Regulations and Regulatory Issues

Washington will begin issuing next month new cannabis licenses from the state’s Social Equity Program.

Denton City Council repealed a cannabis decriminalization ordinance, Proposition B, potentially from growing pressure from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Here, we bring you our top five recent articles covering hemp restrictions in Alabama and Texas, data on medical cannabis patients and sleep apnea, FDA making psychedelics a top priority, and research on cannabis use and sperm quality.

New legislation signed into law by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, ends criminal penalties related to bong water.

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey recently signed into law HB 445, a hemp restriction bill that has received opposition from the hemp industry.

Here, we bring you our top five recent articles covering cannabis legalization bills in Pennsylvania and Virginia, hemp regulation compliance in California, the first map of tribal cannabis and hemp programs, and a study on cannabis consumption and a sedentary lifestyle.

The first-of-its-kind survey from ASTM International aims to build a cannabis and hemp standards roadmap for 2030.

The Pennsylvania Senate rejected a bill that would have legalized adult-use cannabis in the state.

Congresswoman Dina Titus and Congresswoman Ilhan Omar recently introduced the Evidence-Based Drug Policy Act of 2025 to Congress, which hopes to change restrictions on cannabis research.

The Pennsylvania House recently approved HB 1200, a cannabis legalization bill that could legalize adult-use cannabis in the state.

The emergency regulations, effective in September 2024, prohibit hemp products in California to contain any THC.

Virginia Governor Youngkin recently vetoed HB 1989, a medical cannabis bill which would have made improvements to medical cannabis access and product labeling.

Here, we bring you our top five recent articles covering a cannabis advertising ban in Mississippi, reforms urged in Canada, the latest Healer webinar, a study on THC and driving skills, and intoxicating hemp product sales in Ohio.

The US Supreme Court declined to hear a case regarding a ban on medical cannabis advertising in Mississippi.

The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management recently announced upcoming lottery dates for license application lotteries.

Senate Bill 86 recently passed the Ohio Senate and now moves to the House where if passed, would change how intoxicating hemp products are able to be purchased.

Post-election, the Cannabis Council of Canada is asking for reform in the country’s cannabis industry.

Here, we bring you our top five recent articles covering our newest publication and supplement, the latest Stuck on Compliance blog, data from the National Hemp Report, and cannabis convictions in Maryland.

Despite strong science and widespread legalization, federal cannabis policy remains outdated due to cultural stigma. This blog explains how, in order to shift public opinion and policy, the industry must emphasize safety, standards, and professionalism—especially through practices like cGMP—to convince skeptics.

New York’s OCM releases 2024 Market Report of the state’s first two years of legal cannabis sales.

Here, we bring you our top five recent articles covering cannabis testing regulations, water usage in indoor cultivation, the PREPARE Act, delta-8-THC research, and a new grant program from the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management.

North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong recently signed legislation enabling patients to purchase cannabis-infused products.

The Minnesota OCM announced the state’s CanGrow grant program aimed at help farmers in the cannabis industry.

D4DPR announced in a recent press release that the organization was dropping their legal challenge over how the DEA handled the federal cannabis rescheduling hearing but had won a disclosure showing that the DEA had communicated with several applications prior to formal selections being made.

The PREPARE Act would create a new commission that would provide Congress a regulatory framework for cannabis.