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Chart: Percentage of cannabis business owners and founders by race

Think the cannabis industry is dominated by white business owners? It is, but perhaps not to the level…

News September 11

Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment extended until December

A key federal law protecting the medical marijuana industry from interference by the U.S. Department of Justice has…

News September 8

Ontario to launch state-run retail marijuana outlets

Marijuana will be sold in Ontario through a chain of government-run stores, all existing medical cannabis dispensaries will be…

News September 8
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Manitoba First Nation takes stake in medical cannabis company

A Manitoba First Nation is making a major investment in a Canadian company that operates medical cannabis clinics,…

News September 8
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AmeriCann gets $10M raise for Massachusetts MMJ project

Denver-based AmeriCann announced that it has secured $10 million in equity financing to help finalize the build-out of…

News September 8
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Vermont forms commission to study marijuana legalization 

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott has established a Marijuana Advisory Commission that will study the best way to legalize the recreational…

News September 8
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Week in Review: MMJ setback in Congress, Scotts repositions, Texas CBD takes a small step

By Omar Sacirbey, Bart Schaneman and John Schroyer Medical marijuana safeguards suffer a setback in Congress, Scotts Miracle-Gro…

News September 8
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Nebraska attorney general calls CBD products illegal

Hemp-based CBD stores are now open in Nebraska, but their owners are spooked after the state attorney general…

News September 7
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Cannabis law firm to run ads on CNN, other cable networks

In a victory for cannabis-related businesses, the marijuana-centric Hoban Law Group is running a national advertisement on CNN and…

News September 7
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