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Lawsuit: Illinois suspected ‘systemic diversion’ at Curaleaf cultivation

A former director of compliance at Curaleaf claims company brass brushed off allegations of diversion in Illinois.

News September 30
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Ongoing cannabis worker strikes in two states are longest in industry history

Workers at cannabis operations in Pennsylvania and Michigan have been on strike since last month.

News September 25
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Track and trace now coming to New York’s $1.5 billion cannabis market in December

Mid-December is when New York cannabis operators must comply with new track-and-trace requirements, regulators said.

News September 24
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Colorado cannabis prices drop to historic low despite supply correction

The average market rate for wholesale marijuana flower fell to $649 per pound despite a 25% reduction in…

News September 24
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U.S. cannabis business licensing slows in second quarter

Cannabis consumption lounges are growing across the country, offering a rare example of license expansion as other business…

News September 23
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Recreational cannabis sales begin in Minnesota

More than a dozen licensed marijuana retail shops in Minnesota started selling recreational marijuana this week.

News September 17
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Oklahoma marijuana industry overrun with “foreign nationals,” cops say

Foreign nationals, many of them Chinese, "infiltrated" Oklahoma's medical marijuana industry, state narcotics officers plan to tell Congress.

News September 16
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Does federal marijuana prohibition mean cannabis workers can’t unionize?

A Michigan cannabis company is trying to thwart a unionization effort using a novel tactic: claiming federal marijuana…

News September 16
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New Mexico cannabis cultivator sues state, alleging toxic flood wrecked crop, company

A New Mexico cannabis cultivator is suing the state, alleging a state employee allowed a flood that wrecked…

News September 15
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Trump Justice Department withdraws Biden-era cannabis research, hemp testing

The Department of Justice is withdrawing proposed rules aimed at implementing a law to expand marijuana research and…

News September 11
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