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Legal cannabis industry sheds jobs for first time

Retail revenue fell to $29.1 billion – the first year-over-year drop since adult-use sales began, according to the U.S. Cannabis Jobs Report.

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Suspicions that DEA rigged rescheduling process fueled by court documents

Longstanding suspicions that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is adamantly opposed to marijuana rescheduling - and weighted a public process to ensure it could reject moving the drug from Schedule…

News March 10

Ohio House Republicans’ cannabis measure a ‘slap in face,’ NORML says

Changes to Ohio’s voter-approved adult-use cannabis law proposed in a bill introduced this week by House Republicans are less extreme than those passed by the state Senate.

News March 7

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Ayr Wellness is selling 4 marijuana stores in Illinois

Ayr Wellness has signed a letter of intent to sell its four marijuana stores in Illinois because the company doesn’t have the scale to compete over the long term.

News March 7

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Bills that would add more hemp-product limits advance in Kentucky and Georgia

State senators in Kentucky and Georgia advanced bills this week that would enact steeper restrictions on hemp products.

News March 7

Building cannabis brands that reach across markets

The best cannabis brands find ways to connect, knowing their audience will choose brands that help them feel good about themselves, their communities and decisions.

News March 7

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Marijuana sales-tax challenge heads to Missouri Supreme Court

A Missouri lawsuit challenging double taxation by local and county municipalities on marijuana sales will be heard by the state Supreme Court.

News March 6

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Cannabis producer Organigram closes final tranche of CA$124.6M funding

Canadian cannabis producer Organigram Holdings closed on the final of three tranches of an overall investment of 124.6 million Canadian dollars (roughly $87 million) from a wholly owned subsidiary of…

News March 6

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Texas senator pitches medical marijuana program expansion, hemp THC ban

A Texas lawmaker wants to end the state’s nation-leading, $3 billion hemp-derived THC market while also expanding its notoriously restrictive medical marijuana program that bans all but extremely low THC…

News March 6

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Pre-rolls close in on top cannabis sales spot in Canada

Cannabis sales in Canada dropped last year, but pre-roll sales continued to rise and are on the verge of becoming the top sales category in the country.

News March 6