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Divide opens over L.A. cannabis social equity licenses, management contracts

Months of anger over prized marijuana social equity licenses in Los Angeles boiled over recently, when the California…

News July 22
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Only 2% of Long Beach, CA, marijuana social equity applicants operating

Just one out of 50 business applicants who qualified for Long Beach’s marijuana social equity program has actually…

News July 20
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Week in Review: Israel’s impressive cannabis import totals, sizzling marijuana sales, social equity guidelines & more

The world’s largest importer of cannabis flower is … Israel surpassed Germany in 2020 as the top global…

News July 18
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L.A.’s 100 extra retail marijuana permits a result of settlement, plaintiff says

The Los Angeles City Council’s decision to double the number of social equity retail marijuana licenses was the…

News July 8
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Big changes in Los Angeles marijuana licensing: Q&A with cannabis czar Cat Packer

As executive director of the Los Angeles Department of Cannabis Regulation, Cat Packer has overseen one of the…

News July 6
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Illinois delays awarding 80 cannabis business permits

The governor of Illinois on Monday signed an executive order delaying the issuance of 80-plus marijuana business permits…

News June 30
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Los Angeles City Council backs major changes to marijuana licensing, social equity

The Los Angeles City Council gave its initial approval to sweeping changes to the city’s marijuana business licensing…

News June 25
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Los Angeles proposes ‘major course change’ for cannabis business licensing, social equity

In a series of recommendations to the Los Angeles City Council, L.A.’s Department of Cannabis Regulation proposed an…

News June 22
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Michigan expands parameters of marijuana social equity program

Michigan is again revamping its marijuana social equity program in an attempt to draw more entrepreneurs impacted by…

News May 20
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