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for Monday, September 23rd, 2019

SAFE Banking Act Likely Getting a House Vote Next Week

Fri / Sep 20th

Despite opposition from some cannabis legalization and social justice groups, the SAFE Banking Act is set for a House vote… Read More

California Cannabis Companies Outnumbered 3:1 By Illegal Operators

Fri / Sep 20th

A United Cannabis Business Association report has found about 2,835 unlicensed cannabis companies in California, with just 873 licensed operators,… Read More

Nielsen: U.S. Cannabis Umbrella Could Reach $40B by 2025

Fri / Sep 20th

According to Nielsen’s Total Consumer Report, legal U.S. cannabis sales could reach more than $40 billion by 2025. In 2018,… Read More

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CBD & Hemp

Breaking news about CBD industry trends, policy, and events.

Startup Announces Line of CBD-Infused Sportswear

Thu / Sep 19th

You’ve seen CBD-infused foods and beverages, dog treats, transdermal patches, toothpaste, and maybe even sunscreen, but have you ever seen… Read More

First U.S. Hemp Strain Patent Awarded for Charlotte’s Web

Wed / Sep 18th

Plus Products Offers Hemp CBD Edibles Nationwide In Partnership with John Legend, Casper

Tue / Sep 17th

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Science & Research

The latest scientific research related to cannabis and CBD.

New Study Shows Crime Reduction Near Colorado Dispensaries

Tue / Sep 17th

A new study published in The Journal of Regional Science and Urban Economics shows a substantial reduction in crime rates… Read More

Imperial College London Studying Entourage Effect of Cannabis

Mon / Sep 16th

World’s Largest Psilocybin Research Center Launches at Johns Hopkins

Tue / Sep 10th

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Policy & Politics

News from the front lines of the fight to repeal cannabis prohibition.

SAFE Banking Act Likely Getting a House Vote Next Week

Fri / Sep 20th

Despite opposition from some cannabis legalization and social justice groups, the SAFE Banking Act is set for a House vote… Read More

Legalization Advocates Call on House to Delay SAFE Vote

Thu / Sep 19th

New Mexico Officials Withholding Non-Resident Medical Cannabis ID Cards

Thu / Sep 19th

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Cannabis News by Market

Recreational Cannabis News

The latest news headlines from markets that have embraced adult-use legalization.

Canada

Medical cannabis plants housed in grow cages inside of an indoor grow.

Health Canada Suspends CannTrust Cannabis License

Wed / Sep 18th

Health Canada has suspended the license of CannTrust Holdings Inc. more than two months after the agency found the company… Read More

Report: Edibles Legalization Could Grow Canadian Market by 65%

Mon / Sep 16th

Canadian Cannabis Cruise Canceled by Health Officials

Fri / Sep 13th

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California

California Cannabis Companies Outnumbered 3:1 By Illegal Operators

Fri / Sep 20th

A United Cannabis Business Association report has found about 2,835 unlicensed cannabis companies in California, with just 873 licensed operators,… Read More

Former Army Camp Approved as Cannabis Manufacturing Site

Wed / Sep 18th

Killer Mike to Keynote New West Summit

Fri / Sep 13th

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Colorado

New Study Shows Crime Reduction Near Colorado Dispensaries

Tue / Sep 17th

A new study published in The Journal of Regional Science and Urban Economics shows a substantial reduction in crime rates… Read More

Hemp Company Says They’ll Drop Idaho Lawsuit if Hemp Is Returned

Fri / Sep 13th

Morris Beegle: The Robust Future of Industrial Hemp

Wed / Sep 4th

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Washington

Clear plastic garbage bags that have been stuffed with commercial-grade cannabis nugs.

