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Washington lawmakers have approved legislation for the expungement of some 69,000 cannabis misdemeanors; the bill must be now reconciled in the Senate one last time before going to the governor’s desk.

A strong majority of cannabis consumers say they prefer cannabis use to alcohol consumption; 45 percent said they would likely replace some of their drinking with cannabis in the future.

A strong majority of British Columbia residents say they are so far satisfied with the federal legalization of cannabis.

According to a recent University of Colorado Boulder study, 81.7 percent of respondents enjoy combining the use of cannabis with their exercise regimens.

A California proposal could become the first law in the country specifically enabling veterinarians to recommend medical cannabis products for pets.

The Iowa Senate has overwhelmingly approved legislation legalizing industrial hemp production; the bill now moves to the House.

Washington state senators have approved two cannabis reform bills: one allowing public school students to medicate with doctor-prescribed cannabis products and another reforming the state’s cannabis testing lab regulations.

Tennessee’s Department of Agriculture has issued more than 2,600 licenses for industrial hemp cultivation this year. Last year, there were just 226.

A proposal in Illinois would make the state’s medical cannabis program permanent and add 12 new conditions to the state’s qualifying conditions list.

The new District Attorney for Dallas County, Texas says he will no longer prosecute low-level cannabis crimes for first-time offenders.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is expected to sign legislation greatly expanding the state’s current industrial hemp program.

The former Vermont governor was against all forms of legalization during his time as governor from 1991-2003 but says he has since changed his position.

Home prices in cities with easy access to adult-use cannabis dispensaries have risen on average by 8.4 percent since 2014.

Three wide-ranging medical cannabis-related bills — one expanding access to the state’s restrictive program, one related to FDA medical cannabis trials, and another adding cancer and irritable bowel disease to the qualifying conditions list — have failed in the Tennessee legislature.

Mass Alternative Care in Chicopee, Massachusetts is set to receive Hampden County’s first adult-use cannabis business license; the company will sell medical and adult-use cannabis products out of the same building.

President Trump’s Attorney General said on Wednesday he would prefer the proposed STATES Act, which would allow states to set their own cannabis policies, over the current disconnect between state and federal cannabis laws.

The FDA last month warned three U.S. companies who were distributing hemp-derived CBD products that their products violate federal law.

Cannabis prices in Canada’s regulated and unregulated markets alike have risen on average by 17 percent since legalization took place last year.

A bi-partisan Massachusetts proposal would subject unlicensed cannabis sellers to a “foregone tax revenue assessment,” which would bill illegal operators based on the “estimated forgone tax revenue” resulted from their unregulated sales.

Connecticut lawmakers have advanced three cannabis bills out of committee: one to allow possession and expunge low-level possession charges, one establishing a regulated marketplace, and one to ensure employers can bar cannabis use from the workplace and to create a DUI test for cannabis.

Recent changes to New Mexico’s medical cannabis rules could potentially grant access to inmates throughout the state.

International consumer goods giant Unilever will push CBD-infused deodorant products to store shelves under its brand Schmidt’s Naturals later this year.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he will support a legislative fix for issues with federal industrial hemp rules.

A Florida House proposal to legalize and regulate adult-use cannabis will be refused a hearing, debate, and vote by legislative leaders.