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The Texas House has passed the state’s Senate-approved proposal to ban all forms of THC in the state.

Oregon lawmakers have passed a bill allowing cannabis companies to conduct wholesale transactions and offer “trade samples” to other licensees at cannabis industry trade shows.

Under a recent bill signed by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), the state has ended criminal penalties for bong water. Previously, possessing four or more ounces of bong water was considered legally equal to possessing whatever had been smoked in the bong.

A federal judge has ruled that the voter-approved measure requiring Oregon cannabis businesses to set up labor agreements with their workers violates the business owners’ First Amendment rights.

The Nebraska Legislature has again failed to advance the bill setting up the state’s voter-approved medical cannabis program.

Indonesian police have arrested 34-year-old American basketball player Jarred Dwayne Shaw for the possession of over 100 cannabis-infused candies, enough for prosecutors to seek life imprisonment or even the death penalty under the nation’s stringent drug laws.

California officials announced that the state’s multi-agency task force dedicated to stopping illicit cannabis operators had conducted its single largest cannabis seizure yet, with an estimated $123.5 million worth of cannabis plants and products seized.

Minnesota lawmakers have delivered a proposal to Gov. Tim Walz’s (D) desk that changes the state’s cannabis legalization law and establishes the state’s adult-use market.

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (R) said that even though the state’s voter-approved medical cannabis program is stuck behind a deadlocked Legislature, his administration will provide support and resources to the newly created Medical Cannabis Commission.

The Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association has published a map of tribal cannabis and hemp programs in the U.S. The map was developed in collaboration with cannabis law firm Vicente LLP through research and interviews with tribal leaders.

Starting this month, 80 families in Albuquerque are receiving $750 per month with no strings attached as part of a guaranteed basic income program funded in part by cannabis tax revenues.

U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (D-FL) and Darren Soto (D-FL) have accused the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration of Medicaid fraud involving political organizations that campaigned last year against the state’s adult-use cannabis legalization initiative

Thousands of Oklahoma medical cannabis licenses were inadvertently canceled due to a software glitch. State officials said the businesses that received the notification can continue operating as they look to investigate.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) has signed into law the state’s controversial proposal to restrict hemp products in the state.

Researchers monitoring Switzerland’s adult-use cannabis pilot program found that legal cannabis access could reduce problematic cannabis consumption.

Lawmakers in a key Pennsylvania Senate committee have rejected the adult-use cannabis legalization proposal recently passed in the House.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) has signed into law a bill that tasks the state cannabis regulators with creating training requirements and periodic refresher programs for physicians who recommend to the state’s medical cannabis program.

Cannabis retailers in the U.S. sold $30.1 billion worth of regulated cannabis products in 2024, a 4.5% year-over-year increase, although cannabis employment fell by 3.4% for the year.

The Texas House has voted to add chronic pain and Crohn’s disease to the state’s list of medical cannabis qualifying conditions. The bill would also give patients access to new products.

For the third year in a row, Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin have removed provisions from Gov. Tony Evers’ (D) proposed state budget seeking to legalize adult-use cannabis.

Under a budget proposal from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D), medical cannabis operators would have to pay a $15 million licensing fee to participate in the adult-use market.

A proposed rule for the adult-use industry in Michigan would require cannabis businesses to provide “real-time access and live monitoring” to regulators via a web-based portal.

Florida lawmakers will not reach a compromise this year to regulate intoxicating hemp products in the state.