Washington Grower Robbed of $250,000 Worth of Cannabis

Fri / Sep 6th

Thieves carried out an elaborate heist at the Cascade Mountain Cannabis cultivation facility in Kelso, Washington early Sunday morning, making… Read More

Washington Officials Considering ‘Cannabis 2.0’ Reforms

Wed / Aug 28th

Washington Ag Department: Hemp CBD Foods Are Illegal

Fri / Aug 16th

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Oregon

Federal Judge Allows Cannabis Racketeering Lawsuit to Move Forward

Tue / Sep 10th

An Oregon U.S. District Court judge is allowing a racketeering lawsuit by a wine vineyard against a neighboring cannabis company… Read More

Oregon State University Launches Hemp Research Program

Tue / Jul 16th

Oregon Congressmen Introduce Interstate Cannabis Commerce Bill

Fri / Jun 28th

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Nevada

Nevada Investigates Cannabis Testing Labs After Failed Product Tests

Thu / Sep 19th

The Nevada Department of Taxation on Tuesday issued a health advisory for four cannabis strains sold at four dispensaries for… Read More

Nevada Nets Over $100M From Cannabis Taxes and Fees

Thu / Sep 5th

Nevada Bans Most Pre-Employment Cannabis Tests

Thu / Jun 13th

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Massachusetts

Springfield, Massachusetts City Council to Investigate Cannabis Company’s Donation

Tue / Sep 17th

The Springfield, Massachusetts City Council are investigating why a cannabis business is planning to spend $200,000 over a five-year period… Read More

Massachusetts Cannabis Regulators Require More Vape Ingredient Details

Fri / Sep 13th

Massachusetts Mayor Arrested for Extorting Cannabis Companies

Fri / Sep 6th

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Maine

Portland, Maine Releases Cannabis Industry Regulations Proposal

Mon / Aug 5th

Proposed cannabis industry regulations by officials in Portland, Maine, would cap the number of dispensaries in the city at 20… Read More

Maine Gov. Signs Cannabis Regulation Bill

Fri / Jun 28th

Maine Cannabis Regulators Release Adult-Use Industry Draft Rules

Tue / Apr 23rd

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Alaska

Alaska Gov. Pulls Funding for Hemp Pilot Program

Thu / Aug 1st

Alaska’s hemp cultivation pilot program has been completely defunded and the crops being grown by the state under the program… Read More

Juneau, Alaska Approves Cannabis Social-Use Ordinance

Fri / Jul 26th

Alaska Legalizes Social Use Cannabis Clubs

Thu / Mar 14th

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Vermont

34 Cannabis Plants Found in Vermont Statehouse Garden

Fri / Jul 12th

34 cannabis plants were planted in the flower beds of the Vermont Statehouse in Montpelier, according to local media reports.… Read More

Study: Cannabis Evolved In Tibet 28M Years Ago

Mon / May 20th

Vermont Cannabis Sales Bill Likely Dead Until Next Year

Wed / May 15th

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Medical Cannabis News

Breaking news updates from medical cannabis programs and research happening around the globe.

Arizona

Cannabis Researcher Sues Feds Over Research-Grade Cannabis

Wed / Aug 21st

A cannabis researcher at Arizona’s Scottsdale Research Institute is suing the Drug Enforcement Administration over its hurdles to cannabis research… Read More

Arizona Auditors Uncover Medical Cannabis Regulatory Failures

Thu / Jun 27th

Arizona Supreme Court: Medical Cannabis Extracts Are Legal

Wed / May 29th

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Arkansas

Arkansas Medical Cannabis Sales Top $6M In 3 Months

Mon / Aug 26th

Medical cannabis sales in Arkansas have reached $6.04 million just three months after sales commenced in the state, according to… Read More

Arkansas Medical Cannabis Sales Top $2M In 2 Months

Mon / Jul 8th

Arkansas Medical Cannabis Sales Top 100 Pounds In First Month

Mon / Jun 3rd

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Florida

Two Florida Adult-Use Initiatives Planned for 2020

Mon / Aug 26th

Cannabis advocates have filed a new petition to put adult-use cannabis on the 2020 Florida ballot with the Florida Secretary… Read More

Florida US Attorney Taking Over Cannabis Enforcement

Tue / Aug 20th

Florida Police to Stop Detaining for Cannabis Odor

Mon / Jul 22nd

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Illinois

Illinois Regulators Name 26 ‘Responsible Vendors’ to Train Retailers

Thu / Sep 12th

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has unveiled their list of companies that will provide health and safety… Read More

Illinois Community College Offering Certificate Course in Cannabis

Wed / Sep 11th

Illinois Gov. Makes Medical Cannabis Program Permanent

Tue / Aug 13th

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Maryland

Cannabis plants inside of an indoor, commercial grow operation.

