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A Medical Cannabis Market Emerges: Mississippi Prepares for Business License Applications This Summer

The state will begin processing license applications in June.

Connecticut Senate Passes Cannabis Advertising, Gifting, Zoning Bill, Sending It to Governor

House Bill 5329 would tighten restrictions on gifting and advertising and loosen zoning provisions.

Bill to Legalize Cannabis Possession Clears Delaware House Committee

The Health and Human Development Committee voted May 3 to pass Rep. Ed Osienski’s House Bill 371, which now heads to the full House for consideration.

South Carolina House Closes Door on Medical Cannabis Legalization

As lawmakers questioned the constitutionality of proposed legislation, an appeal to keep the bill alive was voted down by the lower chamber.

Colorado Legislation to Regulate Intoxicating Hemp and THC Products Amended

The amended bill now requires the state's licensing authority to create a task force made up of several officials and stakeholders in the hemp and cannabis industries to "study intoxicating hemp products and make legislative rule recommendations.”

Mississippi’s Lauderdale County Opts Out of Medical Cannabis Program

The Board of Supervisors voted May 2 to block cannabis cultivators and dispensaries from setting up shop in the county.

Lawmaker Behind Missouri’s Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization Bill Says Legislation Is ‘Held Up’ in House

Rep. Ron Hicks says House Majority Leader Dean Plocher will not allow the bill to advance without further discussion on business licensing caps.

Oklahoma Cannabis Advocates Begin Gathering Signatures to Send Adult-Use Legalization Measure to November Ballot

The group behind State Question 820 started collecting signatures May 3.

Las Cruces City Council Votes Against Setting Operating Hours for Adult-Use Cannabis Sales

Officials from New Mexico’s second largest city had been considering operating hours that coincide with liquor sales but will ultimately allow cannabis businesses to set their own hours.

New Mexico and New Jersey Reaping Benefits of Historic Month for Cannabis

Both states launched in April, realizing months of pent-up demand and the 4/20 holiday.

Another Cannabis Dispensary Robbery Ends in Fatal Shooting

Two suspects are at large after a man was shot and killed inside a Los Angeles dispensary in the Tarzana neighborhood.

Alaska House Votes to Remove Minor Cannabis-Related Convictions From Public Records

Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins’ House Bill 246 would seal the records of about 8,500 Alaskans convicted of low-level crimes.

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