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Florida recreational cannabis legalization opponents get $12 million donation

The billionaire owner and CEO of a Miami-based hedge fund donated $12 million to opponents of a recreational…

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Is hemp the enemy of Florida’s adult-use marijuana initiative?

Florida hemp businesses are lining up to oppose an adult-use marijuana legalization initiative that will appear on the…

News July 23
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Trump VP pick Vance opposed marijuana banking but silent on legalization

U.S. Sen. JD Vance, the Ohio Republican whom Donald Trump picked as his running mate for the November…

News July 16
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3 red states submit signatures to get marijuana initiatives on November ballots

In three traditionally conservative states, campaigns to legalize adult-use marijuana or medical cannabis submitted signatures to elections officials,…

News July 9
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How cannabis-friendly are potential Biden successors?

Names floated as potential replacements for Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden have at least one thing in common:…

News July 9
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Florida to license more Black marijuana farmers; adult-use campaign tops $60M

Three Black farmers in Florida are eligible to receive medical marijuana cultivation permits under a bill Gov. Ron…

News June 26
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Ohio operators prep for launch of adult-use marijuana market

Ohio’s transition from a medical marijuana market to one that also offers adult-use sales will not follow the…

News June 18
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Florida adult-use cannabis legalization might face well-funded opposition

The campaign to legalize adult-use cannabis in Florida during the November general election might encounter an unfamiliar obstacle:…

News June 13
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Marijuana REIT buys Florida property for $13 million in leaseback deal with Ayr

Innovative Industrial Properties, a San Diego-based real estate investment trust focused on the cannabis industry, acquired a $13…

News June 12
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Nebraska’s third attempt to put medical marijuana on ballot lacking signatures

A third attempt to put medical marijuana before Nebraska voters is 30,000 signatures short of its goal.

News June 10
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