South Dakotans affected by one of 28 qualification conditions have been eligible to receive medical cannabis cards since November but gaining access to the newly regulated market may be more of a challenge than expected. As of March 29, the state’s Department of Health (DOH) had only approved 90... Read more

Federal legislation to end cannabis prohibition is expected to advance to the House floor April 1 after Rules Committee members voted 9-4 in favor of attaching four amendments to the bill on Wednesday evening. Overall, the committee entertained 22 amendments to the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act,... Read more

As the federal push to provide safe banking to the cannabis industry has repeatedly stalled in Washington, D.C., some state lawmakers are now trying to take the matter upon themselves. Most recently, Pennsylvania legislation that aims to authorize financial institutions and insurers to provide services to the state’s medical... Read more

Several companies have been claiming that their CBD products can cure, treat, or prevent COVID-19, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says they are wrong. Seven companies—Cureganics, Heaven’s Organics LLC, Functional Remedies LLC, Greenway Herbal Products LLC, CBD Social, UPSY LLC and Nature’s Highway—received warning letters from... Read more