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The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority is set to become a freestanding state agency as per a bill approved by state lawmakers.

Thailand’s Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is planning to give away one million cannabis plants to Thai citizens when the plant is legalized in June.

Voters in Austin, Texas have overwhelmingly approved a measure to decriminalize cannabis possession and ban no-knock search warrants in the city.

Cannabis advocacy group Legal Missouri collected and submitted twice the number of signatures needed to add an adult-use legalization question to ballots this November.

Consuming cannabis flower has been shown to improve symptoms of fatigue in 91% of study participants, according to new research by the University of New Mexico.

New York regulators approved an additional 36 cannabis cultivation licenses this week, bringing the total to 88 licenses in the state.

Weedmaps has acquired Enlighten, a cannabis-focused digital menu and ad company.

New Mexico retailers sold about $22.1 million in cannabis products during the state’s first month of adult-use sales.

Cannabis advocacy group South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws has submitted signatures to add a cannabis legalization question to voter ballots for the second time in the state.

Connecticut’s quasi-public venture capital arm Connecticut Innovations has invested in 1906, a low-dose medical cannabis company.

A lawsuit filed against John Boehner claims the former U.S. House Speaker allegedly stole data and talking points from cannabis advocacy group 10 Campaign and used them to start his own organization.

Senators from both sides of the aisle are in support of adding the SAFE Banking Act to a separate bill, the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, aimed at easing manufacturing and supply chain issues.

Workers at a cannabis cultivation site in Gresham, Oregon walked off the job on Monday, alleging their employer had initiated actions to impede unionization efforts.

The New York Supreme Court determined that a $600 million lawsuit against Acreage Holdings and 30 other defendants can proceed.

Maridose LLC, based in Florida, is close to obtaining DEA approval to cultivate cannabis for research purposes in Maine.

Cannabis retailers in British Columbia, Canada are suing the province’s attorney general, minister of public safety, and Community Safety Unit over unlicensed cannabis sales on First Nation lands.

New York’s Cannabis Control Board Chair Tremaine Wright and Office of Cannabis Management Director Chris Alexander have stated separately that they anticipate adult-use sales could begin by fall.

Major consumer goods companies like Kellogg Company and PepsiCo, Inc. appealed to Congress to stop the proliferation of cannabis products mimicking their brand.

Medical cannabis legislation in Kansas has again failed for the year after stalling in the state Senate.

A proposal in California would allow for cannabis sales in farmers markets and establish permits for offering cannabis products at state-licensed events.

Two bills to legalize cannabis were defeated in the New Hampshire Senate on Thursday, likely the last opportunity for enacting the reforms this year.

Four cannabis-related bills in Maine took effect this week, shoring up regulatory gaps around cannabis delivery, hiring, and protections for caregivers.

Cumberland Curative, a medical cannabis company, has filed suit against the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission alleging a conflict of interests in the scoring of state license applications.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) signed legislation this week to create a cannabis research center at the University of Kentucky.