A second Pennsylvania Senate committee has approved a bill to safeguard banks and insurers against being penalized by state regulators for working with state-legal medical marijuana businesses. The Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously passed the bipartisan...

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has signed HB 933 and SB 671, to provide numerous operational improvements to the state’s medical cannabis program, including eliminating the requirement that patients register with the Board of Pharmacy...

New York lawmakers on Saturday sent a budget proposal to the governor’s desk that includes provisions to let marijuana businesses take state tax deductions that are available to other industries despite an ongoing federal ban on cannabis. Senate and Assembly leaders...

North Dakota activists on Monday filed a petition to put marijuana legalization on the state’s November ballot after an earlier attempt to do so legislatively failed last year. New Approach North Dakota’s measure would allow adults 21 and older to purchase and possess...

Ohio medical marijuana regulators want to double the number of dispensary licenses in the state to satisfy patient demand, which has been much higher than anticipated since the program became operational. Currently, there are 58 dispensaries throughout Ohio. Ohio...

Germany’s impending legalization of recreational marijuana offers attractive new opportunities for travel, trade, and investment, according to a recent survey of American cannabis consumers. The survey from medical marijuana holding company Bloomwell Group found that...