Regulations and Regulatory Issues

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 organization voiced its support of Texas and other states restricting synthetic hemp cannabinoids, urging science-based regulation to protect consumers, businesses, and public safety.

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

Hemp businesses that proactively adopt cGMP certification and rigorous documentation today will be better prepared when federal oversight eventually becomes unavoidable.

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.

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.

As cannabis moves toward federal reform, compliance challenges are growing. From lab testing inconsistencies to OSHA oversight and cGMP standards, this blog explains the top 10 compliance issues shaping the industry in 2025—and how operators can prepare for success.

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.

The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission recently approved four on-site cannabis consumption areas, the first locations for the state.

The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska made history by becoming the first fully legal and regulated cannabis system in the state for both recreational and medical cannabis.