Social equity in cannabis. News and data on efforts to improve diversity and social justice in marijuana business.
The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management on Monday published the rules for the impending recreational marijuana market in the State Register, marking the final step before licenses can be issued to applicants for adult-use businesses.
Oversight of Connecticut’s marijuana industry is shifting from the state’s Department of Consumer Protection to a newly created regulatory office within the agency.
An unknown but significant amount of the $1 billion worth of adult-use marijuana sold at licensed stores in New York last year originated from other markets in violation of state and federal laws, operators and regulators agree.
Adult-use cannabis sales in Minnesota moved a step closer to fruition when an administrative law judge signed off on the draft rules that will govern the market.
A Minnesota judge has ordered the state’s cannabis regulators to hold a lottery to issue business licenses to qualified social equity applicants after growing fears the lotto might be canceled altogether.
On the heels of a record year, slumping medical marijuana sales in Illinois in early 2025 are dragging down overall cannabis revenue.
Felicia Reid, the acting executive director of New York’s Office of Cannabis Management, offers her views on the state’s marijuana industry.
