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Oregon State University’s new Global Hemp Innovation Center’s launch will combine research efforts and expertise from around the world to investigate hemp.

Recent Statistics Canada figures suggest that Canadian hemp farmers will more than double their acreage from 41,200 in 2018 to 82,500 acres this year.

The latest poll is a five-point increase in favor of legalization compared to a survey conducted last year. According to recent results, just 25 percent of UK voters say they are opposed to legalizing cannabis.

Officials in West Virginia have canceled and reissued their request for banking solutions for the state’s upcoming medical cannabis industry after the first round’s five applicants failed to meet all of the state’s requirements.

Ohio regulators are investigating two cannabis companies accused of lying on their license applications and violating the state’s cannabis industry rules.

Anonymous gardeners have planted more than 30 cannabis plants in the Vermont Statehouse official gardens. Police say the plants will be removed but they will not pursue a criminal case.

CannTrust, a Canadian licensed producer of cannabis products, announced last night it was suspending all product sales and shipments until Health Canada completes its investigation into products the company produced using unlicensed grow rooms.

Federal lawmakers yesterday hosted the first-ever bipartisan hearing to recognize and address the racial disparity in cannabis laws and enforcement actions. During the hearing, members from both parties pushed for the end of prohibition.

Canada’s illegal cannabis continues to outpace the legal market, with flower prices averaging $4.72 cheaper per gram on the illicit market than from a licensed distributor.

Danish cannabis company StenoCare has quarantined cannabis oil purchased from Canadian company CannTrust after Health Canada announced the grower’s commercial greenhouse was non-compliant.

A court in Florida has ruled that the medical cannabis rules put in place by lawmakers created an “oligopoly” inconsistent with the constitutional amendment that a huge majority of voters approved in 2016.

Jay-Z has been announced as the new chief brand strategist for California cannabis company Caliva.

A cannabis decriminalization law in Hawaii has taken effect without Gov. David Ige’s signature; the governor, however, vetoed a bill allowing patients to transport medical cannabis products between islands and another bill that would have made permanent the state’s hemp program.

A team of researchers looking at post-legalization high school surveys found a decline among teenage cannabis use following the local legalization of medical and adult-use cannabis.

The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) is now accepting applications for hemp manufacturing licenses.

Canadian company CannTrust has put more than 12,000 kilograms of cannabis flower on hold after Health Canada ruled one of the company’s greenhouses to be non-compliant.

Emergency rules laying out adult-use cannabis regulations in Michigan have been released; under the new rules, delivery is allowed and adult-use business licenses will be cheaper and easier to acquire than medical cannabis licenses.

The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College in Israel is offering a bachelor’s degree in medical cannabis starting next year; students in the program will get hands-on experience at cannabis farms and production plants.

Early data from Arkansas’ new medical cannabis market show that cannabis sales have already topped $2.2 million since the first dispensary opened on May 10.

Canopy Growth’s long-time CEO Bruce Linton is officially out after the Canadian company saw significant losses this year. Linton says the decision stemmed from company directors that were installed by Constellation Brands, an alcohol distributor with 38 percent ownership of the company.

Recent survey data indicates that one in four Canadian medical cannabis patients say that cannabis access has become more difficult since adult-use legalization took effect last year.

More than 500 applications have been filed to sell medical cannabis in Missouri, including 175 hopeful businesses across the St. Louis metro area. At least nine of the applicants represent out-of-state entities looking to enter Missouri’s upcoming market.

A new hemp industry report from Headset indicates that the popularity of CBD products such as topicals, tinctures, and edibles is growing at a much faster rate than that of their THC-rich counterparts.

Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey has signed the state’s medical cannabis program expansions into law; the new rules will allow for more patients, home delivery, and dozens more medical cannabis operators.