• Hickenlooper Is Using His Cannabis Cred to Fund His Campaign
• Rep. Seth Moulton spoke about racial disparities in the criminal justice system
• Rep. Eric Swalwell supports decrim and expungement
• Bill de Blasio pressed for legalization
• Biden’s Cannabis Policy Would Be A Gift To Donald Trump

Real Estate 

• Women ‘let down’ by cannabis research only focused on men
• Routine Analysis of Cannabis for Pesticides and Mycotoxins

 Seniors

• More boomers use MMJ, want doctors to get wise to the risks
• Seniors Are Erasing the Line Between Medical & Recreational
• More aging Americans using pot to soothe what ails them

• Women ignored from cannabis-related studies
• Suicide Numbers Dropped In California After Legalization
• Vaping dried pot better than potent oil: Researcher
• People intimidated by life ins. applications 3x more likely to use cannabis
• Cannabinoids may offer options for gynecological disorders
• Cannabis Grows New Brain Cells
• What is Synthetic Weed and Why is it Hazardous?
• WSU researcher identifies chemicals in cannabis
• Want to survive a heart attack? Use cannabis.
• Cannabis as a causal factor for schizophrenia not been established
• 1 in 3 US adults is interested in using legalized cannabis
• Americans spend roughly the same amount on legal weed and Taco Bell
• Study Finds Lowered Opioid Use Where MMJ Is Legal

 Alabama

• First legal hemp crop this century
• Lawmakers create a commission to study MMJ

 Alaska

• Regulators released proposed hemp rules.

 Arizona

• Farmers can now legally grow hemp
• MMJ deliveries legal in Glendale
• Supreme Court Rules Concentrates Are Legal

 Arkansas

• Hemp harvest in state gives cannabidiol a lift
• Garland County MMJ sales top 100 pounds in May

 California

• Why does public health department treat CBD like poison?
• Wine Country feuds over measure to grow pot
• Why California needs to legalize hemp
• County Public Health launches anti-cannabis campaign
• Oakland City Council decrimmed psychedelics
• Illegal pot farm bust takes nearly 10,000 plants
• New cannabis advisory board met with controversy on campus

 Colorado

• 5 Cannabis Healing Events Happening in and Around Denver
• Governor Signs Multiple Cannabis Law Reform Measures

 Delaware

• Lawmakers Hold Hearing to Legalize, Tax, and Regulate
• House candidate supports legalizing cannabis
• Legalization bill gets initial committee hearing
• Legalization bill clears House committee

 Florida

• House Seeks To Defend MMJ Law
• Activist Starts Nonprofit to Help Patients Cover MMJ Costs
• Why was $1 million worth of pot stacked on state trooper’s car?

 Hawaii

• Growing legal means paying more
• Why Ige Must Veto The Commercial Hemp Bill

 Illinois

• Recreational cannabis goes on sale Jan. 1
• Growers plan hiring binge
• Cannabidiol chemist inspired by grandma’s plea for weed

 Indiana

• Specialist hired to assist farmers with industrial hemp production

 Iowa

• Sunday Funday: Vetoing MMJ Edition
• Gov.’s struggles with alcohol factored into her MMJ veto
• Gov. would back a “narrow and cautious” MMJ bill

 Kentucky

• Raising hemp a learning experience for Philpot family

 Louisiana

• CBD oil nearly legal
• Senate refuses inhalation for MMJ
• MMJ inhalation bill revived, passed by Senate
• Lawmakers sent Gov. a bill to legalize hemp and CBD

 Michigan

• Farmers ready to grow hemp
• Communities confront legal weed
• Bonnie’s Kitchen, where weed is what’s for dinner
• Michigan’s recreational market may outpace Colorado’s
• Gov. promised expungement. Those convicted still waiting.
• Legalized Cannabis Brings New Challenges for Health Care Providers

 Minnesota

• What happened with medical and recreational pot
• MMJ companies lost a combined $2.4 million in 2018
• MMJ providers hopeful despite losses
• Physicians will study recreational pot

 Missouri

• Tuesday is the first day to apply to use, grow or sell MMJ
• Regulators released final MMJ regulations
• Black women win cannabiz pitch competition
• Post-Dispatch ed board cheered Illinois’s approach to legalization
• Application forms available for MMJ patients and caregivers.
• Rolla City Council is considering decrim
• Cannabis activist charged with conspiracy to distribute cannabis.
• As MMJ applications go online, Kansas City man looks for new venture

 Nebraska

• Gov. Pete Ricketts signed a hemp bill into law
• Industrial Hemp Legislation Signed Into Law
• Activists collected nearly 1,400 signatures in support of MMJ
• Smokable hemp products appear in stores

 Nevada

• Cannabis Compliance Board created
• Local govts blocked from licensing lounges
• Bill passed to create Cannabis Compliance Board
• Las Vegas mayor said she supports consumption lounges.
• U.S. attorney said the state “is not safe with cannabis at every corner”
• Governor Signs Measure Sealing Past Cannabis Convictions

 New Mexico

• Santa Fe City Council set to receive drug policy reform recs
• Hearings planned on hemp manufacturing rule

 North Carolina

• Local breweries brewing with hemp
• Pesticide Applications to Industrial Hemp
• Ban on smokable hemp delayed until Dec 2020

 North Dakota

• Settlement with MMJ recommendation clinic
• Agronomist cites hemp’s growing potential
• Pro-cannabis movement has fractured
• Lawmakers to study implications of legalization
• MMJ patients allowed to carry med cards on mobile devices
• It’s time for doctors to get on board with MMJ

 Ohio

• MMJ industry growth still slow
• Employers free to terminate workers who use MMJ
• See inside an Ohio MMJ testing lab
• Hemp legalization bill draws criticism from farmers and advocates

 Oklahoma

• Legislation Guarantees A Dispensary In Every Town
• APCO Oil Corp. begins rebrand with APCO MED
• Dispensary to Go Cashless With Hypur
• Booming market but numbers suggest approaching bubble

 Oregon

• How to Become a MMJ Patient
• Readers Respond to Cannabis-Industry Betrayal
• Lawmakers consider denying licenses based on supply and demand
• Law bars landlords from denying housing for MMJ or past convictions
• In pot glut, Oregon to curb growth
• Bill passed to ease expungement for past convictions.
• Weed Strain Pairings For Each of Oregon’s Seven Wonders
• Portland mayor criticized INS memo that immigrants in cannabiz do not have “good moral character.”

 Pennsylvania

• Everything you need to know about MMJ in Philly
• Legalizing recreational still unclear
• Recreational on hold by NJ and NY. What’s that mean for PA?
• More Than 300 Farmers Awarded Hemp Permits
• Committees held joint hearing on cannabis use and gun rights.
• Religion, Science and Justice in PA’s MMJ Program
• Advocates concerned about MMJ biz consolidation
• Legalization Rally in Harrisburg
• Big canna firms ‘rolling up’ local dispensaries, growers, skirting laws

 Rhode Island

• Fix our failed cannabis policies
• Seatbelt violation leads to seizure of 94 lbs of weed, set of nunchucks
• Greater competition with medical pot
• Committee hearing on ensuring equity in the cannabiz
• Journal ed board urging more dispensaries
• Bills would help minorities get into cannabiz
• Dept of Biz Regulation wants to know how their tech can track MMJ

 South Carolina 

• First SC Hemp Summit
• Hemp-derived CBD quickly becoming all the rage

 South Dakota

• CBD oil taken from store after THC found

 South Dakota First Nations 

• Flandreau tribe sues USDA, Sonny Perdue over hemp

 Tennessee

• State reports boom in hemp applications
• Lawmakers said they’ll try to legalize MMJ next year
• Hemp-growing rules changing
• MMJ supporters believe bills fell to legislative politics

 Texas

• Many marijuana and pro-LGBTQ bills died this session
• New Bill Expands Legal Use of CBD Oil in MMJ

 Utah

• Proposed MMJ grower fees upward of $100k
• AG moved legalization lawsuit to federal court
• The faces of Utahns fighting for MMJ
• Would-be cops can use MMJ, but have to jump through hoops
• Farmers push back on proposed regulations

 Virginia

• Man caught with weed after parking by K-9 training facility
• Police and Prosecutors Warned About Misidentifying CBD
• Lawmakers Argue Expungements Should Come With Legalization
• Famous drag racer Matt Hagan opens hemp farm

 Washington

• Attorney opposed to vacating prior convictions
• Farmers commit to increasing hemp crops
• Study looks at cannabis impacts on infant brains
• Proposed packaging and labeling rules.
• Inst. For Public Policy published analysis on youth cannabis use
• Seattle Hempfest sues regulators over bulletin discouraging cannabis

 Washington, D.C.

• Bill filed to protect govt employees from MMJ discrimination

 Wisconsin

• Child answered door holding pipe
• Lawmaker’s ‘lonely ship’ fills as support for cannabis grows
• Marinette Co. Board opposes legalized recreational
• Police union poll found residents oppose legalization 50%-46%
• Rasta church busted
• Hemp proposal draws opposition from law enforcement
• Impact from Illinois legalization
• Law enforcement opposes hemp bill due to THC provision
• Lieutenant gov spoke in support of legalization
• Wisconsin should take cue from Illinois and legalize
• Wisconsin will soon become an island surrounded by legal weed

International

• Which Country Smokes the Most Weed?
• UN Narcotics Control Board calls for possession decrim

 Africa, Continent Of

• Vast Potential of Africa’s Fast-Growing Cannabis Market
• 4 Facts About Africa’s Budding Cannabis Industry
• Number of Annual Cannabis Consumers by African Country

 Australia 

• Report urges legal pot plants in Canberra

 Canada

• Shambolic Pot Market Will Soon Get Much Worse
• Cannabis Week Starts Today, June 3-9
• Outdoor Cannabis Cultivation Has Arrived

 France

• Launch MMJ experiment in coming weeks

 Germany

• Majority of MMJ patients use products for pain relief

 Ireland

• Cabinet considering drug policy reform measures

 Italy

• Italians are Choosing ‘Light Cannabis’ Over Prescription Meds

 Japan

• Corporate Japan needs chance to have a view on cannabis boom

 Paraguay

• Government moving to phase in legalization

 South Africa 

• Govt will distribute seized cannabis to manufacturers of MMJ

 Turkey

• Syrian women make hard choices to get by in Turkey

 UK

• Millions use cannabis, but dependency figures aren’t reliable