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President Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to reclassify cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III controlled substances.

A recent study found that medical cannabis may play a role in decreasing opioid use.

Two Senators reintroduced legislation to regulate hemp products in the US while protecting public health, safety, and businesses.

President Trump may be issuing an executive order to reschedule cannabis.

The new CRS report outlines how enforcing the updated federal hemp definition and THC limits in products may be difficult for FDA and DEA.

New York OCM acting Executive Director, Felicia A.B. Reid, has been requested to resign from her position by Governor Kathy Hochul.

The Texas Department of Public Safety has announced a list of nine businesses that will move forward in Phase I of the Texas Compassionate Use Program.

With the new hemp provisions in the government reopening bill, the industry is working towards action to help address the effects of the hemp ban.

Ohio’s Senate Bill 56 has been approved by members of the legislative conference committee, where the group has made revisions to the bill.

Our top cannabis news topics this week: cannabis violations prosecutions and new research on cannabis aromas, osmotic stress, smoking and alcohol, and Alzheimer’s.

The Veterans of Foreign Wars in the United States sent an open letter to House and Senate leaders requesting continued cannabinoid research to support veteran treatment alternatives.

Darrin Smith, the US Attorney for the District of Wyoming, has announced that new guidance from the Department of Justice, has instructed for the prosecution of minor cannabis violations on federal land.

Our top cannabis news topics this week: impacts on the hemp industry from the end of the government shutdown, regulation and business updates from Minnesota, and a Gallup poll on cannabis legalization.

The Senate’s reopening the government bill has passed but it includes a section that redefines hemp and can ban hemp products with a greater amount of 0.4 mg total THC.

MoreBetter Ltd, study organizers urge legislators to view the data in their before voting on a Senate hemp bill that could cause harm to the industry by redefining hemp THC amounts.

The US Hemp Roundtable urges action after Senate legislation threatens to redefine hemp limits—potentially eliminating 95% of businesses and 300,000 jobs nationwide.

White Earth Nation recently announced revisions to the tribe’s resolution and opened commentary to the public.

Our top cannabis news topics this week: new training programs, lawsuits, state enforcement, and clinical research findings.

The first inaugural cohort for Minnesota’s cannabis business accelerator have been selected by North Star Cannabis Consulting.

The 39 attorneys general sent a letter to congressional leaders requesting a redefinition of hemp to exclude intoxicating hemp-derived THC products.

Recently, the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority established a training program for practitioners through a partnership with TheAnswerPage.com.

The New York OCM recently issued a Notice of Pleading to Omnium Canna.

Our top five cannabis and hemp news this week: Ohio cannabis regulation updates, New York recalls and grants, indoor cultivation insights, and High Tide expansions.

Ohio SB 56 faces conference committee after Senate rejects House's changes made to hemp rules.

A Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge has extended their restraining order against Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s intoxicating hemp sales ban executive order.