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Sacramento, California, opens 10 retail cannabis permits for social equity

The capital city of California is adding 10 more retail marijuana storefronts to its existing 30, yet another…

News October 14
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Illinois marijuana retail applicants sue over state’s do-over plan

Illinois is continuing to run into major legal problems in its bid to award 75 additional marijuana retail…

News October 6
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Illinois marijuana retail hopefuls drop suit after getting second chance

A group of unsuccessful cannabis retail license applicants in Illinois withdrew their legal challenge against the state after…

News September 23
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Week in Review: Nature’s huge toll on cannabis growers, Illinois social equity questions, legalization efforts & more

Wildfires in the West have devastated a number of marijuana farms in Oregon, Washington state and California, while…

News September 12
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New lawsuit filed over Los Angeles’ marijuana social equity licensing

The city of Los Angeles and its cannabis regulators are facing yet another lawsuit over the city’s controversial…

News September 2
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Michigan cannabis group urges faster track for social equity applicants

A Michigan cannabis trade association is calling on state regulators to make social equity candidates eligible for adult-use…

News August 26
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Week in Review: Cannabis toll from lack of jobless stipends, rising Illinois MJ sales, Texas hemp firms sue state & more

It's been a little more than a week since the $600-per-week federal jobless benefits expired, and the toll…

News August 8
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Illinois urged to apply adult-use marijuana tax revenue to social equity

Illinois should use tax revenue from recreational marijuana sales to help social equity applicants who continue to accrue…

News August 6
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Massachusetts recreational cannabis social equity-boosting measures fail

Efforts to increase social equity funding for adult-use marijuana applicants in Massachusetts and diversify the industry have stalled…

News July 29
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