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Former Michigan medical marijuana regulator sentenced for taking bribes

A powerful former Republican politician and medical marijuana regulator in Michigan was sentenced to nearly five years in…

News September 29
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Michigan businessman gets prison in sordid cannabis bribery case

A Michigan businessman has been sentenced to 28 months in federal prison for bribing a former head of…

News September 15
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Lobbyist pleads guilty in Michigan marijuana bribery scandal

Another person has pleaded guilty to participating in a bribery scheme in Michigan designed to connect hopeful medical…

News May 15
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Former Michigan House speaker, 3 others plead guilty to cannabis bribery scheme

A former Republican Michigan House speaker accepted more than $100,000 in bribes from would-be cannabis business operators in…

News April 6
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Arkansas ‘unlawfully’ awarded medical cannabis cultivation permit, judge rules

Regulators in Arkansas “unlawfully” gave a Fort Smith hotelier a coveted medical marijuana cannabis license, a judge ruled.

News November 7
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