers to the home to pick up cannabis after already collecting payment.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) signed a bill on Wednesday to implement the state’s adult-use cannabis legalization policy.

Adult-use and medical cannabis retailers in Massachusetts are now allowed to provide seeds and clones for personal home grows.

The Cannabis Industry Alliance of Oregon has asked state lawmakers to prevent the expansion of companies with “a flagrant disregard for state laws and fair business practices,” specifically calling out the cannabis retail chain La Mota for allegedly owing more than $1.5 million to other operators.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed the state’s budget bill on Thursday, securing $16 million to help officials crack down on unlicensed cannabis operators.

The campaign to put a cannabis legalization question before Florida voters in 2024 has collected 94% of the necessary signatures.

Colorado-based Terrapin said it has canceled its plan to build a production facility in Auburn, New York due to ongoing delays in the state’s licensing process.

Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan submitted her resignation this week due to controversy surrounding her role as a cannabis industry consultant.

Lawmakers in the Florida House passed a bill that sets the age limit for purchasing hemp products containing THC at 21 but stops short of setting a maximum dose for such products; the Senate-approved proposal goes next to Gov. Ron DeSantis (R).

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) has created a blind trust for his assets, which includes about $1.2 million — about 46% of the governor’s assets — in cannabis company stocks.

Sen. John Tester (D-MT), chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, said that a proposal to research medical cannabis use by veterans may be dead following its rejection in the Senate last week.

Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan said she canceled her side gig as a consultant to La Mota, an embattled cannabis brand, after days of Republican lawmakers calling for her resignation and after the governor requested an ethics inquiry into the role.

Lawmakers in the Florida Senate have passed a hemp regulations proposal that includes no THC caps for products sold in the state. The bill moves next to the House for consideration.

The Texas House approved a cannabis decriminalization proposal last week, reducing penalties for possession up to an ounce. The bill moves next to the Senate, which rejected similar legislation in 2019 and 2021.

Lawmakers in the Minnesota Senate narrowly approved an adult-use cannabis legalization bill last week on a 34-33 party-line vote.

Canada-based INCA Renewable Technologies, which manufactures natural fiber composites, has secured $40 million in funding toward new hemp-related projects.

Multiple Harlem-based businesses together filed a lawsuit this week that seeks to prevent the opening of a planned adult-use dispensary in the area.

Georgia officials issued licenses this week for the state’s first five medical cannabis dispensaries.

A recent survey of Maine’s medical cannabis industry found that more than 1,350 caregivers have left the program since the end of 2021.