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Illinois medical marijuana companies losing primary bank

Bank of Springfield, the main financial institution that serves Illinois medical marijuana businesses, will stop working with the…

News April 3
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Chicago voters back recreational marijuana legalization

By an overwhelming margin, Chicago metro area voters told lawmakers they want legal cannabis. In a vote on…

News March 23
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Illinois appeals judge’s decision to add pain to medical marijuana conditions list

The Illinois Department of Public Health has appealed a decision to add severe pain as a qualifying condition…

News February 12
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Chart: Illinois’ medical marijuana program progressing steadily, but more growth on horizon

Illinois’ medical marijuana program grew at a solid, consistent pace throughout 2017, but the potential addition of intractable…

News January 29
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Judge orders Illinois to add intractable pain as a medical marijuana condition

An Illinois judge has ruled the state must add intractable pain to the list of medical marijuana qualifying conditions,…

News January 17
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19 attorneys general urge Congress to give cannabis states access to banking

A letter to 10 major congressional leaders from 19 attorneys general asks Congress to push through legislation that would allow…

News January 16
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Colorado marijuana edibles maker Wana Brands expands into Arizona

As the first step of a plan to expand into six marijuana states in 2018, edibles maker Wana…

News January 10
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Marijuana companies weighing billboard advertising’s expense against the exposure

Marijuana businesses seeking to market their brands are often caught between restrictions that forbid them from using most…

News November 7
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Hot sauce and glue: Why marijuana and hemp’s intellectual property rights are getting hotter and stickier

By Kristen Nichols A flurry of marijuana and hemp lawsuits are roiling the cannabis industry’s confusing intellectual property…

News October 25
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MA holding company helps Israeli MMJ firm expand US reach

Medical marijuana research firm Tikun Olam has expanded its partnership with a canna-centric Massachusetts holding company that will eventually…

News September 20
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