Bipartisan talks over a marijuana banking bill were "very productive" over the August recess, the office of the lead GOP Senate sponsor told Marijuana Moment, and a key Democratic chairman said an agreement on advancing the legislation is "imminent."

Senate Banking Chair Sherrod Brown (D-OH) confirmed that lawmakers are closing in on a bipartisan agreement to move ahead with the legislation (PoliticoPro), which follows similar assurances from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer last week.

Maryland canna retailers sold a record $92M of product during their second month of adult-use—that's$2.8M per day—while Massachusetts hit the $5B milestone in...