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Armed robbers last week held at gunpoint five cannabis workers at a licensed California cannabis farm, making off with more than 150 pounds of processed cannabis that officials estimated to be worth about $150,000.

The NFL has increased the THC threshold triggering a positive cannabis test for players from 150 nanograms per milliliter of blood to 350 ng/ml, and reduced the fines for a positive test result from 50% of the player’s game check to $15,000 for a first violation.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office recently unsealed documents against two former California officials who used their positions to solicit bribes from cannabis companies in exchange for licenses.

The University of Illinois Chicago Analytical Forensic Testing Laboratory is accused of providing law enforcement with flawed test results in potentially hundreds of DUI cases.

Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick (R) said state lawmakers will prioritize enacting a ban next year on all THC products, including hemp-derived delta-9 and delta-8 THC products.

The Illinois Supreme Court this week ruled that the smell of raw cannabis is grounds for police to conduct a vehicle search during a traffic stop. The ruling departs from a previous decision by the court that found the smell of burnt cannabis is not grounds for searching a vehicle.

Pennsylvania lawmakers are planning to introduce adult-use cannabis legalization legislation again in the upcoming legislative session after a bipartisan proposal failed during the last session.

A federal appeals court has upheld Mississippi’s ban on advertising medical cannabis products, concluding that the restriction does not violate the First Amendment.

Eighteen New York organizations including civil rights groups, small business organizations, cannabis social equity leaders, and drug research advocates expressed concern in a letter to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul about the administration’s perceived pivot away from the state’s cannabis social equity commitments.

California state officials said the state has collected over a quarter of a billion dollars in cannabis tax revenue during the third quarter of 2024.

The Nebraska Attorney General’s Office appears to be setting up to appeal the recent dismissal of a lawsuit brought against two successful medical cannabis initiatives that state voters overwhelmingly approved last month.

The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management recently denied petitions to add cannabinoid-infused powders, infused flowers, or concentrated cannabis products as new delivery methods for the state’s medical cannabis program.

Officials with the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority are opening a testing lab that will perform its own testing of medical cannabis products, double-checking the results from the state’s commercial testers.

Hawaii’s medical cannabis caregivers program could become outlawed starting January 1 under “sunset” provisions written into the state’s medical cannabis law.

In a ruling last month, Brazil’s Supreme Court federally legalized the cultivation, manufacturing, and distribution of hemp-derived medicinal products.

The Yale Center for the Science of Cannabis and Cannabinoids is awarding over $600,000 in grants to Yale School of Medicine researchers investigating the impact of cannabis and cannabinoids on neurodevelopment and mental health.

A study published this month that followed more than 5,000 men over 44 years found that long-term cannabis use is not associated with IQ decline in older adults.

A Minnesota judge blocked the state’s cannabis social equity license lottery this week in light of several lawsuits filed by applicants whose applications were denied last week.

Two lawsuits filed against the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management aim to delay the state’s social equity licensing lottery after the agency denied about two-thirds of the social equity applicants.

In a letter last week, sixty-six members of Congress asked President Joe Biden (D) to use his clemency powers to “address longstanding injustices” in the U.S. legal system during the final months of his presidency.