Massachusetts’ new adult-use marijuana law is on track to take effect next week after all.

Outgoing Gov. Peter Shumlin, who supported legalization this year, invited residents convicted of possessing small amounts of cannabis to apply for pardons.

The appointments announced Wednesday set up a panel that will adopt policies and regulations that each of the elected officials opposed.

Hoping to preserve its cannabis law under the next president, Colorado plans to crack down on cannabis grown legally but then sold on the black market.

The ruling clears the way for Montana medical dispensaries to re-open by ruling that a drafting error in a ballot initiative should not delay implementation.

The proposed rules detail the process for patients to obtain registry cards for buying medical marijuana, lab testing, and adding qualifying conditions.

Medical marijuana advocates and patients are asking a judge to fix a mistake that inadvertently delayed the re-opening of shuttered dispensaries by eight months.

Cannabis sales in Washington state have for the first time surpassed $200 million in a quarter. The number, however, includes the state’s highest-in-the-nation tax scheme.

Some 30 Oregon municipalities approved some type of marijuana businesses, and now they must establish rules for every step in production and the supply chain.

Law enforcement officials in Nevada are split about whether to prosecute marijuana possession cases since a newly approved Nevada initiative will make adult-use cannabis legal in less than six weeks.