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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) has signed an executive order to ban the sale of intoxicating, hemp-derived products in the state starting September 1.

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians adult-use cannabis store, the Great Smoky Cannabis Company in the Qualla Boundary, North Carolina, is opening its doors on September 7 to all adults aged 21+.

Another Florida poll found the state’s adult-use cannabis legalization amendment is on-track with 64% of likely voters saying they plan to vote for the reforms this November.

Voters in Bastrop, Texas are set to consider a cannabis decriminalization proposal this November after city officials certified the petition submitted earlier this year.

New Jersey cannabis regulators have issued a product recall for cannabis flower sold by Green Medicine NJ after samples were found to include insects and human hair.

Lawmakers in the Philippines House of Representatives this week voted 177-9 to legalize medical cannabis. The proposal, however, faces an uncertain future in the Senate.

Virginia last year fined hemp product retailers collectively nearly $10.8 million for the sale of restricted products.

About nine out of every ten comments submitted to the DEA on the proposal to federally reschedule cannabis either favored the reforms or called on the government to go further and remove cannabis entirely from the federal drug schedule.

A federal judge has denied an injunction brought by a group of hemp companies against the Iowa law regulating hemp products and imposing THC caps on the products.

Multistate medical cannabis company Trulieve has contributed another $5 million to the Smart & Safe Florida campaign seeking to legalize adult-use cannabis; Trulieve’s latest contribution brings the company’s total to $60.39 million.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded nearly $6.2 million in grants to help the Hemp Building Institute research, support, and build credibility for hempcrete and other biogenic materials as valid construction materials.

Recent polling suggests there are more daily cannabis consumers than daily alcohol drinkers in the U.S., although alcohol use is still far more prevalent in terms of monthly use.

Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Anutin Charnvirakul this week signaled the government could drop its plans to re-list cannabis as a narcotic and opt instead for stronger cannabis regulations.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said this week that the cannabis legalization ballot amendment appearing before voters this November should not have been approved for the state ballot.

The attorneys general from Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, South Carolina, and South Dakota submitted a letter to federal regulators opposing the rescheduling of cannabis.

Officials in Dallas, Texas have given final approval to a cannabis decriminalization petition that will let voters decide this November whether to make low-level cannabis possession the city’s “lowest enforcement priority.”

Ohio officials have awarded the state’s first adult-use cannabis industry licenses to four cultivators and six processing facilities, and released industry guidelines for dispensaries.

A report issued this week by the Minority Cannabis Business Association claims the industry could generate more than 50,000 new jobs by 2030 if the federal government were to follow through on its cannabis rescheduling plan.

Stockton University in Galloway, New Jersey this fall will begin to offer undergraduate bachelor degrees through its School of Business covering Hemp and Cannabis Business Management.

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) this month gave final approval to adding generalized anxiety to the state’s medical cannabis qualifying conditions list; he also vetoed a bill to let medical cannabis dispensaries build greenhouses on their cultivation sites.

Tilray Brands, Inc. said its Germany-based cannabis cultivation facility, Aphria RX GmbH, has received a cultivation license under Germany’s new adult-use cannabis legalization law.

The Southern Ute Indian Tribe is investing in a 500,000-square-foot hemp processing facility in Wichita Falls, Texas; the facility will process hemp straw for use in textiles, straw, and pellets.

Police officers in Fairfield, California last month raided three indoor illegal cannabis grows and officials issued fines totaling $1,313,000 related to the enforcement actions. Meanwhile, state officials also recently took down multiple illegal outdoor grow sites located near two state parks.

The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has ruled that women registered with the state’s medical cannabis program who consume cannabis while pregnant cannot be prosecuted for child neglect.