2 Aug, 2025

This week in U.S. cannabis news: New York’s dispensary licensing mishap puts dozens of shops at risk. Delaware launches its adult-use marijuana market, and Kentucky celebrates its first approved medical dispensary. Meanwhile, Connecticut faces a retail licensing fraud scandal, Texas lawmakers remain divided on cannabis reform, and Oklahoma reignites efforts to legalize recreational marijuana. Plus, North Carolina forms a Cannabis Advisory Council, New Jersey opens its first consumption lounges, and major federal cannabis banking and hemp legislation hangs in the balance.

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