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Rescheduling marijuana and the next states to legalize: 7 predictions for 2024

MJBizDaily offers up seven predictions for the U.S. cannabis industry in 2024, including the rescheduling of marijuana.

News January 2
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Rhode Island lawmakers introduce negotiated recreational marijuana bill

Legislators in Rhode Island introduced legislation to legalize recreational cannabis, a product of discussions and negotiations among top…

News March 3
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Several state marijuana legalization initiatives could make November ballot

Around a half-dozen marijuana legalization referendums could reach state ballots in November, with advocates confident they can repeat…

News January 18
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Marijuana industry scores $5 billion worth of legalization wins in 2021 via state legislators

2021 is shaping up to be a record year for legislative-driven recreational marijuana legalization - and cannabis industry…

News July 16
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SD governor defends lawsuit to overturn recreational cannabis legalization

South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem issued an executive order that indicated she is behind the effort to…

News January 11
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Large cannabis operators positioned to dominate potential Arizona recreational cannabis market, shut out small businesses

Arizona’s fast-growing, roughly $750 million a year medical marijuana market was fortified by multistate operators (MSOs) that moved into…

News March 13
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South Dakota tribe votes to legalize cannabis on reservation

Members of an American Indian tribe in South Dakota voted to legalize medical and recreational marijuana on their…

News March 11
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Northeast governors take big step toward regional cannabis coordination

Democratic governors from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut took a landmark step Thursday toward coordinating recreational…

News October 17
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‘Wide divide’ might delay New York vote on recreational marijuana until 2020

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he’s “no longer confident” an agreement to legalize recreational marijuana in New York will…

News March 12
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