A measure aimed at legalizing cannabis cafés in California is being brought back by Assemblymember Matt Haney. Meanwhile, a South Carolina legislator aims to invalidate the scent of marijuana as a reason for probable cause, resulting in law enforcement losing the ability to justify a stop, search, or arrest based on reasonable suspicion, HB1598/SB788 recently authorized the transition of the Virginia medical cannabis program from the Board of. Pharmacy to the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority, resulting in the new regulatory body taking over regulatory oversight of the new market on Jan. 1, 2024. A potential ban of THC-A and certain CBD flower looms in Tennessee as a result of the recently proposed rule by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture that aims to broaden the definition of THC to incorporate the percentage of THC-A.