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The NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports (CMAS) has recommended the removal of cannabis from its list of banned substances for all three collegiate divisions.

Minnesota’s head of Office Cannabis Management stepped down on Friday, one day after she was appointed to the position, following reports that her hemp company sold products exceeding the state’s allowable THC levels and had tens of thousands of dollars in tax liens.

The McHenry County, Illinois State Attorney is requiring adult-use cannabis dispensaries in the county to display signs that warn “cannabis use may contribute to mental health problems.”

Square announced this week it was entering the Canadian cannabis space through a partnership with cannabis e-commerce company Jane Technologies.

Fourteen Republican lawmakers have sent a letter to DEA Administrator Anne Milgram, urging the agency to reject the recent Department of Health and Human Services recommendation to reclassify cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under federal law.

At least two recent studies found that a significant number of medical cannabis products available to registered patients in Maine would fail the adult-use industry’s testing protocols for containing either pesticides, yeast and mold, or harmful microbes.

Minnesota’s new head of the Office of Cannabis Management, Erin DuPree, is the founder, vice president of sales and operations, and head of research and development at Loonacy Cannabis Co.

The cannabis technology and information platform Leafly has filed suit against New York’s cannabis regulators over the third-party marketing ban included in the state’s recently revealed regulations package.

A recent crackdown in Kay County, Oklahoma saw authorities confiscate 4,800 pounds of cannabis and ultimately shutter five licensed medical cannabis businesses.

The Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission is considering the use of ibogaine, a naturally occurring psychedelic, as a treatment for opioid addiction after hearing from more than a dozen people about their personal and professional experiences with the substance.

Just as the craft beer movement has disrupted the traditional beer market, craft cannabis products are poised to mirror this trajectory through the offering of rare, high-quality products and a very personalized experience.

A coalition of CBD companies has submitted a study to U.S. officials showing that upper intake levels of 70 milligrams of CBD per day are safe for healthy adults and that up to 160 milligrams per day are safe for healthy adults who are not trying to conceive, are pregnant, or lactating.

The New York Office of Cannabis Management has removed a video from its YouTube channel that contained heated criticisms of the state’s adult-use cannabis program roll-out. Regulators said they are planning to re-upload the video.

Longtime Michigan cannabis advocate Dale “Rick” Thompson died on Monday following a battle with cancer. He was 57-years-old.

A draft bill in Wyoming would ban hemp-derived THC products and any other hemp products meant for consumption; the proposal is the result of concerns about minors using delta-8 THC products.

The Oklahoma Supreme Court declined to hear a lawsuit that challenges medical cannabis business fee hikes in the state, arguing that the licensing fees — despite the lawsuit’s claims — are not considered an illegal tax.

London-based Beckley Waves — a psychedelics startup incubator focused on therapies, education, and software — has raised $3.3 million in seed funding.

Workers at a Phoenix, Arizona dispensary went on strike last week after the company, Curaleaf Midtown, failed to negotiate a contract despite workers having voted to join the UFCW Local 99 union last summer.

Alaska lawmakers are considering changing the state’s cannabis tax system from a per-ounce tax (cannabis is currently taxed at $50 per ounce) to a sales tax.

Chicago, Illinois City Council members are considering a proposal to only allow businesses that hold a state-issued cannabis license to sell products containing hemp-derived THC, including delta-8, delta-10, and THC-O.

Michigan businessman John Dalaly was sentenced on Thursday to more than two years in federal prison for bribing the former head of the state cannabis licensing board.

The Minnesota Supreme Court this week affirmed that cannabis odor is not enough reason for police to conduct a warrantless vehicle search.

The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection has tapped the former CEO of cannabis company Therplant as the state’s cannabis program manager.

Bronx woman Chanetto Rivers was awarded $75,000 from the New York City Administration for Children’s Services for a lawsuit she filed after the agency attempted to put her newborn son in foster care because she had smoked cannabis, legally.