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Legal cannabis industry sheds jobs for first time

Retail revenue fell to $29.1 billion – the first year-over-year drop since adult-use sales began, according to the U.S. Cannabis Jobs Report.

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Delaware recreational cannabis licensees push state to let them open for business

With recreational cannabis having been approved in Delaware almost two years ago, marijuana operators, advocates and consumers are getting tired of waiting for the state to allow businesses to open.

News March 12

Hundreds of Humboldt marijuana farmers expected to lose licenses over tax debt

Hundreds of marijuana farmers in California’s Humboldt County are in jeopardy of losing their business licenses as a deadline looms to pay county cultivation taxes levied years ago.

News March 12

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Florida judge dismisses Trulieve Cannabis’ legalization defamation lawsuit

A Florida judge last week dismissed a lawsuit filed by Trulieve Cannabis against the state's Republican Party during the company’s failed push to legalize adult-use marijuana in the market.

News March 11

Idaho bill would eliminate voter approval for marijuana legalization

A House bill had advanced in Idaho that would give the state legislature the sole authority to legalize and regulate marijuana.

News March 11

DC cannabis store owner owes $930,000 in back taxes, indictment alleges

A Washington, D.C., marijuana dispensary owner faces 19 charges of failing to pay about $930,000 in federal income and employment taxes for her business Herbal Alternatives II.

News March 11

Cannabis vape companies worry Chinese tariffs will cause safety crisis

Cannabis vape companies are moving manufacturing out of China, partly due to tariffs. Some fear cheap vape cartridges will jeopardize consumer health.

News March 11

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Kentucky drops hemp-derived THC drinks ban, will limit & regulate

Kentucky lawmakers won’t ban beverages with intoxicating amounts of hemp-derived THC – at least not yet. For now, the Bluegrass State will attempt to regulate and to study the increasingly…

News March 10

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Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission can issue medical marijuana licenses

The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) can proceed with issuing medical marijuana licenses in the state after an appeals court overturned a temporary restraining order that blocked it from doing…

News March 10