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Trying to keep track of all the advances in cannabis research? Here are some brief summaries from some of the biggest headlines of the fall.

At the moment, no restaurants are legally allowed to sell cannabis or hemp infused food and beverages although things like hemp grain and oil, hemp protein baking flour are permitted ingredients in edible products.

Of those 80,000 patients, the state has approved nearly 51,000 to receive medical marijuana through dispensaries. 

Many sickle cell disease (SCD) patients use marijuana for its medicinal benefits, according to an anonymous survey by researchers from Yale New Haven Hospital and Yale University.

Supporters of marijuana legalization will get four chances across the country in November to add to the expanding map of states where the drug is legal for recreational and medical use.

The cannabis food and drink sector has seen a large increase in patent filings in the last five years, according to a PatSnap report.

As Canada makes history with its nationwide legalization of cannabis, some observers in the United States are watching with a sense of cautious optimism; in the hopes that their northern neighbor’s actions might end up having a positive impact on America’s cannabis legalization movement.

The Rhode Island Department of Health approved a petition from parents Tuesday which would allow them to use medical marijuana to treat children with autism.

A key Democratic congressman has a step-by-step plan to enact the end of federal marijuana prohibition in 2019 if his party takes control of the House, and he's laying it all out in a new memo.

What are the next state-legal markets likely to excite the capital markets?

While Hawaii has long been known for its coffee and macadamia nut industries, the islands are now cultivating a reputation for hemp with the help of a former Bay Area resident.

A new report by ArcView shows that branding will be key for edible makers.

The momentum for cannabis reform in the U.S., which has had landmark political success beginning in 2012, appears to be gaining speed ahead of next month’s midterm elections.

As the harvest nears a close, 2018 is turning out to be a pivotal year for industrial hemp in Vermont.

About six-in-ten Americans (62%) say the use of marijuana should be legalized, reflecting a steady increase over the past decade, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.

Wisconsin farmers interested in growing hemp got to learn how to on Thursday.

Two Israeli medical cannabis companies announced entering a strategic partnership to co-found development and clinical validation of a range of cannabis-based ADHD products.

Just like wine, millions of pounds of buds have ripened in the fall fields. Farmers were up at dawn today cutting, drying, curing and trimming for the market.