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The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments over whether a truck driver who was fired for failing a drug test after using a CBD product advertised as containing no THC can sue the manufacturer under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO.

Curaleaf dispensaries in Arizona are selling election-themed cannabis flower strains — Donald OG, Kamala Kush, and Space Jill — named after the Republican, Democratic, and Green Party candidates for U.S. president.

Officials with the Florida Chamber of Commerce have launched a website opposing Amendment 3, the state’s adult-use cannabis legalization amendment heading to voters this November.

A California judge last week ruled that the state’s emergency regulations restricting the sale of intoxicating hemp products can continue, blocking a legal challenge brought by hemp companies.

Only seven of Missouri’s first 24 social equity cannabis dispensary license winners have been formally certified by state officials, while the other 17 were found to be ineligible by the Division of Cannabis Regulations.

Nebraska officials are questioning the validity of more than half of the already-validated signatures on the state’s petitions to legalize medical cannabis; advocates say the approach is “working to silence and disenfranchise” Nebraska citizens.

The Marijuana Policy Project released its 2024 cannabis policy reform voter guide covering the governors and U.S. Senate races taking place this November.

A recent study in the Journal of Cannabis Research found that government sources are generally the least likely sources of information used by individuals looking to learn about cannabis.

Missouri health officials have requested nearly $900,000 to enforce this year’s executive order by Gov. Mike Parson (R) to ban intoxicating hemp products.

Delaware cannabis regulators have received more than 1,260 adult-use cannabis business applications ahead of the state’s September 30 deadline.

The West Virginia Supreme Court will soon hear the appeal of an individual who was denied access to medical cannabis due to being on probation.

Democratic U.S. Representatives Jarrold Nadler (D-NY) and Fran Pallone Jr. (D-NJ) this week called on DEA head Anne Milgram to take “swift action” in moving cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under federal law.

Arkansas state officials said the ballot initiative to expand the state’s medical cannabis program was more than 2,000 signatures short of what’s needed to qualify for November’s ballot.

California’s Unified Cannabis Enforcement Taskforce seized 2,652 illegally cultivated cannabis plants and “multiple bags” of illegal pesticides, the governor said on Monday.

Licensed cannabis dispensaries in Ohio have sold more than $76.2 million worth of cannabis products in under two months of operation.

Cannabis regulators in Vermont have paused accepting new cannabis retail and some cultivation applications in an effort to curb the “problem of retail saturation.”

A judge in Lancaster County, Nebraska is allowing parts of a lawsuit that challenges the state’s two petitions to legalize medical cannabis to move forward.

Los Angeles County officials this week approved a motion to “deplatform” unlicensed cannabis dispensaries from online platforms like Google and Yelp.

Maryland collected nearly $22.4 million in cannabis taxes during the second quarter of 2024, a 52% increase from the previous quarter.

About 14% of respondents in a recent Minnesota poll said they have consumed cannabis or hemp-derived THC products in the past month.

With a combined $105.08 million in support and opposition funds, the Florida constitutional amendment to legalize adult-use cannabis is the most expensive legalization campaign in the U.S. since 2010.

West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Steve Williams said he would support a voter referendum to legalize adult-use cannabis in the state.