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A recent survey found that 21% of people doing Dry January — where participants abstain from alcohol for the entire month of January — are replacing their alcohol consumption with cannabis and CBD products.

New York’s emerging adult-use cannabis industry is the most anticipated new market since California and even non-cannabis companies — like the Koffee Kat cafe in Plattsburgh — are adapting to the changing tides.

Oklahoma City police are investigating a series of related burglaries at licensed cannabis grow sites throughout the city and surrounding area.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s executive order to allow for limited medical cannabis access in the state has led to a patchwork of state hospital policies covering cannabis use by patients.

Delta-8 THC products have generated nearly $2 billion in revenue over the last two years.

Texas officials have opened the application process for licensing new dispensaries under the state’s limited medical cannabis program.

The Minnesota House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee advanced a proposal to legalize adult-use cannabis last week.

Oregon cannabis regulators issued a recall for vape products by Firefly Extracts due to the presence of artificially derived CBN and synthetic CBC.

If Hawaii were to legalize adult-use cannabis, the state’s annual cannabis tax revenue could reach between $34 million and $53 million. Lawmakers are likely to consider a legalization proposal later this year.

Connecticut dispensaries sold $359,130 worth of cannabis products on the opening day of the state’s regulated adult-use market.

Arizona dispensaries sold $84.5 million worth of adult-use cannabis products in October 2022, a new monthly record for the state.

Three out of 10 adults with chronic pain in states with legal medical cannabis access use cannabis products to manage their pain, according to a recent study.

Minnesota lawmakers’ proposal to legalize adult-use cannabis includes social equity considerations, home grow provisions, and an additional 8% tax on cannabis products.

Connecticut has launched its regulated adult-use cannabis market with nine retail dispensaries opening across the state on Tuesday.

Illinois cannabis dispensaries sold more than $1.55 billion worth of adult-use cannabis in 2022, a new record for the state.

The Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled that using medical cannabis under the care of a physician while pregnant is not considered child neglect.

Adult-use cannabis sales by Maine dispensaries nearly doubled last year from 2021 — the state’s first full year of sales — to just under $159 million.

Missouri regulators have released the sample application for adults who want to grow their own cannabis under the state’s voter-approved legalization measure.

Multiple Oregon cannabis farmers claim they are owned tens of thousands of dollars by Chalice Brands for cannabis flower, pre-rolls, edibles, and other products retailed by the brand from its multiple dispensaries.

New Mexico cannabis dispensaries broke yet another monthly sales record in December after recording $28 million in adult-use and $15.1 million in medical sales.

The Scottish National Investment Bank is investing £2 million (about $2.4 million) into Scotland-based IndiNature Mill, a firm which specializes in hemp-based insulation products.

The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA Pain Medicine) released guidelines calling for all patients to be screened for cannabis use before surgery, citing concerns that regular cannabis consumers can experience more post-op pain and nausea.

A federal survey found 52.5 million Americans aged 12 and older, about 20%, reported having used cannabis over the past year.

Multiple physicians’ organizations in Vermont are urging lawmakers to maintain THC potency caps in state-legal cannabis products — currently, flower products are capped at 30% THC potency and there is a 60% max potency for concentrates.