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A new study found the majority of hemp flower purchased online surpasses the legal THC limit of 0.3%, technically fitting the federal classification for cannabis. 

Officials in Missouri have circulated draft rules for its adult-use cannabis industry with the aim of launching before February of next year.

The Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party in Minnesota has lost its major party status in the state due to its inability to garner 5% of the votes in each of the last two elections. 

Colorado voters passed the legalization of psychedelic mushrooms on Tuesday; the move will let people aged 21 or older grow and share psychedelic mushrooms and will establish state-regulated “healing centers” where people can make appointments to consume psilocybin in a controlled environment.

A Florida company has announced clinical trials for the first-ever drug seeking to treat cannabis use disorder.

A New York judge halted the issuing of adult-use cannabis retail licenses in five regions after a Michigan-based cannabis company filed a lawsuit against the state’s licensing requirements.

Illinois plans to distribute $8.75 million in loans of up to $500,000 at zero interest for 18 months to cannabis social equity licensees.

Five Texas cities — Denton, Elgin, Harker Heights, Killeen, and San Marcos — voted in favor of decriminalizing low-level cannabis possession during Tuesday’s midterm elections.

A second lawsuit has been filed in California alleging inflated THC levels on cannabis product packaging.

Sacramento’s first social equity cannabis retailer has opened for business under the city’s CORE program.

The City of Oakland will hold its first cannabis social equity week this November with the goal of highlighting equity operators who have not had the same resources for marketing and exposure.

The popularity of short-form videos has skyrocketed in recent years. Here are three ways that cannabis operators and adjacent companies can utilize video marketing.

Maryland voters passed adult-use cannabis legalization reforms by a 31% margin during this year’s midterm elections, making it the 20th state to pass the reforms.

Missouri became the first mid-western state and the 21st state overall to approve adult-use cannabis reforms in Tuesday’s elections.

The result of the ballot initiative to decriminalize and regulate psychedelics in Colorado is still too close to call the day after Tuesday’s elections.

Arkansas voters rejected the state’s adult-use cannabis legalization measure on Tuesday.

Voters in South Dakota rejected adult-use cannabis reforms on Tuesday by a 6% margin.

North Dakota voters rejected adult-use cannabis reforms for the second time during Tuesday’s elections.

A mom in Texas is in the process of being evicted from her federally-funded housing due to the possession and consumption of state-legal medical cannabis.

New Mexico broke another adult-use cannabis sales record in October, topping out at $25 million.

The Czech Republic is seeking to coordinate its adult-use cannabis legalization law with Germany as the two countries embark on implementing the reforms. 

The Maine Office of Cannabis Policy has banned caregivers without a storefront from providing medical cannabis in the form of pre-rolls and liquid concentrates.

Colorado has sold $13.4 billion worth of adult-use cannabis since its legalization in 2012, generating $2.2 billion in taxes for the state. 

A recent poll in Idaho found that 68% of voters believe medical cannabis should be legalized in the state.