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Scheer also told CTV News his Conservative Party would support efforts to pardon Canadians with previous convictions for pot possession.

CBC News reports some black market suppliers are ripping off government-approved packaging and selling imitation products as the real thing in Saskatchewan.

What's being called a historic victory for pot advocates, U.S. Congress passed an amendment June 20 that blocks federal agencies from interfering with state-run legal cannabis programs.

Colombia’s Constitutional Court lifted the ban on public cannabis consumption signalling the country, noted for ideal growing conditions and huge export potential, is closer to adult use legalization.

Parents and educators in the first U.S. states to legalize recreational cannabis are growing concerned about young people having increased access to highly potent pot.

Arcview Market Research and BDS Analytics forecast the legal industry will nearly triple by 2024 from the US$14.9 billion they project will be spent this year.

From optimism to disappointment—reactions varied from analysts and industry players on Health Canada's final regulations for new pot-infused edible and derivative products.

University of British Columbia researchers say Canada's cannabis impairment driving penalties may be too strict when it comes to low levels of THC.

Texas makes hemp legal to grow and sell, while expanding medical pot; Connecticut adds new treatable conditions; Ohio rejects marijuana as treatment for depression and insomnia

The regulatory agency announced Friday marijuana consumers shouldn't expect edible and other cannabis products on store shelves "no earlier than mid-December 2019."

Gov. Greg Abbott signed a new bill Monday to allow industrial hemp cultivation, and Texas lawmakers have passed a bill to expand the state's medical marijuana program.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill Monday to open up research on medical marijuana but it won't legalize the substance for patients in the state.

Nevada passed a law last week that will allow a pilot program to test out a limited marijuana banking system, while a federal marijuana banking bill quietly moves forward in the House.

Advocates argue his marijuana policies don't go far enough—and Biden as president would likely mean a longer wait for federal legalization.

The Alkaline Water Company Inc. (TSXV:WTER) (NASDAQ:WTER) announced last week it posted record monthly sales to a tune of $3.8 million in May—and that's without sales of its new hemp-infused water line.

After Illinois became the 11th U.S. state to permit recreational marijuana, Delaware may be next in line

The next big cannabis winners look to own the supply chain, and this first-of-its-kind cannabis logistics company has created a fully integrated omnichannel platform for both businesses and consumers.

Transport Canada laid out new regulations Thursday that require pilots, cabin crew and air traffic controllers to have a certain level of “fitness for duty” on the job.

“Marijuana legalization is a criminal justice issue, a health care issue, and an economic issue,” Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said.

Illinois State Governor J.B. Pritzker is expected to sign off on the bill, which will make possession and sales of cannabis legal Jan. 1, 2020.

Although the bill hasn't been introduced yet, it would tax, regulate, create recreational use licenses and regulate hemp and CBD products, while expanding medical marijuana use.