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Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb said he will not pardon low-level cannabis possession charges in the state despite President Biden’s request for governors to issue state-level cannabis pardons.

Multistate cannabis operator Curaleaf will pay $100,000 to settle a class-action lawsuit related to a 2021 incident wherein the company sold drops labeled for CBD but which actually contained THC.

A recent poll found that Arkansas voters may have cooled on the state’s upcoming cannabis legalization initiative as support for the initiative has dropped to 50.5%, about eight points lower than last month’s polling.

A class action lawsuit filed in California seeks unspecified damages from a cannabis brand that is alleged to have inflated THC labels on some of its products.

Trulieve has released a statement disputing some of the press reports about the death of employee Lorna McMurrey at the company’s facility in Holyoke, Massachusetts in January.

Green Thumb Industries has partnered with Circle K stores to launch medical cannabis dispensaries adjacent to its convenience stores in Florida.

The German government has outlined its plan to legalize adult-use cannabis nationally including provisions allowing for possession of up to 20 grams and homegrow of up to two plants.

The Pennsylvania Agriculture Department has secured $200,000 in grant funding for projects that increase awareness and sales in the state’s hemp industry.

A Washington, D.C. cannabis company has filed a lawsuit for nearly $800,000 in damaged product and cash seized during raids on multiple locations last year.

The Oregon Water Resources Department has seen a 160% increase this year in Notice of Violations which have been issued primarily to unregulated cannabis farms in the state.

A new poll has found that 60% of Minnesotans are in favor of the new cannabis reform laws that include the legalization of edibles and beverages with less than 5 milligrams of THC.

On Monday, the Czech cabinet was slated to review a draft plan for addressing drug addiction in the country including launching a regulated cannabis market and increasing spending on treatment.

Despite adult-use reforms in Virginia, Black people are still disproportionately arrested for cannabis-related charges than other races.

The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics is working with law enforcement in an effort to target criminal organizations operating within the state’s medical cannabis program.

Voters in Colorado will vote next month on the legalization of psilocybin and psilocin for therapeutic purposes.

Uber Eats has begun to deliver cannabis from licensed retailers in Toronto through a partnership with Leafly.

The campaign to legalize adult-use cannabis in Missouri has raised nearly $700,000 in large donations, primarily from the state’s current medical cannabis license holders.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) said the state will issue pardons to individuals convicted of low-level cannabis possession charges.

Arkansas’ medical cannabis sales, having already reached $205 million so far this year, are close to outpacing 2021’s sales record of $264.9 million.

The Alabama Medical Cannabis Association, launched last month, named government affairs veteran Patrick Lindsey as the group’s first executive director. 

The California Department of Justice’s annual Campaign Against Marijuana Planting said that nearly 1 million illegally grown plants were eradicated and more than 200,000 pounds of processed cannabis were seized during the 2022 season.

San Diego, California has approved a social-equity program that includes fee waivers, start-up loans, and other business assistance.

California Gavin Newsom (D) called for creating the Unified Cannabis Enforcement Taskforce, a multi-agency unit designed to combat illegal cannabis operations.

During a Monday appearance on ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers,’ Vice President Kamala Harris (D) said no one should be sent to jail for smoking cannabis. The statement came the week after President Biden issued federal pardons for cannabis possession.