Head of Maryland’s Medical Cannabis Commission Resigns

Thu / Sep 12th

Joy A. Strand, the executive director of the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission, has resigned, the Baltimore Sun reports. Strand is… Read More

Maryland Appeals Court: Cannabis Odor Doesn’t Justify Personal Search

Fri / Aug 16th

Maryland Cannabis Legalization Task Force Holds First Meeting

Wed / Jun 26th

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Michigan

Former Detroit Lions’ Cannabis Company Partners with Harvard for CTE Studies

Fri / Aug 16th

Former Detroit Lions Calvin Johnson and Rob Sims are partnering with Harvard University to research the effects of cannabis on… Read More

LC Solutions Michigan: Turn-Key Accounting for Cannabis Entrepreneurs

Thu / Jul 25th

Michigan Announces Social Equity Program Plans

Tue / Jul 23rd

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New Hampshire

New Hampshire Senate Approves MMJ Home-Grow Bill

Fri / May 3rd

The New Hampshire Senate has passed a bill to allow the state’s medical cannabis patients to grow their own cannabis… Read More

Medical Cannabis Home Grow Bill Passes New Hampshire House

Tue / Mar 12th

New Hampshire Supreme Court: Worker Should Be Reimbursed for Medical Cannabis

Mon / Mar 11th

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New Jersey

New Jersey Gov. Signs Medical Cannabis Expansion Bill

Wed / Jul 3rd

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed the medical cannabis expansion bill which will increase the number of industry licenses… Read More

New Jersey Eyes 100-Dispensary Expansion

Tue / Jun 4th

Pro-Legalization New Jersey Senator ‘Skeptical’ of Decrim Plans

Thu / May 23rd

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New York

Pulmonary Illness-Linked Compound Found In New York Cannabis Vapes

Fri / Sep 6th

Nearly all of the cannabis vape products tested by the New York State Health Department were found to have “very… Read More

Inequality Abounds In 2019 NYC Cannabis Arrests

Mon / Aug 26th

Manhattan Judge Seals 300 Cannabis Cases

Wed / Aug 14th

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Ohio

Patient Advocate Removed From Ohio Marijuana Committee

Mon / Sep 9th

The patient advocate on Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee, Bob Bridges, has been removed and he believed his ouster is… Read More

Ohio County Declines to Prosecute Illegal Cannabis Cultivation

Fri / Aug 23rd

Ohio Ag Department Plants Hemp Crop

Fri / Aug 2nd

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Oklahoma

CannaCon South Returns to Oklahoma City September 27-28

Wed / Sep 11th

CannaCon South, Oklahoma’s largest B2B cannabis expo, is returning to Oklahoma City this September 27-28 for another weekend of cannabis… Read More

New Medical Cannabis Rules Take Effect in Oklahoma

Tue / Sep 3rd

Oklahoma Hemp Bill Heads to Governor’s Desk

Mon / Apr 15th

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Judge: Cannabis Odor Alone Does Not Justify Vehicle Search

Mon / Aug 12th

A Lehigh County, Pennsylvania judge has ruled that state police were not allowed to search a vehicle after the passenger… Read More

Pennsylvania Revokes Medical Cannabis Producer License

Tue / Jul 30th

Pennsylvania’s UScienses Now Offering Medical Cannabis MBA

Wed / Jul 17th

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Texas

Texas Prosecutors Are Tossing Cannabis Possession Cases

Mon / Jul 22nd

Some Texas cities are dropping cannabis possession cases following the legalization of hemp last month because law enforcement agencies are… Read More

Texas Gov. Signs Hemp Legalization Bill

Fri / Jun 14th

Texas Lawmakers Approve MMJ Expansion Bill

Wed / May 29th

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Utah

Utah Lawmakers Scrap Plan for Health Dept. to Dispense Medical Cannabis

Wed / Sep 18th

Utah lawmakers have scrapped plans to dispense cannabis out of county health departments and, instead, approved a plan to allow… Read More

Utah Plans Special Session to Address Cannabis Program Fixes

Thu / Aug 22nd

Utah Supreme Court Rules Against Medical Cannabis Activists

Wed / Aug 7th

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