Graham Abbott

Comedy Central’s ‘South Park’ recently skewered racial inequality in Colorado’s cannabis industry but while accurately depicting the racial imbalance among cannabis business owners, the show missed the mark on why advocates are calling for social equity.

Sentenced in 2014 to life in prison over a $20 weed deal, 39-year-old Kevin Allen has a shot at being set free under a new Louisiana law that allows district attorneys to reach post-conviction plea agreements with prisoners.

In an open letter to the industry published on Tuesday, the CEO of cannabis multistate operator Parallel pledged to support fundamental changes in the industry to improve equity in the space.

Leafly Holdings Inc. commenced trading this week on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol LFLY.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) signed the state’s medical cannabis bill into law yesterday, making it the 37th state with a medical marijuana program.

Montana cannabis retailers sold about $22.6 million worth of product during the state’s first month of legal adult-use sales.

The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals dismissed a lawsuit against the DEA this week filed by cancer patients who are seeking to use psilocybin to treat end-of-life depression and anxiety.

Under a new cannabis certification and registration process in New York, practitioners can now recommend medical cannabis for any condition they see fit.

The SAFE Banking Act — which has sought for years to let the cannabis industry access banking services — was revived last week as an attachment to the America COMPETES Act of 2022, a domestic spending bill.

Actor and comedian Jim Belushi appeared on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” last night for an interview about cannabis farming, business, and advocacy.

The combined sales from Montana’s new adult-use cannabis marketplace surpassed $1.5 million over its launch last weekend.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis issued pardons for 1,351 people who had been convicted of possessing two ounces or less of cannabis prior to the state’s legalization reforms.

A set of GOP companion bills in the House and Senate seeking to curb illegal fentanyl sales would also streamline the research of cannabis, psychedelics, and other Schedule I substances.

The government-funded Monitoring the Future survey — which is an annual check-in with eighth, 10th, and 12th-graders around the U.S. — found adolescent cannabis use plummeted this year despite the proliferation of new state-legal cannabis markets.

Visa issued a warning recently against dispensaries using “Cashless ATMs” to mimic the process of purchasing cannabis products with a credit or debit card.