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Boston Councilor Lydia Edwards on City’s New Cannabis Rules and Regulations

Edwards raised multiple concerns, including the need to better ensure social equity and improve the process for approving host community agreements.

More Medical Cannabis Companies File Lawsuits Against New Mexico Department of Health Over New Regulations

Two medical cannabis producers, a cannabis manufacturer, a testing lab and a patient licensed to grow medical cannabis have filed petitions to ask a judge to annul the new rules.

Opponents Sue to Keep Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization Measure Off Arizona’s 2020 Ballot

The lawsuit challenges the measure’s 100-word description, alleging that it misled people into signing the petition to put the issue before voters this fall.

Oklahoma Temporarily Suspends Enforcement of Certain Cannabis Business Regulations

The attorney general’s office has agreed to halt the enforcement of residency and location requirements that could force some medical cannabis dispensaries to close.

Massachusetts Police Reform Bill Indicates Lawmakers Plan to Continue Directing Cannabis Tax Dollars to Police Training

This part of the bill has drawn criticism, as have draft rules and regulations issued by the Boston Cannabis Board, which will meet July 22 to finalize them.

Montana Legalization Campaign Looks Ahead to November Ballot Issue

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, social distancing guidelines made it difficult to gather the required signatures across an already sparsely populated state.

California Bureau of Cannabis Control Presents Report on Equity Grant Funding to Legislature

The report compiles information from numerous California cities and counties that altogether received $40 million in funding—outlining demographics, cannabis arrests and other statistics as well as plans to create equity programs.

California Lawmakers Consider Imposing Fines to Combat State’s Illicit Cannabis Market

A new bill would establish fines for businesses that knowingly provide aid, such as building space or advertising platforms, to illegal cannabis operations.

Rhode Island Licenses First Medical Cannabis Testing Facility

Green Peaks Analytical is the first third-party business licensed to test products for pesticides, metals and solvents.

Arizona Cannabis Campaign Organizer Confident Group’s Adult-Use Legalization Measure Will Appear on 2020 Ballot

Stacy Pearson of Smart and Safe Arizona says the campaign will find out by mid-August if enough of the roughly 420,000 signatures submitted are valid to qualify the initiative for the ballot.

Hawaii Legislature Approves Bill Allowing Cannabis Edibles, Illinois Collects More Than $52 Million in Adult-Use Tax Revenue to Date: Week in Review

This week, lawmakers in Hawaii sent a bill to Gov. David Ige that would allow the state’s eight medical cannabis licensees to sell edibles.

Justice Reimagined: How Cannabis Has Been Used as Tool for Oppression

Speakers, including those from the cannabis and entertainment industries, religious institutions and law enforcement, discussed how racism fueled the war on drugs and how targeted criminalization is behind the criminal-justice system today.

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