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Illinois halts adult-use marijuana retail licensing to boost social equity

State law allows for 500 marijuana stores, but the state will pause licensing non-social equity license holders while social-equity entrepreneurs launch their businesses.

News June 4
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Vermont rejects plan for sales at cannabis-specific special events

Vermont lawmakers rejected a proposal that would have allowed consumers to purchase marijuana at cannabis-specific special events.

News June 4
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Is the golden era of THCA flower coming to an end?

With a wave of more states empowering law enforcement to recognize THCA as marijuana - and to seize it - hemp merchants are concluding the boom is ending.

News June 4
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Budr acquires 3 Connecticut marijuana stores from The Botanist

Connecticut marijuana company Budr has taken over three shops in that market from multistate operator The Botanist in a deal financed by Poseidon Investment Management.

News June 3
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Cannabis staffing platform Vangst makes third acquisition in 13 months

Cannabis staffing platform Vangst has acquired Se7en Staffing & Employment Solutions, marking its third acquisition in the past 12 months.

News June 3
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Texas poised to expand medical marijuana as hemp-THC ban looms

Major changes to laws affecting cannabis are afoot in Texas, where lawmakers on Sunday sent a significant expansion of the state’s limited medical marijuana program to the governor.

News June 2
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Village Farms divests produce business to focus on cannabis

Village Farms International is divesting its fresh produce business to focus solely on its cannabis operations.

News June 2
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Can unions ensure marijuana workers earn a livable wage?

Most marijuana workers in California don’t make enough money to meet living wage standards across much of the state, but unionization provides a path to stability, according to a new…

News June 2
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Oregon ditches labor-friendly cannabis rule but will allow B2B samples at events

Oregon's cannabis regulator, falling in line with a recent federal judge's ruling, says it no longer will require businesses to secure agreements with labor unions to obtain state marijuana licenses.

News May 30
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