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16-10-2026

Illinois Overhauls Cannabis Rules as Sales and Oversight Both Climb

Illinois regulators just closed the books on a fiscal year that reshaped how the state's cannabis industry operates. The 2026 Annual Cannabis Report, released jointly by IDFPR and the Cannabis

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19-09-2026

Senators Revive Bill to Shield Insurers Working With Cannabis Firms

A bipartisan pair of senators has once again put forward legislation meant to solve a problem that quietly undermines cannabis retail operations nationwide: the inability of licensed operators to

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25-08-2026

Nevada City Council Advances Plan to Loosen Cannabis Retail Rules

Nevada City is preparing to take another step toward a more permissive cannabis retail environment, and operators across the region should be paying attention. The City Council has agreed on a

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23-08-2026

Oklahoma AG's Cannabis Bank Ties Raise Compliance Questions Before Runoff

Attorney General Gentner Drummond wants Oklahoma Republicans to hand him the governor's office on Tuesday. He is also chairman of the parent company of Blue Sky Bank, an institution that has grown

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23-08-2026

Pennsylvania Hemp Sellers Brace for Federal Crackdown on THC Drinks

A Lancaster County hemp farmer and retailer is warning that a pending federal deadline could upend a Pennsylvania industry generating an estimated billion dollars a year. Congress recently closed a

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13-08-2026

Federal Funding Delay Could Extend Missouri Hemp Beverage Sales

Missouri's Nov. 12 deadline to pull intoxicating hemp products from store shelves just got more complicated. A Senate-approved short-term funding bill would delay the federal ban on intoxicating hemp

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13-08-2026

Virginia Hemp Retailers Sue to Stop August 15 THC Limit

Seven Virginia hemp businesses filed suit July 31 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, asking a judge to block a state budget provision that eliminates a long-standing

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10-08-2026

Rhode Island Restarts Dispensary Licensing After Residency Ruling Voids Applications

Rhode Island's retail cannabis licensing process is back on the calendar, months after a federal court case gutted the entire applicant pool and forced lawmakers to rewrite the underlying statute.

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10-08-2026

Nigeria Seizes Cannabis Edibles in Port Container, Exposing Trafficking Route

Nigerian drug enforcement officers pulled 442 packets of cannabis-infused cookies and gummies, totaling 309.4 kilogrammes, from a 40-foot shipping container at the TinCan Island Port Complex in Lagos

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23-07-2026

Probation Rules on Medical Marijuana Create Compliance Gap for States

Nearly four million adults in the United States are currently on probation or parole - a population almost double the number held in jails and prisons combined. That figure matters to more than

• medical marijuana