Cannabis Industry News

Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Melissa Shusterman is planning to introduce a bill that would open up 75 medical cannabis cultivation licenses for small businesses and farmers in the state.

Dr. Robert Califf, President Joe Biden’s pick to head the Food and Drug Administration, has prescribed cannabinoid therapy as a cardiac doctor and actively encourages research into cannabinoid medicine.

Colorado’s new medical cannabis rules, which take effect starting January 1, include stricter cannabis purchase limits for patients and a ban on marketing medical cannabis to people under age 21.

Beto O’Rourke said that Texans “actually agree” on cannabis legalization when he announced his bid for the governor’s office on Monday.

Guam will adopt the Metrc seed-to-sale tracking system for the territory’s pending medical cannabis program rollout.

John “JT” Burnette, the husband of Trulieve CEO Kim Rivers, was sentenced to three years in federal prison and fined $1.25 million on public corruption charges.

Washington regulators forced three licensed cannabis producers to destroy about 13,000 pounds of plants after they were accused of growing more than their licenses allow.

A recent study found that Canadian cannabis legalization was not associated with significant post-legalization changes in traffic-injury emergency department visits.

The Oakland, California City Council Public Safety Committee unanimously approved a proposal to end cannabis drug testing for most city employees.

Oregon regulators have started to process cannabis industry licenses again after a three-year pause.

Trulieve Cannabis Corp. is opening West Virginia’s first medical cannabis dispensary today, more than four years after lawmakers approved the program.

springbig, a cannabis industry loyalty and marketing company, is planning to go public on the Nasdaq after their merger with Tuatara Capital Acquisition Corp. closes early next year.

An Ohio bill is seeking to expand the state’s medical cannabis qualifying conditions list, allow curbside and drive-thru dispensing, increase the number of dispensaries, and expand the square footage of cultivation sites.

Lawmakers and other officials in Montana are contesting some of the state’s proposed adult-use cannabis regulations, including a provision to ban the sale of hemp-derived CBD products by cannabis retailers.

Connecticut has selected BioTrack for the state’s medical and adult-use cannabis seed-to-sale tracking software.

Today marks the launch of Cannabis in Common, a new cannabis legalization advocacy initiative backed by the Cannabis Voter Project, the U.S. Cannabis Council, and with support from celebrity cannabis advocates Seth Rogen and Sarah Silverman.

A Texas judge has temporarily blocked the state from listing delta-8 THC as a Schedule 1 narcotic following an injunction filed by the Austin-based dispensary Hometown Hero.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) does not plan to call lawmakers back for a special session, tabling the medical cannabis initiative until the regular session begins in January.

The license of Nevada edibles manufacturer Kindibles was suspended after the company allegedly skirted the state’s lab reporting requirements by adding thousands of products to already-tested batches.

Idaho is now accepting applications for its hemp program after receiving federal approval on November 1. The program will exclude people convicted of a felony drug violation in any state or federal court in the last 10 years.

Curaleaf has agreed to acquire Tryke Companies, which owns and operates two retail dispensaries in Arizona and four in Nevada, for $286 million in a cash and stock deal.

Dallas County, Texas stopped prosecuting first-offense, misdemeanor cannabis cases, resulting in an overall decrease of 31%, but Black people still make up the majority of cases referred to the District Attorney’s office.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed legislation expanding the number of people eligible for medical cannabis licenses, including those with cannabis-related criminal charges.

U.S. Senate hopeful Thomas McDermott Jr., from Indiana, revealed on a podcast that he consumed cannabis at two recent “Grateful Dead” concerts and said he would work to legalize cannabis if elected to office.