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Mississippi starts medical cannabis licensing; sales to begin by year-end

Mississippi medical cannabis regulators opened the licensing application process last week for growers, processors, testing facilities and transporters, but it could be year-end before sales start.

News June 7
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Connecticut to fine illegal marijuana ‘gifting’ practice

The practice of “gifting," where marijuana products or plants are exchanged for donations or other purchases, could now result in a hefty $1,000 fine in Connecticut.

News June 7
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Safe Harbor makes first cannabis loan beyond Colorado’s borders

Marijuana industry finance company Safe Harbor Financial is lending beyond its home state of Colorado, handing a $5 million loan to Massachusetts-based Solar Cannabis.

News June 7
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As New York develops adult-use marijuana rules, equity concerns emerge

New York's plan to create a diverse, multibillion-dollar adult-use marijuana industry is in danger of slipping from its high goals, according to critics, making it potentially the latest social equity…

News June 7
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Texas CBD retailer challenges town’s head shop exclusion

A Texas retail chain that sells CBD and smokable hemp is suing a suburb of Austin for "intentional acts of harassment" after city officials wrongly decided it is an illegal…

News June 6
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Detroit sued again over recreational marijuana licensing ordinance

A second Detroit medical marijuana company filed suit against the city over its proposed recreational marijuana licensing ordinance.

News June 6
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Opinion: How cannabis retailers can improve woefully inadequate consumer education

We can’t educate people about cannabis nearly as fast as new consumers will come into the marketplace, and so because the rate of cannabis education is much, much slower than…

News June 6
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Louisiana lawmakers agree to expand medical marijuana dispensaries

Louisiana legislators passed a bill that allows for the expansion of the number of medical marijuana dispensaries, or so-called pharmacies, from nine to 30 over time, with the option to…

News June 6
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Aurora Cannabis buys back $20 million worth of convertible debt

Aurora Cannabis has bought back roughly $20 million worth of convertible senior notes to reduce debt and "annual cash interest costs."

News June 3
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