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Nearly double the rate of people in Japan were involved in cannabis-related criminal cases compared to last year, a record for the country where 70% of offenders are in their 20s or younger.

The wholesale price for medical cannabis flower in Pennsylvania has fallen 36% since 2020 but the average retail price is down just 14% over the same time period.

Arkansas saw medical cannabis sales reach $21.1 million in February, bringing a total of $2.333 million in tax revenues.

The Tuscaloosa, Alabama City Council Public Safety Committee advanced a provision to lower penalties for low-level cannabis crimes to a ticket instead of the maximum penalty of 180 days in jail.

Iowa Senate Republicans rejected a Democratic bid to add an adult-use cannabis provision to a bill concerning heroin penalties.

A bipartisan federal bill would instruct the U.N. to deschedule cannabis, arguing the war on drugs has negatively affected human rights, health, security, and development on a global scale.

Cresco Labs agreed to acquire Columbia Care Inc. in a $2 billion acquisition deal that will see the firm become the largest multi-state operator in the U.S.

Aurora Cannabis Inc. has acquired Thrive Cannabis’ parent company TerraFarma Inc. in a deal worth $38 million.

New Mexico will open its first adult-use cannabis shops on April 1 with a requirement that retailers set aside 20% of their product for the medical cannabis program.

A Florida judge ruled that Dr. Joseph Dorn didn’t violate state law when he approved two undercover police officers who were posing as PTSD patients for the state’s medical cannabis program.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) signed six medical cannabis and hemp bills last week containing changes to the state’s voter-approved laws.

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) said that he doesn’t think it is the right time to legalize cannabis in the state because they are just getting the opioid crisis under control.

U.S. officials have not had access to WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner since her February 17 arrest in Russia.

A 30-day restraining order issued by a judge in Fulton County, Georgia prohibits Gwinnett County District Attorney Patsy Austin-Gaston from prosecuting people for possessing or selling synthetic cannabinoids.

A California Senate proposal would create new tax credits for state-licensed cannabis retailers to lift some of the financial pressures off legal operators.

Kentucky’s GOP-controlled House of Representatives voted 59-64 to pass a bill giving patients with certain severe illnesses access to a state medical cannabis program.

The cannabis industry helped drive unionization efforts for retail workers in 2021, according to data from the National Labor Relations Board.

Virginia’s Senate unanimously approved a bill to regulate delta-8 THC products with labeling, potency and purity testing, licensing, and age limit requirements.

The majority of Nevada’s cannabis industry workforce is white and male — especially among C-suite positions — according to data from the state’s Cannabis Compliance Board.

Montana’s Supreme Court has approved temporary rules for expunging or revising prior cannabis convictions as required by the state’s voter-approved adult-use cannabis law.

Colorado cannabis regulators issued a product recall for packaged cannabis flower by LivWell Enlightened Health that was sold from December 30, 2021, through January 20, 2022. 

Tyson 2.0, Mike Tyson’s cannabis company, is now selling cannabis-infused gummies in the shape of Evander Holyfield’s ear after the infamous biting incident.

Rider University in New Jersey will offer an online cannabis studies certificate program including courses on accounting and finance, communications and marketing, sales, management, public policy, law, and research and development.

Two companies have accused the DEA of delaying the application process for bulk cannabis manufacturing in the production of cannabinoid-based pharmaceuticals.