Graham Abbott

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) has asked state regulatory and law enforcement officials to coordinate an effort against intoxicating hemp products, which he called a danger to public health and safety.

Nebraska state senators have announced public forums coming this weekend across the Omaha area to discuss medical cannabis policy with the public.

The Montana Legislature has passed a bill allowing the state’s tribal nations and the governor’s office to establish compacts to legalize and regulate cannabis on a per-reservation basis.

An Arizona judge has rejected a request to block the attorney general’s crackdown on intoxicating hemp products in the state.

The alcohol industry trade association American Beverage Licensees recently recommended that states restrict the sale of intoxicating THC products to businesses that are licensed to sell alcohol.

A Texas appeals court has struck down Austin’s voter-approved and locally adopted cannabis decriminalization ordinance.

Minnesota cannabis officials have announced a $2 million grant program to support cannabis farmers and organizations that are working to help cannabis farmers in the state.

An Alabama court ruling has overturned the 2023 issuing of medical cannabis business licenses by the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission.

A recent meta-analysis of over 10,000 studies suggests that medical cannabis has the potential to help treat symptoms of cancer.

Tennessee lawmakers have sent a bill to Gov. Bill Lee’s desk that would set new heavy restrictions on hemp products, threatening to upend the state’s hemp industry.

A bipartisan proposal filed in the House of Representatives would federally legalize cannabis in states, territories, and tribal nations that have already passed adult-use reforms.

The state auditor of Kentucky has launched an investigation into the lottery-based licensing process used for the state’s new medical cannabis program.

Researchers at UC Davis say they have developed an analog of LSD named JRT that encourages neuroplasticity without psychedelic side effects, and could be an effective treatment for schizophrenia.

Republican lawmakers in the Tennessee House have passed a bill banning many of the state’s most popular hemp products, threatening to upend the industry. The bill has yet to be considered in the Senate.

The Rhode Island Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) has voted to approve final regulations for the state’s medical and adult-use cannabis industries that place both industries under the CCC’s regulatory control.

California’s Unified Cannabis Enforcement Task Force and agencies including the Department of Fish & Wildlife and the Department of Cannabis Control report having seized over $316 million in illicit cannabis products during Q1 2025.

The Colorado State Patrol said about 600 pounds of cannabis was stolen earlier this month from a secured evidence parking lot. The cannabis had been seized during a “highway drug investigation” and was scheduled for destruction.

The Florida Senate has voted unanimously for a measure that would ban hemp-derived delta-8 THC and implement new restrictions on hemp-derived delta-9 THC products.

A crowd of hemp supporters descended on the Texas State Capitol building to voice their distaste for the Legislature’s efforts to heavily restrict or even ban hemp-derived THC products in the state.

New York cannabis officials are investigating whether one of the state’s licensed processors is creating products using cannabis laundered from other state markets.

Florida lawmakers in a House committee voted to advance a proposal to waive the medical cannabis registration fees for veterans and extend the certification period for cannabis patients from one year to two years.

In a recent ruling, a Minnesota judge ordered officials to proceed with the social equity cannabis pre-licensing lottery that the state previously abandoned amid multiple lawsuits.

The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with a former truck driver who is seeking triple damages in a lawsuit after a CBD product that was advertised as containing zero THC caused him to fail a drug test, which resulted in his firing.

The first messaging on cannabis policy out of the second Trump Administration is that “no action is being considered at this time.”