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Grassroots Cannabis in Illinois completed its first capital raise of $90 million; the company is now set to expand facilities in Illinois, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.

With the state’s controversial medical cannabis smoking ban now overturned, the Florida cannabis industry is set to explode in the coming months with additional sales and growth.

Kentucky hemp sales more than tripled over the course of 2018.

New Mexico state lawmakers have sent a host of cannabis-related legislation to the governor’s desk. Full adult-use legalization, however, did not make the cut this year.

A stoned driving study launching in Colorado hopes to help determine an accurate roadside cannabis intoxication test.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is pushing a bill that would make the penalty for refusing a roadside drug test the same as refusing a breathalyzer test — despite a lack of accurate standards for testing cannabis impairment.

Lobo Genetics has set up DNA testing stations in several Alberta dispensaries that claim to predict certain risk factors for cannabis use.

Both houses of the Florida state Congress have now approved the legislation by landslide votes. The bill overturning Florida’s cannabis smoking ban now proceeds to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk.

A report compiled by Leafly and Whitney Economics shows that the cannabis industry, sporting 200,000 jobs and an explosive rate of growth, is one of the fastest-growing sectors of the U.S. economy.

The Washington state Senate has passed a wide-reaching expungement bill that would vacate cannabis convictions for tens of thousands in the state.

Yet another legislative year is coming to an end in Washington without any progress on the issue of cannabis home grows.

Alaska’s Lieutenant Governor Kevin Meyer has given the final sign-off on rules making Alaska the first state to allow on-site cannabis consumption in the state.

San Francisco will start issuing permits for events where patrons will be allowed to purchase and consume cannabis, starting with events that have historically attracted heavy cannabis use.

Harvest Health and Recreation announced it is acquiring Verano Holdings in the largest U.S. cannabis acquisition to date at $850 million.

Several Black lawmakers in New York say they will not support any legalization bill that does not provide explicit, specific provisions for reinvestment in minority communities.

Licensed Canadian cannabis companies will need to establish stronger age protections for their online content after Health Canada notified the industry that the enter-your-birthdate age gate standard does not meet regulations.

An American law firm is suing U.S. Customs and Border Protection to get documents released showing whether or not the agency has the authority to hand out lifetime bans, as it has been doing for Canadian cannabis workers since last year.

A bill that would both legalize social consumption establishments as well as clean up the rules regarding cannabis tours has been introduced to the Colorado House.

Michigan has added Cerebral Palsy and rejected Chronic Aggressive Behavior as qualifying conditions for medical cannabis.

Experts are using DNA to better understand the many differences in how we experience cannabis as individuals.

A bill that would legalize home growing for medical cannabis patients has successfully passed the New Hampshire House of Representatives.

A compromise bill between Senate Republicans and House Democrats has been approved in the New Mexico House of Representatives.

Hawaii will now let cannabis patients from other states access its medical cannabis program while visiting.

Another state Supreme Court has ruled that medical cannabis treatments should be covered by workers compensation insurance.