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Georgia Passes Medical Cannabis Reforms

Georgia’s legislature has passed comprehensive medical cannabis reform, creating a regulated system for cultivation and distribution and fixing a long-standing… Read More

FDA to Hold Public Hearings on CBD

The Food and Drug Administration is set to host a public hearing on CBD next month “to obtain scientific data… Read More

LA County, California Using Algorithms to Expunge Cannabis Convictions

Prosecutors in Los Angeles County, California are working with nonprofit tech organization Code for America to erase or reduce as… Read More

West Virginia Gov. Signs Banking Bill for Medical Industry

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has signed legislation allowing medical cannabis companies to access banking services in the state. According… Read More

Michigan Regulators Clarify CBD Rules Under State Cannabis Programs

In accordance with federal rules, CBD not produced under Michigan’s medical or recreational cannabis guidelines cannot be added to food… Read More

New Jersey Gov. to Expand Medical Program if Cannabis Not Legalized By May

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is “prepared to hold off a short amount of time” for lawmakers to approve a… Read More

New York Village Promises to Sue State if Cannabis Legalized

The village board of Islandia, New York unanimously voted to allow the village attorney to sue the state if cannabis… Read More

Massachusetts Cannabis Regulators Launch Probe into Potential Licensing Rule Violations

Regulators in Massachusetts are investigating whether large licensed cannabis companies are thwarting state rules on the number of licenses that… Read More

Maine Gov. Signs Bill Aligning State & Federal Hemp Definitions

Maine Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, has signed legislation making it clear that the production and sale of hemp-derived food… Read More

SAFE Banking Act Passes Key Congressional Committee

The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act was approved by the House Financial Services Committee in a sweeping 45-15… Read More

Guam Legalization Bill Sent to Gov.

Guam Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero will decide on whether or not cannabis will be legalized in the U.S. territory after… Read More

Connecticut Committee Advances Cannabis Legalization

The Connecticut Legislature’s General Law Committee voted across party lines, 10-8, in favor of a cannabis legalization bill that would… Read More

Florida Ag Committee Advances Industrial Hemp Bill

The Florida Senate’s Agricultural Committee has advanced legislation setting up a framework for farmers and other businesses to cultivate and… Read More

New Jersey Lawmakers Table Legalization Bill Due to Lacking Senate Support

Lawmakers in New Jersey have called off the vote on a measure to legalize cannabis because they did not have… Read More

Medical Cannabis Bill Introduced In Alabama House

A medical cannabis bill has been introduced in the Alabama House of Representatives by state Rep. Mike Ball (R-Huntsville). HB… Read More

House-Approved Idaho Hemp Bill Moves to Senate

A bill to legalize hemp in Idaho unanimously passed the Senate State Affairs Committee on Monday, paving the way for… Read More

Canadian Government Proposes THC-Based Tax Rate for Edibles

Canada’s Liberal government has included a THC-based tax rate for edibles and topical products in its 2019 budget, which are… Read More

Legalization Pulled from New York Executive Budget

Cannabis legalization will not be included in the upcoming state budget, but New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expecting lawmakers… Read More

House Committee to Vote on Cannabis Banking Bill Next Week

The House Financial Services Committee is set to vote on Tuesday on legislation to protect banks that work with the… Read More

San Diego Considering Social-Use Lounges

The San Diego, California Economic Development Committee has heard proposals on cannabis consumption lounges and is now considering whether to… Read More

New Jersey Legislature Could Vote on Legalization Next Week

Lawmakers in New Jersey will reportedly vote on an adult-use legalization measure as early as next week after it passed… Read More

Florida Gov. Signs Bill Allowing Smokable Cannabis Products

Florida medical cannabis patients are officially able to buy and consume smokable cannabis products after Republican Gov. Rick DeSantis signed… Read More

New Mexico Lawmakers Approve Medical Cannabis & Decriminalization Bills

New Mexico lawmakers have approved a series of bills aimed at reforming the state’s cannabis laws but failed to act… Read More

Massachusetts Gov. Pushes for Harsher Cannabis DUI Rules

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has introduced a bill into the state legislature that would suspend the license of anyone who… Read More