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Large British Columbia city might allow legal cannabis stores in 2024

Surrey, the second-largest municipality in British Columbia by population, is surveying residents and entrepreneurs over a draft proposal to allow up to 12 cannabis stores to open.

News January 29
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South Dakota lawmakers could ease hemp testing standards

South Dakota officials are considering aligning the state's hemp lab-testing standards with federal regulations - a move that would make testing easier for cultivators.

News January 29
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How many cannabis stores in Canada closed in ’23? Data paints rough picture

A record number of cannabis stores in Canada might have closed or changed hands in 2023, according to new data from regulators in the three largest Canadian marijuana markets.

News January 29
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Planet 13 sells Florida marijuana license, will restate financials

Nevada-based marijuana multistate operator Planet 13 Holdings is selling a medical marijuana treatment center (MMTC) license to further its Florida expansion plans and will restate some of its previously reported…

News January 26
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Trulieve Cannabis cultivation workers in Arizona vote to unionize

Workers at the Trulieve Magnolia cultivation facility in Arizona voted 37-4 to join United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 99.

News January 26
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Massachusetts town returns $1.2 million in impact fees to marijuana business

A groundswell is developing in Massachusetts that might lead several municipalities to return millions of dollars of community impact fees to marijuana businesses.

News January 26
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Mississippi cannabis advertising ban is constitutional, judge rules

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a Mississippi medical cannabis dispensary challenging the state’s ban on cannabis advertising.

News January 26
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Marijuana operator The Cannabist Co. buying back $25 million in debt

The Cannabist Company Holdings, a marijuana multistate operator, has announced a deal to buy back up to $25 million in principal on senior secured debt by issuing shares.

News January 26
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Opinion: Cannabis companies should file amended tax returns to claim 280E refunds

Two legal cases have realistic chances of success, meaning cannabis operators should consider filing amended federal tax returns claiming refunds.

News January 26
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