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Petitions to Legalize Cannabis in Florida Run Short on Signatures as Deadline Looms

Two petitions that would place adult-use cannabis initiatives on Florida’s 2020 ballot need 766,200 signatures before Feb. 1 to qualify.

Alabama Medical Cannabis Study Commission Begins Work on Legislation

The group is working on a medical cannabis legalization bill that will be introduced to the legislature early next year.

Judge Rules Racial Quotas in Ohio Medical Cannabis Program Are Unconstitutional

A section of the law requires that 15 percent of licensed companies in the program are owned by members of “economically disadvantaged groups.”

Expungement Legislation Clears Michigan House

The Michigan House has approved a package of bills that would overhaul the state’s expungement laws and make it easier for people convicted of cannabis offenses to clear their records.

Missouri Seeks Public Comment on Emergency Rule for Medical Cannabis Facilities

The draft regulation focuses on how businesses should pay taxes, fees and penalties.

Federal Grand Jury Investigates Municipal Cannabis Contracts in Massachusetts

U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling has convened a grand jury to investigate the agreements between the state’s municipalities and the cannabis companies they host.

Mexico’s Delayed Cannabis Legalization Vote: What Comes Next?

The Supreme Court has extended its deadline for a vote on adult-use legislation to April 30, 2020.

Poll: Most Americans Support Ending Federal Cannabis Criminalization

More than six in ten U.S. adults say that they favor “changing federal law to legalize marijuana for recreational use,” according to national polling data compiled by Politico and Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

California Cannabis Group Urges State to Adopt Stricter Vape Rules

Legal Cannabis for Consumer Safety, an alliance of cannabis businesses in the state, wants regulators to set tougher safety rules for the industry.

Maine Prepares to Accept Adult-Use Cannabis Business License Applications

The Office of Marijuana Policy will begin taking testing lab applications Nov. 18, and will start accepting cultivation, manufacturing and retail applications Dec. 5.

U.S. Hemp Authority Releases Guidance Procedures 2.0

The updated guidance is based on a collaborative industry effort, including more than 2,000 public comments.

South Dakota Groups Submit Petitions to Qualify Marijuana Reform Ballot Initiatives for the 2020 Election

Marijuana reform groups have submitted petitions containing over 80,000 signatures to the South Dakota Secretary of State in order to qualify two separate marijuana reform ballot initiatives for next year’s election.

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