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Minnesota lawmakers pledge to legalize adult-use marijuana in 2023

Lawmakers introduced an adult-use marijuana legalization bill in Minnesota, where newly empowered Democrats say the friendlier political landscape…

News January 6
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GOP congressman compares marijuana industry to ‘slavery’

A Republican congressman notorious for blocking federal marijuana reform nearly derailed a “historic” Capitol Hill hearing on federal…

News November 16
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Legalization, cannabis industry win in Michigan, Rhode Island, Wisconsin

Retail cannabis bans failed in Michigan and Rhode Island, while local voters in Wisconsin voiced support for marijuana…

News November 10
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How ‘essential’ transformed the US cannabis industry amid the COVID-19 pandemic

During the tumultuous weeks and months of the past year, a nine-letter word emerged as a game changer…

News March 15
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Washington DC weighs competing recreational cannabis bills

Washington DC lawmakers have two recreational marijuana legalization bills to consider after Mayor Muriel Bowser and City Council…

News March 1
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Trials minorities face raising marijuana capital: Q&A with DC dispensary owner Linda Mercado Greene

Linda Mercado Greene, co-founder and CEO of Anacostia Organics, was already a successful businesswoman and a veteran political…

News December 6
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35 US Senate seats are up for grabs, and several would be key wins for the cannabis sector

The business outlook for cannabis companies could be significantly different this time next year, depending in large part…

News October 19
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Marijuana and the 2020 election

With this fall’s general election the U.S. marijuana industry could see its biggest spike in business opportunities since…

News October 1
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Marijuana legalization impact of 2020 election

What might the marijuana industry landscape look like after the Nov. 3 general election? Much different? Same old,…

News October 1
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