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Arkansas Voters Come Out in Opposition to Cannabis Legalization

A wide margin of defeat held steady throughout the night, as Arkansas election returns held legalization efforts at bay.

November 8, 2022

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National Industrial Hemp Council Urges FDA to Approve Hemp Seed for Animal Feed

The NIHC sent a letter to the FDA, calling for the federal agency to approve hemp seed as a viable feed alternative for livestock producers.

November 7, 2022

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Czech Republic Plans to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis Alongside Germany

The Czech coalition government is in the process of drafting a legalization bill and aims to coordinate its approach with Germany.

November 7, 2022

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Maine Regulators Provide Guidance Limiting the Sale of Medical Cannabis Prerolls and Liquid Concentrates

The Maine Office of Cannabis Policy has clarified that medical caregivers without a storefront cannot sell prerolls or liquid concentrates, while dispensaries must treat them like tobacco products.

November 7, 2022

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Testing Rules Included in Pennsylvania’s Final Medical Cannabis Regulations Prompt Concern Among Industry Stakeholders

The final rules, adopted last month, require medical cannabis grower/processors to have their material tested twice by two different labs.

November 7, 2022

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To Reschedule or Deschedule? Plant-Touching Businesses Weigh In

Owners and operators of cannabis companies across the U.S. say they would like to see cannabis completely descheduled as a result of President Joe Biden’s order to review cannabis’s status under the Controlled Substances Act.

November 7, 2022

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Mississippi Announces More Provisionally Licensed Medical Cannabis Businesses Coming Online

Expecting the first dispensary sales to begin in late 2022 or early 2023, state officials have issued provisional licenses for 47 cultivators, 138 dispensaries, eight processors and two testing labs.

October 31, 2022

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Colorado Regulators Issue Advisory Over Moldy Cannabis Flower

The affected products were produced by SDJ, LLC, which does business as The Living Rose.

October 27, 2022

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Virgin Islands Lawmaker Introduces Legislation to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis, Expunge Past Cannabis-Related Convictions

Sen. Janelle Sarauw, the sponsor of both bills, said “it has been a very cumbersome process” to bring the legislation to fruition.

October 27, 2022

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Biden's Order to Review Cannabis 'Truly Historic,' But What's at Stake?

Many industry experts agree removing cannabis from the list of Controlled Substances would be ideal. But a rescheduling could make things more complex—or even a 'disaster' for the state-legal industry.

October 26, 2022

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Michigan’s New Top Cannabis Regulator Takes Aim at Bad Actors

Brian Hanna, who was appointed the Cannabis Regulatory Agency’s acting executive director last month, met with media members this week.

October 26, 2022

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German Health Minister Presents Cannabis Legalization Plans to Government Officials

Health Minister Karl Lauterbach presented a cornerstone paper on planned legislation to legalize adult-use cannabis to Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s cabinet.

October 26, 2022