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Our top five cannabis and hemp news this week: Nebraska’s medical cannabis battle, rescheduling debate, Thailand policy shifts, new medical cannabis research, and pricing trends.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott issues an executive order to regulate product sales, requiring ID checks and testing.

New York's legal cannabis sales top $2 billion, with 46 new licenses approved. The state is prioritizing social equity and new education panels.

Thailand's cannabis laws are evolving. A new Prime Minister brings hope for a discussion on legalizing cannabis.

Citing risks to children, health, and public safety, nine Congress members sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and President Donald Trump, opposing the rescheduling of cannabis.

The Maryland Comptroller reports nearly $18.4 million in Q2 cannabis tax revenue. The Central region, including Baltimore, generated the most income.

Nebraska’s cannabis commission approves restrictive rules, limiting patient access and business licenses.

Here, we bring you our top five recent articles covering federal hemp ban, an interview with Reginald Gaudino, PhD, the reintroduced MORE Act, Delaware cannabis sales and rezoning, and restricting intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids.

Delaware's first month of recreational marijuana sales was a success at over $7 million, but the veto of SB 75 shows an ongoing zoning debate.

The MORE Act, a federal cannabis reform bill, has recently been reintroduced to US Congress, with plans to deschedule cannabis and expunge convictions.

Two organizations with opposing views recently prepared letters to the Trump Administration on the anticipated action regarding cannabis reclassification.

A bipartisan group of state and territorial attorneys general have called for Congress to enact the SAFER Banking Act or similar legislation to help with cannabis banking in the industry.

Minnesota DEED grants $3.6 million to help new businesses in the cannabis industry.

Here, we bring you our top five recent articles covering National CBD Day 2025, medical cannabis patients’ workers’ compensation, Trump looking into cannabis rescheduling, research studies on cannabis for sleep, and a clinical trial for CBD and insomnia.

President Trump recently stated interest in considering the reclassification of cannabis with an update on the decision anticipated within the coming weeks. Industry stakeholders, including CST blog author Kim Anzarut, weigh in.

House Bill 1766 proposes that qualifying employees receive up to $250 monthly and $3000 annually for approved medical cannabis purchases.

Here, we bring you our top five recent articles covering multiple stories on adult-use cannabis sales in Delaware, the top compliance issues in 2025, and research on how medical cannabis affects healthcare utilization by chronic pain patients.

Before recreational cannabis sales began, Delaware Governor Matt Meyer toured a cannabis cultivation facility and met with students from Delaware Technical Community College.

Delaware celebrated their inaugural weekend of recreational cannabis sales, bringing in more than $900k in revenue.

The Cannabist Company shares that their cannabis dispensary locations are conducting adult-use sales in the state of Delaware which recently began allowing these sales on August 1st.

Delaware begins adult-use cannabis sales in their state today.

Here, we bring you our top five recent articles covering adult-use cannabis in Texas, the new DEA Administrator, hemp language in the senate agriculture bill, a new dispensary in Cleveland, and a $2.5 million lawsuit in Connecticut.

The Small and Homestead Independent Producers Act of 2025 aims to support small businesses though cannabis product shipping, once cannabis is removed from the Controlled Substances Act.

Industry stakeholders supported the removal of the language, which they said would have decimated the nation’s hemp industry.

A $2.5 million Cannabis license-for-sale lawsuit has been filed by Connecticut officials over fraudulent cannabis licenses that were provided to cannabis retailers in the state.

HB 195 was recently introduced in Texas with the hope to legalize adult-use cannabis in the Lone Star State.

In a press release from the DEA, Cole presents his priorities as administrator, focusing on drug cartels and the drug crisis.

Here, we bring you our top five recent articles covering updates in Michigan, cannabis cultivation begins in Kentucky, a new cannabis education scholarship, and updates at the NCIA.

Kentucky’s’ first cannabis cultivator has begun operations in the state’s medical cannabis industry.

Here, we bring you our top five recent articles covering veterans and medical cannabis, cannabis legalized by the Omaha tribe, low THC extracts for Rett syndrome, ICE raids at a cannabis farm, and our newest Noid Factoid.