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In New Hampshire today Biden described his plan as “basically, legalized” marijuana. However, before he would support literal legalization on the law books, he would want to see more scientific research.

Drug laws in the United States are increasingly becoming a labyrinthine system of contradictions between federal and state law. Multiple Democratic presidential candidates have ventured their own plans to reform laws, lessen restrictions, and even end the War on Drugs.

When the Florida Legislature lifted the ban on smoking medical cannabis in 2019, the whole industry changed.

For the first time, patients were able to smoke whole-flower cannabis to get what industry experts call the “entourage effect,” or the effect of smoking mostly unprocessed marijuana bud with all its natural compounds intact. Medical marijuana treatment centers were excited about new product opportunities, and activists cheered for expanded access to the medicine.

Executive Chairman Michael Singer will become interim CEO as company cuts workers, takes goodwill charges

Aurora Cannabis Inc. late Thursday said that Chief Executive Terry Booth is retiring amid “sweeping changes” for the Canadian licensed producer, the latest pot company to cut costs amid a cash crunch in the sector.

Marijuana legalization is heating up in the US and globally. Many countries like Thailand, Mexico, and New Zealand support marijuana legalization. To learn more, read Cannabis Legalization: The World Waits for the US. Meanwhile, US states are also stepping up.

Agriculture Department officials today announced the availability of crop insurance programs to protect hemp producers’ crops from natural disasters and discussed what program regulations they can write and which ones would have to be changed by Congress.

In a news release and a call to reporters, officials said hemp growers may qualify for two insurance programs:

Gov. Ned Lamont made it clear in his budget address Wednesday that he believes the time has come for Connecticut to join the growing list of states to legalize recreational marijuana.

In his annual address to the General Assembly, Lamont made legalizing recreational marijuana a priority for this session even though he pushed sales off until 2022. Lamont’s budget funds positions in the state Department of Consumer Protection to prepare for legal marijuana sales, but does not include any revenue from those sales.

The winners will help provide the tech foundation supporting the state's medical marijuana industry.

The state of Missouri's Department of Health and Senior Services has published a list of the first six companies it is awarding medical cannabis "seed-to-sale" licenses to operate in the state.

The winners are MJ Freeway, Bio-Tech Medical Software, Swin, Artemis Agtech, Validated Housing, and Retail Innovation. There were also two companies turned down for permits: Leaf Logix Technologies and Canna Botanicals. All eight are privately held.

Massachusetts House lawmakers approved a bill Wednesday that would tighten oversight of payments made by marijuana companies to the cities and towns that host them.

The bill, which passed by a 121-33 vote, would give the state’s Cannabis Control Commission the power to review, regulate and enforce host community agreements following criticism that some local officials have used the contracts to demand more money from companies than is allowed under state law.

Two bills that aim to fix “glitches” in the state hemp program passed their first committee stops unanimously Tuesday.

The bills allow licensed hemp growers to use any seeds deemed safe by the USDA, clarify that hemp products must be properly packaged and labeled and require that licensees who break rules while distributing or selling hemp extract complete corrective action plans.

As sustainability missions crop up on every corporate radar across a diverse range of industries, the legal cannabis sector is no different.

In a previous CSO Magazine article, we discussed that, at a time when competition has never been higher, businesses are finding that taking superior measures to combat climate change can often be a decisive and enticing factor with consumers: