Missouri regulators recalled more than 2,600 cannabis products after discovering they weren’t properly lab-tested.
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Harris’ vice president pick, Tim Walz, means a pro-marijuana Democratic ticket
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her vice president on Tuesday is encouraging news for the $36 billion U.S. marijuana industry, advocates.
Leading Democratic senators call for marijuana to be ‘entirely’ descheduled
Marijuana should be removed from the Controlled Substances Act altogether, not just moved to a lower, lesser-policed classification, leading Democratic senators told federal law enforcement authorities in a letter.
Cannabis recalls too slow to recover possibly contaminated product
Most marijuana recalls are issued too late to recover cannabis products potentially containing unhealthy levels of mold or pesticides, according to analysis by MJBizDaily.
North Carolina tribe to open adult-use marijuana sales to all on Sept. 7
Adult-use marijuana will be available to anyone 21 and older at a Native American-owned cannabis store in North Carolina starting Sept. 7.
New York has shuttered 1,000-plus illicit marijuana sellers, governor says
Authorities in New York state have closed 1,009 illicit marijuana sellers since the spring, including 779 in New York City alone.
Oklahoma imposes stricter rules for cannabis testing labs, seeks THCA ban
Oklahoma has enacted stricter standards for medical cannabis testing laboratories, including a state reference lab to double-check results and a secret-shopper program to discretely obtain products to verify results.
Virginia fines hemp businesses nearly $11 million for violating rules
Authorities in Virginia levied $10.77 million in fines on almost 350 businesses across the state for violating rules restricting intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoid products.
DEA still has doubts about marijuana rescheduling, GOP lawmakers claim
Two leading congressional Republicans wrote a letter to Biden administration officials expressing concern with the marijuana rescheduling process’ “unusual” circumstances and suggesting that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has similar doubts.
California regulators revoke marijuana testing lab license over fake results
California regulators canceled the license of a marijuana testing lab that allegedly faked test results and tampered with equipment so it could offer passing test results to cannabis products potentially contaminated with dangerous pesticides and mold.
Wyoming’s ban on hemp-derived THC products survives court challenge
A federal judge in Wyoming rejected an initial challenge to the state’s new restrictions on hemp-derived products brought by would-be sellers of intoxicating goods such as delta-8 THC.
Raucous cannabis store grand opening has Cookies franchisee in trouble
New Mexico regulators fined the legal entity behind a Cookies-branded cannabis store in Albuquerque $350,000 for five violations of state law during the retailer’s grand opening.
