The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has released more drafts of rules for the state's medical marijuana system.

U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Brian Schatz (Hawaii) introduced the Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019 to strengthen consumer protections by prohibiting commercial users of facial recognition technology (FR) from collecting and re-sharing data for identifying or tracking consumers without their consent.

A medical marijuana dispensary in Acton will reopen, five weeks after being closed for security and labeling violations.

Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) has introduced legislation to curb rising rates of workplace violence facing health care and social service employees such as nurses, physicians, emergency responders, medical assistants, and social workers.

The FDA has launched a new pilot project to inform the development of a new electronic, interoperable track-and-trace system, anticipated for 2023, as part of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA).

A Colorado legislative committee is considering HB19-1090, which would pave the way for public investment in the cannabis industry.

 The city council of Tupelo, Miss. is considering a policy regulating surveillance camera use at area public parks.

The legalized marijuana industry is the fastest-growing industry in the U.S. And if the trend toward legalization spreads to all 50 states, marijuana could become larger than the organic food industry.

The Wyoming state House of Representatives has failed to pass a school security bill.

Chicago Police in the Logan Square neighborhood now have a Strategic Decision Support Center in their district.