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Merrick Garland, President Biden’s pick for the new U.S. Attorney General, signaled a likely shift in federal law enforcement’s approach to state-legal cannabis markets.

New social equity legislation in Massachusetts includes language establishing cannabis business loans, loan forgiveness, and more.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, months after the state voted to legalize, has finally accepted and signed into law the legislature’s cannabis legalization language.

The former CEO of Eaze is expected to plead guilty to charges in connection to a case against two businessmen accused of tricking banks into processing $100 million in illegal debit/credit card payments.

The conservative think-tank founded by Steve Bannon has released a report titled ‘Cannabis Cronyism’ that alleges profound political corruption in the cannabis space.

A South Dakota judge has ruled in favor of nullifying a cannabis legalization constitutional amendment approved by voters last November. The dispute moves next to the state’s Supreme Court.

Q13 Fox Seattle, a Fox Broadcasting Company affiliate, botched its coverage of former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch’s new Dodi Blunts product line, mistakenly reporting that the blunts were infused with actual 24-carat diamonds.

GW Pharmaceuticals, creator of the first FDA-approved medication made from cannabis, is set to be purchased by Jazz Pharmaceuticals in a $7.2 billion cash-and-stock deal.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sens. Cory Booker and Ron Wyden have announced the forming of a Senate coalition dedicated to legalizing cannabis at the federal level.

A woman who filmed herself participating in the riots at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington DC last week has professional ties to the cannabis industry.

Arizona regulators released the first draft rules for the state’s adult-use cannabis marketplace. The license application period is set to open on January 19.

In yet another sign of growing public approval for cannabis reforms, a recent survey shows that a 70% supermajority of Americans supports the expungement of cannabis convictions.

The U.S. House has voted in favor of the MORE Act, a landmark legalization bill that would end the federal prohibition of cannabis.

Lawmakers in the House of Representatives will vote next week on the MORE Act, which aims to federally deschedule cannabis and expunge prior cannabis convictions.

Ferrera Candy Co. — the maker of Nerds candy — is filing suit against California’s Tops Cannabis for trademark infringement and the alleged sale of cannabis-infused Nerds parody products.

Richard DeLisi, who has served 31 years of a 90-year prison sentence for nonviolent cannabis convictions, is set for an early release this winter in time to spend Christmas with his family.

The latest Gallup poll shows that 68 percent of Americans support legalizing cannabis for adults; it is the pollster’s highest-ever recorded level of support for the issue.

With the landmark passage of Measures 109 and 110, Oregon voters have opted to decriminalize drugs and legalize medicinal psilocybin.

New Jersey’s Ballot Question No. 1 was approved by voters with an overwhelming 2:1 margin of support.

Arizona became the 13th state to legalize cannabis on Tuesday after voters approved Proposition 207, which legalizes the possession and use of cannabis by adults aged 21 or older.

Mississippi voters have overwhelmingly approved Amendment 65, an advocate-led ballot initiative to legalize medical cannabis.

Across the U.S. today, voters from Montana to New Jersey will consider a series of ballot initiatives that could represent yet another dramatic shift for the country away from our archaic cannabis and drug policies.

The DEA is seeking a contractor capable of incinerating up to 8,000 pounds of cannabis and other federally prohibited substances per day.