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Arkansas Cannabis Advocates File Supreme Court Brief, Argue Ballot Title Sufficient
<![CDATA[ Do Arkansans know what they’ll be voting on this November? Advocates from Responsible Growth Arkansas, a ballot petitioners group in favor of legalizing adult-use cannabis, are hoping to sway the answer to that question in their favor amidst a legal...
Arkansas Medical Cannabis Sales Top $23 Million in August
<![CDATA[ Updated figures from the Arkansas Department of Health show that the state’s medical cannabis sales surpassed $23 million in August. The state’s 38 licensed dispensaries sold $23.3 million worth of products last month, according to a local 5NEWS report....
Armed Cannabis Farm Inspections in Southern Humboldt County Resurface Trauma for Legacy Growers
<![CDATA[ In recent weeks, California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) agents have traveled in unmarked vehicles to licensed cannabis farms in...
California Governor Signs Bill to Ban Medical Discrimination Against Patients Who Use Cannabis
<![CDATA[ California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation last week to ban medical discrimination against patients who use cannabis. Assembly Bill 1954, introduced by Assemblymember Bill Quirk, D-Hayward, protects the right of patients to medical treatment if they...
11 Lawsuits Challenging Connecticut’s Adult-Use Cannabis Licensing Process Consolidated as One
<![CDATA[ A dozen lawsuits have been filed to challenge Connecticut’s adult-use cannabis licensing process, and all but one have now been consolidated to be heard as a single case, according to an SFGATE report. The one not included, a lawsuit filed by...
How Cannabis Operators Can Get Involved at the Federal Level
<![CDATA[ Irina Dashevsky, partner at Greenspoon Marder LLP in Illinois and co-chair of their cannabis practice group, anticipates that the federal legalization of cannabis could be a decade away, and if the industry wants to see change at the federal level, it's...
Missouri Lawmakers Call for Governor to Include Cannabis Legalization in Legislature’s Upcoming Special Session
<![CDATA[ Missouri voters will make their voices heard on a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize adult-use cannabis in the November election, but a group of lawmakers hopes the state can enact cannabis policy reform in a different way. RELATED: More Than...
Illinois Cracks $1 Billion in Adult-Use Cannabis Sales So Far in 2022
<![CDATA[ Last year, Illinois adult-use cannabis retailers didn’t eclipse the $1-billion benchmark until October. This year, they surpassed that sales total in August. Recording more than $129 million last month, licensed dispensary operators have sold...
PA Options for Wellness’ Medical Retail Presence Grows to Six ‘Vytal Options’ Dispensary Locations in Pennsylvania
<![CDATA[ HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PRESS RELEASE -- PA Options for Wellness, a provider of consumer products in the Pennsylvania medical cannabis market, announced today the opening of two new medical marijuana dispensaries, bringing its...
Tilray Cues German Regulators to Draft Adult-Use Cannabis Legislation
<![CDATA[ BERLIN, Sept. 6, 2022 – PRES RELEASE – Tilray Brands Inc., a leading global cannabis and consumer packaged goods company, announced that the company has initiated a policy roundtable with German regulators on adult-use cannabis legalization in Germany. In...