“I’m not a huge regulation guy, but I think it’s an area where we need more regulation.” By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix The combined Florida House workgroup formed to study the hemp industry concluded its final meeting Thursday with two main conclusions: They agreed they did not want to... Read more
A Florida judge has dismissed a cannabis company’s lawsuit against the state Republican Party over last year’s failed constitutional amendment that sought to legalize adult-use marijuana. Trulieve, which spent nearly $100 million trying to pass Amendment 3, filed a defamation suit against the party ahead of November’s election, alleging... Read more
“Today, we have hope for those patients—hope that we can proceed with our hearing process and get those products into their hands.” By Alander Rocha, Alabama Reflector The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals on Friday overturned a temporary restraining order (TRO) that had blocked the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission... Read more
“Marijuana” is one of nearly two dozen “controversial or high-profile topics” that staff and researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) are required to clear with higher-ups before writing about, according to a newly leaked memo from within the federal agency. The government directive puts marijuana and opioids on... Read more
“Getting the data in the industry report is a good start because it can show us that we need to do better.” By Bhaamati Borkhetaria, CommonWealth Beacon A new report from the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission reveals that a lack of diversity persists at the senior leadership level across... Read more
“I think that this is going to be an experiment for a lot of people, to see if it’s going to work—which we know it will.” By Marilena Marchetti, Filter In January, the United States’s first state-sanctioned overdose prevention center (OPC) began operations in Providence, Rhode Island. Run by... Read more
A newly published journal article says the cannabis component CBD could be an effective way to avoid oral infections when incorporated into the primary material used in dentures. Published last month in the journal Molecules, the government-funded research says bonding CBD to dentures demonstrates “potential for antibiotic-free denture coatings,... Read more
“It’s a consumer protection bill that is not intended to impact processors that are already testing and labeling their products appropriately.” By Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder Three bills changing the way Georgia regulates hemp and medical cannabis have cleared the Senate ahead of Thursday’s Crossover Day deadline. The votes... Read more
