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States give marijuana data to Biden administration for rescheduling review

At least five states with medical marijuana programs have shared key data - including the products patients are…

News July 13
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Minnesota adds qualifying conditions for medical cannabis program

Minnesota regulators added irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) to the list of qualifying conditions for…

News July 12
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Rhode Island cannabis retailer sues state over labor clause

A Rhode Island cannabis retailer filed a lawsuit against the state, arguing that its adult-use legalization law unfairly…

News July 11
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Arkansas medical marijuana sales eclipse $141 million in first half of 2023

Medical marijuana retailers in Arkansas improved sales and product volume in the first six months of the year.

News July 11
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Virginia governor ‘not interested’ in legalizing adult-use cannabis sales

The prospect of commercial cannabis sales in Virginia is officially off the table as long as Gov. Glenn…

News July 11
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California cannabis companies tied to fake union could lose their licenses

Potentially dozens of California cannabis businesses that signed required agreements with a labor union now deemed illegitimate -…

News July 10
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Wrigley wins lawsuit to keep Skittles name off marijuana products

The makers of the popular marijuana strain Zkittlez, which borrowed its name from a trademark owned by confectioner…

News July 10
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New York delays plan to open cannabis farmers markets this summer

New York’s promising plan to establish cannabis farmers markets to ramp up retail sales amid the slow rollout…

News July 10
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Canadian cannabis producer Cronos Group reviewing sale options

Cronos Group has received a number of expressions of interest over a possible sale and is reviewing those…

News July 7
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Adult-use marijuana legalization push renewed in Pennsylvania

Stymied for the past few years, cannabis-friendly Pennsylvania lawmakers reintroduced a bipartisan adult-use marijuana legalization proposal this week.

News July 7
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