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Impending adult-use marijuana program will test ‘made in Vermont’ ethos

Vermont's new recreational cannabis program is projected to generate roughly $250 million in annual sales by the middle…

News October 14
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Week in Review: Vermont OKs adult-use marijuana, Maine sales begin, WHO plan questioned & more

Vermont became the 11th state in the U.S. to fully legalize marijuana for adult use when Republican Gov.…

News October 10
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Week in Review: Wildfire smoke impact, cannabis market transitions, curbing illicit sales & more

Smoke and ash from the record wildfires in the western U.S. are slowing the growth of outdoor marijuana…

News October 3
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Week in Review: Illinois cannabis permits redo, Vermont adult-use progress, Oregon wildfires & more

Seventy marijuana dispensary applicants for recreational cannabis business licenses in Illinois dropped a lawsuit against the state after…

News September 26
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Early freeze in Colorado could cost marijuana, hemp growers millions in losses

An early cold snap that swept through Colorado on Tuesday and into Wednesday drove temperatures below freezing and…

News September 10
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Week in Review: US House sets marijuana legalization vote, new Massachusetts rules, MedMen woes & more

The MORE Act, which would deschedule cannabis and thereby legalize it federally in the U.S., is scheduled to…

News September 5
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Is construction the future of Europe’s hemp industry?

With the regulatory landscape for CBD in Europe growing more and more tenuous, some hemp growers are adamant…

News September 1
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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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Marijuana branding strategies do’s and don’ts

Branding in cannabis is infinitely more complicated than any other industry. Cannabis consumers encompass a huge demographic spectrum.…

News August 4
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Week in Review: Nevada’s tough cannabis compliance, Arizona’s fight over adult-use legalization, FDA’s CBD guidance & more

Nevada regulators came down hard on marijuana business CWNevada for a number of violations, stripping the company of…

News July 25
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