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MJBizCon’s social equity scholarship program returns

MJBizCon, the world’s largest cannabis business conference and trade show, once again is offering scholarships for social equity license applicants and license holders to attend the Dec. 3-6 event in…

News July 26
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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 adult-use marijuana market.

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 real estate a daunting task.

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 by would-be sellers of intoxicating goods such as delta-8 THC.

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 that would make it easier for marijuana retail and processor employees to…

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 expands financial services to the marijuana industry.

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 catching the attention of regulators, and some states are developing marijuana-specific environmental…

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 of state law during the retailer's grand opening.

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 adult-use sales in the potential billion-dollar Midwest market.

News July 24
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