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Minneapolis-based Headflyer Brewing this month started offering hemp-derived, THC-infused beverages on tap under a new state regulation that took effect July 1.

Delaware cannabis officials have warned that out-of-state entities are looking to scam potential social equity applicants by contacting them and trying to deceive them into helping pay for an adult-use cannabis license.

Minnesota officials reported earning more than $10 million in taxes on hemp-derived THC products since the state’s low-potency hemp market launched nearly a year ago.

A bi-partisan proposal in Michigan is seeking to ease the burdens of cannabis companies and “modernize” the state’s cannabis laws by merging its adult-use and medical cannabis regulations.

A lawsuit filed this week in the U.S. District Court for Wyoming is challenging the recently passed state law banning hemp-derived cannabinoids including delta-8 THC, claiming the law violates the federal Farm Bill.

California this week ordered product recalls for five licensed cannabis products including four vape pens and a vape cartridge due to contamination with chlorfenapyr, which is a banned pesticide.

The political action committee formed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to oppose the state’s cannabis legalization vote in November fundraised just $10,000 during its first five weeks.

Delaware lawmakers recently passed legislation establishing protections for banks and other financial institutions to work with state-legal cannabis companies as the state prepares to launch its adult-use market.

Maryland collected about $14.7 million in cannabis taxes during the first quarter of 2024, according to recent data from the state Office of the Comptroller.

The largest school district in Kentucky last week approved a policy allowing students to use prescribed medical cannabis treatments while at school.

British researchers investigating the efficacy of medical cannabis for older patients said that people aged 65+ who are prescribed medical cannabis report experiencing “significant improvements across all measures of well-being.”

A group of Iowa hemp companies is suing to block the implementation of a new state law restricting THC content in consumable hemp products.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) has signed into law bills to regulate consumer hemp products and decriminalize the possession of cannabis paraphernalia.

Kentucky officials will begin accepting applications for the state’s medical cannabis growers, manufacturers, and retailers starting on Monday, July 1.

The North Carolina Senate gave final approval to a medical cannabis legalization bill this week, sending the proposal to the House for consideration. Notably, the proposal would not legalize adult-use cannabis even under federal reforms.

The NCAA Division I Council has voted to remove cannabis from the list of substances that disqualify players from postseason participation in football and championships.

Officials with the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management said they had received more than 700 applications for social equity licenses within the first 24 hours of the application window opening.

Brazil’s Supreme Court voted on Tuesday to decriminalize cannabis possession for personal use purposes. The court, however, still needs to set possession limits for what would be considered “personal use” and establish when the reforms will take effect.

South Dakota farmers are producing more hemp fiber than farmers in any other U.S. state, according to recent data.

Cannabis policy reforms in the U.S. have led to about 2.5 million pardons or expungements for cannabis-related convictions, according to a recent NORML tally.

Three pharmaceutical companies in Zimbabwe have started to manufacture cannabis medicines under the country’s five-year-old industrial hemp reforms.

Recent New Hampshire polls found that 65% of state residents either “strongly” or “somewhat” support legalizing adult-use cannabis; the sentiment contrasts House lawmakers’ recent decision to table a cannabis legalization bill, effectively killing the proposal.

Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis recently reported findings that link cannabis use to an increased risk of severe illness related to COVID-19.

Ohio officials have started awarding provisional dual-use licenses to medical cannabis operators, and the state’s full adult-use industry — approved by voters last November — is expected by September 7.