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Alabama sets fees, timetable for medical cannabis licensing

It will cost $2,500 for entrepreneurs to apply for medical cannabis business licenses in Alabama, and the application…

News August 31
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Ohio awards 70 provisional licenses for medical marijuana dispensaries

The number of medical marijuana storefronts in Ohio could soon more than double after the state’s pharmacy board…

News May 18
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New Jersey approves 30 more medical cannabis dispensaries

New Jersey continues to make big moves to strengthen the state’s medical cannabis market in anticipation of launching…

News December 8
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Rhode Island taking applications for six more medical cannabis dispensaries

Rhode Island medical cannabis regulators started accepting applications Friday for six potentially lucrative dispensary licenses, a move that…

News July 17
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Physical-distancing guide for marijuana businesses

As a result of the recommendations of various state and federal agencies, cannabis operators across the United States…

News April 21
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Advocates say cannabis multistate operators lag on social equity leadership, but opportunity remains

The U.S. cannabis industry's record on social equity is patchy at best, and it is the large multistate…

News April 7
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Coronavirus impact felt in cannabis industry M&A as Harvest Health-Verano deal scuttled

The once-booming market for cannabis mergers and acquisitions is now feeling fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, on top…

News March 26
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From marijuana to hand sanitizer: Cannabis companies pivot to produce, donate essential products for coronavirus fight

Many state authorities have deemed U.S. cannabis companies "essential" businesses during the coronavirus pandemic and allowed them to…

News March 26
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Washington state to allow social equity applicants exclusive access to revoked cannabis licenses

Social equity applicants for marijuana businesses in Washington state will be able to apply exclusively for a number…

News March 11
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