Three years after it was formed, the Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency is getting a new name. The agency will be renamed the Cannabis Regulatory Agency and take up the task of overseeing hemp processing, distribution, and sales in addition...

Earlier this month, the U.S. House of Representatives formally attached a cannabis banking reform amendment to large-scale legislation dealing with innovation and manufacturing. Following the approval of the amendment from sponsor Rep. Ed Perlmutter...

In his SONA on Thursday, President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the government would be looking to ease policies to help the hemp and cannabis sectors grow in South Africa. "We will review the policy and regulatory framework for industrial hemp and cannabis to realise...

Washington’s Social Equity in Cannabis Task Force has been hard at work since its creation in 2020, and new legislation in the state Legislature now aims to incorporate policies recommended by the task force to increase social equity in the state’s cannabis market....

A recent Gallup survey showed 68% of people are in favor of legalizing cannabis. Some Tennessee lawmakers said this is the year the state needs to legalize medical marijuana. Democratic Rep. Jason Powell presented a resolution to the General Assembly to give the...

For anyone left wondering whether medical marijuana purchases are deductible on your federal taxes, the answer is no. But there was some confusion about the tax option after Internal Revenue Service (IRS) National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins was asked about the...