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Oakland sends social equity marijuana licensees to collections over unpaid loans

Marijuana regulators in Oakland, California, have begun referring a handful of social equity licensees to the city's collections…

News October 25
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Florida official calls for probe into Black farmer cannabis license

Florida’s agricultural commissioner is calling for the state's top prosecutor to investigate a new rule that provides for…

News October 22
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Arizona tightens social equity rules in advance of cannabis licensing

Arizona regulators finalized rules for the 26 social equity licenses to be issued as part of the state’s adult-use…

News October 18
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Florida paves way for Black farmer medical cannabis license

Florida announced an emergency rule to issue one license designated for a Black farmer to compete in the…

News October 15
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$50 million minority-owned cannabis facility breaks ground in Detroit

Former NBA All-Star Chris Webber broke ground on a $50 million cannabis operations and training center in Detroit’s…

News September 28
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Ohio lawmakers call out lack of diversity in medical marijuana market

Concerns about diversity are being raised in Ohio as state regulators prepare to issue 73 additional medical marijuana…

News September 3
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Cannabis group drops suit against Los Angeles over social equity licensing

Three cannabis companies withdrew their year-old federal lawsuit against Los Angeles over the city’s controversial social equity licensing…

News August 23
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Booming Massachusetts marijuana market offers select cultivation, retail opportunities

After a slow start in late 2018, recreational marijuana sales in Massachusetts are surging - and on pace…

News August 18
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Lawsuits pile up over Illinois social equity marijuana licensing

No surprise here: The do-over of social equity marijuana business licensing in Illinois is sparking litigation. But these…

News August 5
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