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Stakeholders debate whether Harris or Trump would push marijuana reforms forward

For the first time since marijuana became popular with American voters, neither major presidential candidate appears to be…

News September 5
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MJBiz Factbook: Marijuana industry will add $112.4 billion to US economy in 2024

The total U.S. economic impact generated by regulated marijuana sales could top $112.4 billion in 2024, about 12%…

News April 24
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Schumer, Senate Democrats signal new attempt at federal marijuana legalization

Top Senate Democrats circulated a letter Monday asking colleagues to sign on to an ambitious federal marijuana legalization…

News April 10
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Bipartisan marijuana descheduling bill reintroduced in Congress

Bipartisan legislation that would remove state-legal marijuana from the federal Controlled Substances Act and leave individual markets in…

News December 8
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Republican marijuana banking sponsors introduce bill to halt MJ rescheduling

Two key Republican senators sponsoring cannabis banking reform are now pushing new legislation to thwart the Biden administration’s…

News September 22
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States give marijuana data to Biden administration for rescheduling review

At least five states with medical marijuana programs have shared key data - including the products patients are…

News July 13
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Biden administration makes good on one marijuana-policy promise

In a move that could signal the Biden Administration's commitment to federally rescheduling of marijuana, the U.S. Department of…

News March 6
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Marijuana firm Canopy Growth posts CA$136M in net revenue for fiscal Q1

Canadian marijuana producer Canopy Growth Corp. reported net revenue of 136.2 million Canadian dollars ($108.4 million) for the…

News August 6
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Two US House Republicans pitch federal marijuana legalization bill

Two Republican congressmen in the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced a bill that would legalize marijuana federally…

News May 13
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