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Cannabis operators report Instagram page ‘shadow bans’ and closures

Despite growing acceptance of cannabis, many state-regulated marijuana businesses say their social media pages are being hidden or…

News December 23
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New York adult-use cannabis licensing halted in court again

Legal woes are disrupting New York’s tortured adult-use cannabis program yet again after a state judge on Thursday…

News December 12
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Minnesota bars two-thirds of marijuana social equity applicants from lottery

About two-thirds of the 1,817 adult-use marijuana social equity license applicants in Minnesota were denied access to the…

News November 19
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Cannabis business leaders cite military lessons as building blocks for success

Known for their discipline, leadership and problem-solving abilities, military veterans are finding a new battlefield in the regulated…

News November 11
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Marijuana social equity transporters in Illinois file civil rights complaint

A group of seven independent marijuana social equity transporters in Illinois filed a civil rights complaint against the…

News November 7
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Ex-Curaleaf exec’s suit charges cannabis MSO with harassment, racist comments

A former senior vice president of Curaleaf Holdings alleges in a lawsuit that the cannabis multistate operator terminated…

News November 6
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CPAs offer 280E guidance to Treasury, IRS ahead of marijuana rescheduling

In a letter to the U.S. Department of Treasury and the IRS, the American Institute of CPAs is…

News October 25
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Delaware awards first adult-use permits for marijuana cultivation, manufacturing

Delaware on Thursday awarded the state’s first adult-use marijuana licenses to cultivators and manufacturers via a lottery.

News October 24
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Arizona court declines to void or reassign contested marijuana social equity permit

An Arizona judge has declined to revoke and reassign an adult-use marijuana social equity permit that a lawsuit…

News October 23
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