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Cannabis advocacy group South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws has submitted signatures to add a cannabis legalization question to voter ballots for the second time in the state.

Schwazze’s Star Buds dispensary chain is the first cannabis brand to put its logo on a professional sports team’s jerseys after partnering with the Colorado Summit, a new American Ultimate Disc League franchise.

Connecticut’s quasi-public venture capital arm Connecticut Innovations has invested in 1906, a low-dose medical cannabis company.

A lawsuit filed against John Boehner claims the former U.S. House Speaker allegedly stole data and talking points from cannabis advocacy group 10 Campaign and used them to start his own organization.

Senators from both sides of the aisle are in support of adding the SAFE Banking Act to a separate bill, the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, aimed at easing manufacturing and supply chain issues.

Workers at a cannabis cultivation site in Gresham, Oregon walked off the job on Monday, alleging their employer had initiated actions to impede unionization efforts.

Massachusetts’ top cannabis regulator Steve Hoffman resigned from his position at the Cannabis Control Commission last week, several months before the end of his five-year term.

The New York Supreme Court determined that a $600 million lawsuit against Acreage Holdings and 30 other defendants can proceed.

The advocacy group Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol is suing GOP leadership in Ohio over attempts to delay the state’s adult-use cannabis legalization vote until 2023.

Maridose LLC, based in Florida, is close to obtaining DEA approval to cultivate cannabis for research purposes in Maine.

Cannabis retailers in British Columbia, Canada are suing the province’s attorney general, minister of public safety, and Community Safety Unit over unlicensed cannabis sales on First Nation lands.

New York’s Cannabis Control Board Chair Tremaine Wright and Office of Cannabis Management Director Chris Alexander have stated separately that they anticipate adult-use sales could begin by fall.

Major consumer goods companies like Kellogg Company and PepsiCo, Inc. appealed to Congress to stop the proliferation of cannabis products mimicking their brand.

Medical cannabis legislation in Kansas has again failed for the year after stalling in the state Senate.

A proposal in California would allow for cannabis sales in farmers markets and establish permits for offering cannabis products at state-licensed events.

Canadian cannabis producer Canopy Growth announced this week it was laying off 245 employees — about 8% of its workforce — in an effort to reduce losses and approach profitability.

A U.S. District Judge in Maryland granted a pretrial motion by federal prosecutors to exclude any mention of the fact that cannabis has been legalized in 18 states from Jonathan Wall’s upcoming drug trafficking case.

Two bills to legalize cannabis were defeated in the New Hampshire Senate on Thursday, likely the last opportunity for enacting the reforms this year.

Four cannabis-related bills in Maine took effect this week, shoring up regulatory gaps around cannabis delivery, hiring, and protections for caregivers.

The majority of CBD products marketed for sleep are inaccurately labeled for CBD, CBN, or melatonin content, according to a recent study by Leafreport.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland reiterated his thoughts that enforcing federal cannabis possession laws is “not an efficient use” of government resources.

Cumberland Curative, a medical cannabis company, has filed suit against the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission alleging a conflict of interests in the scoring of state license applications.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) signed legislation this week to create a cannabis research center at the University of Kentucky.

The Connecticut House passed a bill this week to restrict cannabis advertising, crack down on commercial gifting, and allow physician assistants to write medical cannabis prescriptions.