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NCIA: High recreational marijuana taxes in New York could hurt legal market

A marijuana industry official cautioned New York officials that recreational marijuana taxes need to be low enough to…

News January 20
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Federal marijuana reform momentum expected to continue despite absence from party conventions

The Democratic and Republican national conventions barely touched on federal marijuana reform. The Republicans didn’t even write a…

News August 31
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Marijuana lobbyists focus on next big coronavirus-aid package after doling out $5 million-plus in 2019

The marijuana industry spent more than $5 million lobbying federal lawmakers on Capitol Hill in 2019 in hopes…

News April 22
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Curaleaf, Surterra among big spenders on federal marijuana lobbying

The marijuana industry has spent about $2 million so far this year lobbying for federal cannabis reform in…

News September 5
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Federal marijuana reform may be entering new era, even if high hurdles remain

U.S. cannabis reform efforts have seen movement recently with a House committee’s endorsement of a banking bill and…

News April 24
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Former House Speaker Boehner gets behind marijuana lobbying group

Former U.S. House Speaker John Boehner announced a new, industry-funded group to lobby for marijuana reform in banking,…

News February 8
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Facebook making it harder to find marijuana businesses, regulators

Marijuana-related companies, regulators and trade groups around the globe recently stopped appearing in Facebook searches, becoming casualties of…

News August 9
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MA launching social equity program for cannabis industry workers

Massachusetts is initiating a statewide social equity program to train minorities and people convicted of drug offenses to…

News June 28
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CA marijuana association trades NCIA affiliate status for group’s associate program

The California Cannabis Industry Association (CCIA) dropped its affiliate status with the National Cannabis Industry Association to join…

News June 26
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