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Vermont shuffles hemp oversight in advance of adult-use marijuana sales

Vermont is punting hemp cultivation oversight to the U.S. Department of Agriculture as it sets up a single state agency to oversee cannabis products in advance of adult-use marijuana sales…

News July 13
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Connecticut Social Equity Council endorses 16 adult-use cannabis growers

Connecticut made an important first step toward issuing adult-use marijuana licenses on Tuesday, prompting Gov. Ned Lamont to say a market launch could be only six months away.

News July 13
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Pennsylvania medical marijuana grower lays off dozens of employees

Hanging Gardens, a Pennsylvania-based medical marijuana cultivator, is laying off dozens of staffers, blaming lax state regulations and the deep pockets of multistate marijuana operators.

News July 13
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Cannabis tech firm CannaRegs securities fraud lawsuit withdrawn

A civil lawsuit that alleged securities fraud by the Denver marijuana tech firm CannaRegs has been voluntarily withdrawn, bringing a two-year legal battle to a close.

News July 13
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CA marijuana growers ‘struggling across the board’: Q&A with industry insider Kristin Nevedal

For the past year, Kristin Nevedal, a former marijuana grower and consultant in California, has worked as manager of the Mendocino County Cannabis Program, allowing her to hear firsthand the…

News July 13
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Quebec cannabis retail strike continues with rotating closures at some stores

Quebec's government-owned cannabis retail monopoly says some of its locations where workers are on strike will be occasionally closed this summer because of the labor action, one for an indefinite…

News July 12
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Giant Michigan marijuana retailer closes 4 stores in realignment

Michigan-based marijuana retailer Lume Cannabis, which aspires to have 100 stores by 2025, closed four of its roughly 30 stores in the state but said it plans to open three…

News July 12
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Privately owned British Columbia cannabis stores allowed to deliver 

Privately owned cannabis stores in British Columbia are now allowed to deliver nonmedical marijuana to consumers through regular mail and other delivery-service providers, a move the industry believes will direct…

News July 12
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RI municipalities begin scheduling votes on legal adult-use marijuana businesses

The first vote among Rhode Island cities and towns on whether to allow adult-use marijuana companies within their borders has been scheduled for the general election ballot this November.

News July 12
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