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Minnesota starts adult-use marijuana social equity license application process

Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management has opened its first social equity business license application window for the state's…

News July 26
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How to navigate the challenges of cannabis real estate

Cannabis businesses must contend with a complex regulatory landscape and wary financial sector that makes securing and managing…

News July 26
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Wyoming’s ban on hemp-derived THC products survives court challenge

A federal judge in Wyoming rejected an initial challenge to the state’s new restrictions on hemp-derived products brought…

News July 25
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Union’s initiative to organize Oregon marijuana workers nears ballot

An Oregon union has spent more than $2 million trying to get an initiative on the November ballot…

News July 25
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LeafLink acquires Dama Financial’s cannabis banking division

New York-based LeafLink has acquired the assets of Dama Financial's banking division as the cannabis wholesale technology platform…

News July 25
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States struggle to implement effective environmental regulations for marijuana

The cannabis industry’s outsized impact on the environment - especially high energy and water use - increasingly is…

News July 25
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Raucous cannabis store grand opening has Cookies franchisee in trouble

New Mexico regulators fined the legal entity behind a Cookies-branded cannabis store in Albuquerque $350,000 for five violations…

News July 24
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Ohio issues 10 dual licenses for pending launch of adult-use marijuana sales

Ohio regulators have issued the first 10 dual licenses to marijuana cultivators and processors in the lead-up to…

News July 24
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California State Fair pairs cannabis consumption with retail

For the past few weeks, dozens of award-winning cannabis brands and retailer Embarc have been selling marijuana products…

News July 24
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