West Virginia’s treasurer has indicated that he will release $38 million in medical funds derived from cannabis, In the center of attention of the mountain state reports. The release of the funds comes after Republican Gov. Patrick Morrisey last week vetoed a bill that would have required their distribution.

In the veto letter, Morrisey said the state “needs to do better at planning for the future and can’t completely predetermine future revenue streams like this if it’s going to have the reserves to invest more in roads, water, sewer, site selection, rail and tax cuts in the future.”

Treasurer Larry Pack said the funds will be disbursed under the state’s medical cannabis law — half will be used by the Office of Medical Cannabis, with the remainder split between a substance abuse treatment grant program and law enforcement grants.

Pack initially expressed concerns about the state’s use of the funds because of the federal designation of cannabis as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act. Lars Dalseide, a spokesman for the governor’s office, told Spotlight that the issue was not whether the funds should be used, but “how they are used” and whether the state was using the funds “in a responsible and sustainable manner.”

Four Massachusetts cannabis operators have filed a legal challenge against the ballot initiative that seeks to repeal the state’s adult-use market this November. Bloomberg Law reports.

of suitfiled Wednesday in the Supreme Judicial Court, claims the ballot measure violates the state constitution by combining too many issues into a single ballot question and because of its “failure to present a unified statement of public policy to voters.”

The ballot measure, titled “An Act to Restore Sensible Marijuana Policy,” was approved for this year’s ballot in January. despite the allegations that the reform campaign used deceptive signature-gathering practices, including bait-and-switch tactics and signers lying about the purpose of the petition.

The suit names Attorney General Andrea Campbell and Secretary of State William Galvin as defendants for their roles in allowing the petition to move forward. The complaint asks “that this Court vacate the Attorney General’s certification of the Petition and order the Secretary of the Commonwealth to place the Petition on the ballot for the 2026 general election.”

If approved by voters, the ballot initiative would repeal adult-use cannabis sales and the state’s home grow provisions. Instead, the initiative contains language to decriminalize possession of up to two ounces of cannabis.

or survey found last month that only 20% of Massachusetts residents said they would support the repeal of the state-owned adult-use industry.