The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to resolve a dispute between several state courts on whether employers can be compelled to reimburse workers for the cost of medical cannabis used to treat job-related injuries.

The mayor of St. Louis, Missouri signed a new ordinance decriminalizing marijuana possession and cultivation of up to six plants under local law.

Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Cori Bush (D-MO) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) led a coalition of lawmakers in filing a new bill to streamline the presidential clemency process, a step they say is needed to address mass incarceration that’s been driven by the war on drugs.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse and other federal health agencies are hosting a two-day workshop on the therapeutic potential of psychedelics next month.

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) expressed openness to decriminalizing marijuana possession but said he cannot support legalization until federal law changes.

A Minnesota senator criticized regulators’ decision to allow medical cannabis edibles.

Montana regulators proposed rules to require assisted living facilities to have marijuana policies.

Malta is set to become the first country in Europe to legalize marijuana this week. Parliament is scheduled to vote on the bill on Tuesday and the president is expected to quickly sign it into law by this weekend.

Mexican senators will not vote on a marijuana legalization bill before the end of the year, despite prior comments from top lawmakers.

Fiji President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere said hemp “offers huge economic potential,” and the attorney general said the government is moving to decriminalize the crop and will issue cultivation licenses.

A study found an “association between medical cannabis certification and a decrease in opiate use.”

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