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Illinois Bill to Clear Some Past Marijuana Convictions Gets New Support

Assistant Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford picked up a bill that would allow people to clear low-level marijuana convictions from their record with permission from a judge.

Maine Taps Los Angeles Consulting Firm to Help Write Recreational Marijuana Rules

BOTEC, which advised Washington state on launching its adult-use market, submitted the lowest bid–$199,000–of the five applicants.

Cannabis Industry Anxiously Awaits 2018 Farm Bill Vote

The legislation, which includes language that would legalize industrial hemp, is expected to receive House and Senate votes this week.

How Michigan Cannabis Businesses Are Preparing for an Adult-Use Market

This vote will have far-reaching implications, as Michigan already has the second-largest medical marijuana market by cardholder count in the U.S.

Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission Set to Take Over Medical Marijuana Oversight

The transfer of the medical program from the Department of Public Health to the Cannabis Control Commission will occur Dec. 23.

Michigan Takes On Recreational Marijuana Rules Under Newly-Named Bureau

The state’s Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs has added regulation of cannabis to the newly-named Bureau of Marijuana Regulation.

U.S. Tax Court Ruling Upholds 280E, Utah Replaces Voter-Approved MMJ Ballot Initiative With Compromise Bill: Week in Review

The years-long litigation of Harborside Health Center of Oakland ended this week when the U.S. Tax Court ruled the company must repay business deductions due to the federally illegal nature of cannabis.

Starting Dec. 6, Missouri Doctors Can Legally Discuss Medical Marijuana as a Treatment Option With Patients

The state's medical marijuana law officially takes effect Dec. 6 and will be implemented over the next six months.

Pennsylvania Tosses All Medical Marijuana Research Applications, Will Restart Program in 2019

Amid an ongoing lawsuit, the state has scrapped the applications for eight clinical registrant licenses.

Lawsuit Challenges Utah Lawmakers' Decision to Replace Medical Marijuana Ballot Initiative

The suit seeks to declare the legislature's replacement for Prop. 2 unconstitutional.

The Numbers Are Out for the Second Week of Recreational Marijuana Sales in Massachusetts

Friday was the busiest day, once again.

Quebec to Make Legal Age to Buy Cannabis 21, Ban Smoking in Public

That would be the highest legal age in Canada. The other provinces and territories opted for either 18 or 19.

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