The Michigan Senate today passed a bill 28 to 7 that would require hemp-derived THC products that exceed the 0.3% THC threshold or a total …
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Latest cannabis news covering legalization, legislation, court rulings, business developments, research, sales data, regulatory updates and policy changes across the U.S.
Bipartisan Washington Bill Would Allow Terminal Patients to Use Medical Marijuana in Hospitals and Hospice Settings
A bipartisan proposal prefiled today for Washington’s 2026 legislative session would require hospitals, nursing homes and hospice care centers to allow qualifying terminally ill patients …
New Jersey Senate Committee Advances Bill to Expand Labor Protections for Marijuana Workers, Sends It to Full Senate
A New Jersey proposal to expand labor protections for marijuana industry employees has been approved by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, sending it to …
New Jersey Bill Adding Sickle Cell Anemia to Medical Marijuana Program Clears Second Senate Committee Unanimously, Already Passed Assembly
Legislation to add sickle cell anemia as a qualifying condition for New Jersey’s medical marijuana program has unanimously cleared a second Senate committee, having already …
Maryland Cannabis Market Hits $1.07 Billion in Sales in 2025
Maryland’s legal marijuana market has generated $1.071 billion in total sales so far in 2025, according to data released today by the Maryland Cannabis Administration. …
Former Nevada Regulator Testifies to U.S. Senate Committee That Legal Marijuana Businesses Remain Dangerously Shut Out of Banking System
Former Nevada cannabis regulator Tyler Klimas told a Senate Banking Subcommittee that state-legal marijuana businesses remain dangerously cut off from the traditional financial system, despite …
U.S. Senator Cortez Masto Says She Hopes SAFER Banking Act Can Pass in the New Year
Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) used a Senate Banking Subcommittee hearing on Tuesday to reiterate that passing the SAFER Banking Act remains one of her …
Cannabis CEO Duke Rodriguez Enters Race for New Mexico Governor
Duke Rodriguez (R), a longtime New Mexico health care executive and one of the state’s most prominent marijuana industry figures, has officially entered the race …
U.S. Legal Cannabis States Generate $2.2 Billion in Sales in November, Nearly $25 Billion Year-to-Date
Legal marijuana sales across the United States totaled roughly $2.2 billion in November, bringing the year-to-date total to nearly $25 billion. The figure marks a …
Illinois Hemp Industry Supports Nearly 13,500 Jobs and $2.7 Billion in Revenue, Analysis Finds
Illinois’s hemp-derived cannabinoid industry employs nearly 13,500 workers statewide and generates an estimated $2.7 billion in annual revenue, according to a new economic analysis examining …
